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Safety
Operation
Maintenance & Service
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS! SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
This manual contains important instructions and warnings that should be
followed during the installation, operation and storage of all Tripp Lite Inverters.
Warning!
• Use of this equipment in life support applications where failure of this equipment can reasonably
be expected to cause the failure of the life support equipment or to significantly affect its safety
or effectiveness is not recommended. Do not use this equipment in the presence of a flammable
anesthetic mixture with air, oxygen or nitrous oxide.
• Do not operate your Inverter near flammable materials, fumes or gases.
Caution!
• Since the Inverter requires adequate ventilation during operation, do not block fan or cooling
vents or cover the Inverter, and do not operate near vehicle heating vents or in direct sunlight.
Keep the Inverter dry at all times and disconnect when not in use.
• Since the Inverter case will get hot (55° - 60° C) during continuous extended use, use care when
handling it. Do not place it near surfaces or materials affected by this level of heat.
• Turn OFF connected equipment before starting your engine. DO NOT plug a surge protector, line
conditioner or UPS system into the Inverter. If you attach AC extension cords, use 18 AWG or
0.5mm2-gauge, less than 100 feet long.
• Before connecting a battery charger or adapter, check its manual to make sure the Inverter’s
specifications (including output waveform) fall within its recommendations. Most battery chargers
and adapters, however, are safe for connection, as long as their labels state that their AC-to-DC
output voltage is low (30 volts or lower).
Step 1:
Plug Inverter into vehicle lighter/accessory outlet.
Step 2:
Turn on Inverter.
Step 3:
Plug equipment into the Inverter.
Determine your equipment’s total wattage.* Do not connect more watts than your Inverter’s Output
Power (Maximum Continuous Watts) rating—see
Specifications
. See chart for typical equipment
runtimes. Also see chart for important note concerning the limitations of vehicle electrical systems.
* Wattage ratings are usually listed in equipment manuals or on nameplates. If your equipment is rated in amps,
multiply that number times AC utility voltage to determine watts. (Example: a ¼ in. drill requires 1.25 amps.
230 volts × 1.25 amps = 290 watts.)
Your Inverter requires no maintenance and contains no user-serviceable parts (except for
replaceable DC fuses). If a problem occurs, review the installation and operation procedures in
this manual to insure the problem does not originate from a misreading of the instructions.
If the problem continues, do not contact or return the product to the dealer. Instead, visit
www.tripplite.com/support. You can also contact our tech support team at +1 773.869.1313 or
via email at intlservice@tripplite.com.
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