Magnum Energy ME-G Series - Manual (Page 7)

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction ...........................................................................................1
1.1 How an ME-G Series Inverter/Charger Works ........................................................... 1
1.2 What Appliances will run from a Modifi ed Sine Wave Inverter ..................................... 2
1.3 Features and Benefi ts ........................................................................................... 2
2.0 Installation .............................................................................................5
2.1 Pre-Installation ................................................................................................... 5
2.1.1 Unpacking and Inspection ................................................................................ 5
2.1.2 Required Tools and Materials ............................................................................ 5
2.1.3 Locating the Inverter ....................................................................................... 7
2.2 Mounting the Inverter .......................................................................................... 8
2.3 Wiring the Inverter – General Requirements .......................................................... 10
2.3.1 Protecting Wire – Conduit Box .........................................................................10
2.3.2 Wiring
Requirements ......................................................................................10
2.3.3 Wire Routing .................................................................................................10
2.3.4 Torque Requirements .....................................................................................10
2.4 DC Wiring ......................................................................................................... 11
2.4.1 DC Wire Sizing ..............................................................................................13
2.4.2 DC Overcurrent Protection ..............................................................................13
2.4.3 DC Cable Connections ....................................................................................14
2.4.4 Wiring the Battery Bank .................................................................................15
2.4.5 Battery Temperature Sensor Installation and Wiring ...........................................15
2.4.6 Wiring the Inverter to the Battery Bank ............................................................16
2.5 AC Wiring ......................................................................................................... 17
2.5.1 Pre-AC Wiring Requirements ...........................................................................17
2.5.2 AC Wire Size and Overcurrent Protection...........................................................17
2.5.3 Recommended GFCIs (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters) ....................................17
2.5.4 AC Terminal Block Connections ........................................................................18
2.5.5 AC Conductor Wiring ......................................................................................19
2.5.6 AC Wiring Confi guration ..................................................................................20
2.6 Grounding Inverters ........................................................................................... 25
2.6.1 Equipment Grounding .....................................................................................25
2.6.2 Grounding on Boats .......................................................................................26
2.6.3 Neutral to Safety Ground Bonding ....................................................................27
2.6.4 Connecting a Large DC Ground Wire .................................................................28
2.7 Inverter Notifi cation Requirements ....................................................................... 28
2.8 Final Inspection ................................................................................................. 28
2.9 Functional Test .................................................................................................. 29
3.0 Operation ............................................................................................. 30
3.1 Inverter Mode ................................................................................................... 30
3.2 Standby Mode ................................................................................................... 31
3.3 Battery Charging ............................................................................................... 31
3.4 Transfer Time .................................................................................................... 33
3.5 Battery Temperature Sensor Operation ................................................................. 33
3.6 Protection Circuitry Operation .............................................................................. 34
3.7 Inverter
Startup ................................................................................................ 35
3.8 Factory Default Values ........................................................................................ 36
3.9 Using the GFCI .................................................................................................. 37