Xantrex Technology 600 - Manual (Page 14)

10 xPower600 Owner’s Manual
5.0 Powering 115 Volt AC Products
5.1 General Information
xPower600 is capable of powering most 115 Volt AC products and
equipment that use 600 Watts or less. Its AC output waveform, called a
“quasi-sine wave” or “modified sine wave”, is designed to function similarly
to the sine wave shape of utility power.
CAUTION: Do not use xPower600 with the following equipment:
· Small battery operated products such as rechargeable
flashlights, some rechargeable shavers, and night-lights that
are plugged directly into an AC receptacle to recharge.
· Certain battery chargers for battery packs used in hand power
tools. These chargers will have a warning label stating that
dangerous voltages are present at the charger’s battery
terminals.
The power, or “wattage”, rating of AC products is the power they use.
During the first moments after they are switched on, many products such
as power tools or pumps, consume much more power than their average
rating. Although xPower600 can supply momentary surge power greater
than 600 Watts, some products may exceed its capabilities and trigger
the inverter’s safety overload shutdown circuit. See details in Section
5.3 for the reset procedure. If this problem occurs when attempting to
operate several products at the same time, try first switching on the AC
Outlets with all products switched off, then one by one switch each on,
starting with the high surge product first.
5.2 Connecting Your AC Products
The following steps assume you have fully charged xPower600’s battery.
See Section 8.0.
1. Turn on the AC Outlets Switch located on the AC Power Panel.
The green POWER light illuminates to confirm AC power is now
on and available at the two AC Outlets. See Figure 2 in Section
4.1.
2. Plug the AC product you wish to operate into one of the two AC
outlets and switch the product on. The product should operate
normally, just as it would if plugged into a wall outlet at home.
3. While operating the AC product you can check the level of the
battery as detailed in Section 4.0. This will tell you the approximate
charge level of the battery and whether you are approaching the
point when recharging is required.