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fueltanks,batterycompartments.
1‐2‐5PrecautionwhenWorkingwithBatteries
zBatteriescontainverycorrosivedilutedsulphuricacidaselectrolyte.Precautionsshouldbe
takentopreventcontactwithskin,eyesorclothing.
zBatteriesgeneratehydrogenandoxygenduringchargingresultinginevolutionofexplosive
gasmixture.Careshouldbetakentoventilatethebatteryareandfollowthebattery
manufacturerrecommendation.
zNeversmokeorallowasparkorflamenearthebatteries.
zUsecautiontoreducetheriskofdroppingametaltoolonthebattery.Itcouldsparkorshort
circuitthebatteryorotherelectricalpartsandcouldcauseanexplosion.
zRemovemetalitemslikerings,braceletsandwatcheswhenworkingwithbatteries.The
batteriescanproduceashortcircuitcurrenthighenoughtoweldaringortheliketometal
andthuscauseasevereburn.
zIfyouneedtoremoveabattery,alwaysremovethegroundterminalfromthebatteryfirst.
Makesurethatalltheaccessoriesareoffsothatyoudonotcauseaspark.
1‐3PowerInverterRelatedGeneralSafetyInstruction
1‐3‐1PreventingParallelingofACOutput
zTheACoutputofthisPOWERINVERTERcannotbesynchronizedwithanotherACsourceand
hence,itisnotsuitableforparalleling.
zTheACoutputofthePOWERINVERTERshouldneverbeconnecteddirectlytoanelectrical
breakerpanel/loadcenterwhichisalsofedfromtheutilitypower/generator.Sucha
connectionmayresultinparalleloperationofthedifferentpowersourcesandACpower
fromtheutility/generatorwillbefedbackintothePOWERINVERTERwhichwillinstantly
damagetheoutputsectionofthePOWERINVERTERandmayalsoposeafireandsafety
hazard.Ifanelectricalbreakerpanel/loadcenterisfedfromanINVERTERandthispanelis
alsorequiredtobepoweredfromadditionalalternateACsources,theACpowerfromallthe
ACsourcesliketheutility/generator/POWERINVERTERshouldfirstbefedtoamanual
selectorswitchandtheoutputoftheselectorswitchshouldbeconnectedtotheelectrical
breakerpanel/loadcenter.
zTopreventpossibilityofparallelingandseveredamagetothePOWERINVERTER,neverusea
simplejumpercablewithamaleplugonbothendstoconnecttheACoutputofthePOWER
INVERTERtoahandywallreceptacleinthehome/RV.
1‐3‐2ConnectingtoMulti‐wireBranchCircuits