Ellumiglow Mega 100 Classic User manual

Mega 100 Classic EL Inverter User Manual
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaMega100ClassicELInverter,thefirstELinverter
designedandbuiltintheUSA!Let’sgetyoustarted.
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FrontPanel
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(Shownwithsiliconecaseremoved)
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PowerSocketReceptaclefor12VDCinviastandard5.5mmbarrelplug.
PowerSwitchTurnstheinverteronandoff
ModeButtonCyclesthroughmodes
SpeedbuttonAdjustsspeedofBlinkModeandFadeMode
LEDFlashesgreen,redorambertoindicatestatus
EZSnapConnectorHighVoltageACouttoElectroluminescentelement.
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PowerSupply
TheMega100inverterhasasocketwhichacceptsthestandard12V5.5mmbarrelplug.
Donotforcetheuseofaconnectorthatdoesnotfit,itcoulddamagetheinverter.
TheMega100inverterrequiresarobustpowersupplyinordertooperateproperly.ForACwall
adaptorswerecommendaminimumratingof12V1Amp.

 Whenconnectinga12Vbatterytothepowersocketmakesureyourbatterycanprovide
thecurrentdrawreferencedabove.Batteriescanfluctuateinvoltageastheygofromfully
chargedtodepleted;DonotoperateyourMegainverteratgreaterthan15V.Donotoperate
yourMegainverteratlessthan10.5V.
TheMega100ClassicInverterhada9Vbatterycompartmentintheback.Whenthereis
a9Vbatteryconnectedandno12Vpowertheunitcanrunoffofthe9Vbatterywithlimited
capacityforashorttime.
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Operatingmodes
AlwaysconnectaloadtotheEZconnectorbeforeyouturntheinverteron.
WhenyouconnectaMegainvertertoapowersupplytheinverterwillgothrougha
bootupsequence,theLEDwillflash4timesingreen.Afterbootinguptheinverterwillsendfull
powertotheconnectedelectroluminescentdevice.Therecommendedminimumloadis20feet
ofELwireor60sqinofELpanel.Operatingtheinverterwithlessthantheminimumloadcould
leadtooverheatingordamage.
TheInverterwillstartinConstantOnmode.TheothermodesareBlinkModeandFade
Mode.Themodebuttoncyclesthroughthemodes.Thespeedbuttoncanbeusedtochange
thespeedinBlinkModeandFadeMode,thereare10differentspeedstochoosefrom.Once
youhavereachedthefastestspeed,pressingthespeedbuttonwillcyclebackdownthroughthe
speeds.AredLEDflashwitheachbuttonpressletsyouknowyouaredescendingthroughthe
availablespeeds.
Diagnosticmodewillrunifyouholddownbothbuttonswhileturningonthepower.A
seriesofblinkswillreadoutthesoftwareversionnumber.Youmaybeaskedtousethismode
bytechsupport.
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RecommendationsforSafeOperation
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AlwaysconnecttheELPanel/ELWireloadtotheinverterbeforeyouturntheinverteron.
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Neveroperatetheinverterwithoutanyloadconnected,oraloadbelowtheminimum
recommendedabove.
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DonotgettheMegaInverterwet,evenifitisoff.
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TheMegainverterreliesonpassiveconvectioncooling.Airneedstobeabletoflowfreelypast
thecaseandintothecoolingholes,donotoperateinasealedcontainerormounttheinverter
behindapanel.
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Caution:Thecasewillgethotafterextendeduse,thisisnormal.Handlewithcare,itwillbe
easytoburnyourself.

Donotremovethescrewsoroperatetheunitwithoutthecaseintact.Yourwarrantywill
bevoided.
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TheMegainverterisresilientandcanhandletemporaryoverloads.Forquietoperationand
adequatecoolingdonottrytodrivemorethanthemaximumloadinConstantOnmode.
PowerSource
MaximumELWire
MaximumELPanel
12VBarrelConnector
100feet
300sqin
9VBattery(internal)
50feet
150sqin
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Ifyouareusingasequencerontheoutputoftheinverter,designyoursystemtohaveadummy
loadatleastequaltotherecommendedminimumssothatifthesequencershutsoffall
channelstheinverterwillstillhaveaminimumloadandwillnotbedamaged. 
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Troubleshooting
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TheMegainverterhasafusetopreventexcessivecurrentdraw.Ifthefuseblowsthe
Megainverterwillstopworking.Thefusewillresetitselfaftercoolingdown.Checkthatyour
powersupplyisadequate.
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TheMegainverterhasoverheatprotection,itwillshutitselfoffwhentheinternal
temperaturereaches140°F(60°C).TheLEDwillblinkred.Allowtheinvertertocooldown
beforetouchingitorresettingit.Toresettheinverterdisconnectandreconnectthepower.
Checkthattheinverterisgettingadequateairflow.Checkthattheloadisnotmorethanthe
invertercandrive,youmayhavetoremoveelectroluminescentelementsfromyourarray.
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 TheMegaInverterhasreversevoltageprotection.TheBarrelplugshouldprovide+to
thecenterand/groundtotheoutsidewalloftheplug.IftheInverterwillnotbootupcheckthe
wiringtoyour12Vsource.
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TechnicalSupportisavailablefromEllumiglowinperson,onthephoneoroveremail.
Support:8776156556
[email protected]
222SEAlderSt.
Suite1
Portland,OR97214
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ProductManual:Mega100Inverter
Version0.4
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