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Item #2207
™
Elite 5000W
User’s Manual
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™ Elite 5000W—Pure Sine Inverter by Wagan Tech User’s Manual—Read before using this equipment Introduction General Instructions: Thank you for purchasing this Wagan Pure Sine Wave DC to AC Power • Keep the inverter away from any direct heat source or combustible Inverter. It delivers a true sine wave AC identical to that of commercial power. materials. Use this inverter to power AC appliances in your vehicle, at a campsite, or • Keep well ventilated–this device generates heat. at home as an
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™ Elite 5000W—Pure Sine Inverter by Wagan Tech User’s Manual—Read before using this equipment inverter to cool before continuing. Make sure that the ventilation vents • Ground Terminal are not blocked. The Ground Terminal is located on the Front Panel. This terminal is for attaching a 6 gauge insulated safety ground wire. This safety wire If an inverter “shutdown” was preceded by a buzzing sound, there may protects personnel if there is an unlikely failure in either the cabling or excessive
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™ Elite 5000W—Pure Sine Inverter by Wagan Tech User’s Manual—Read before using this equipment Rear Panel Remote On/OFF Switch • Negative Terminal (black): Negative DC Input This inverter is supplied with a 100-foot range battery-powered wireless remote ON/OFF feature. To enable the Remote Switch, the front panel On/Off Switch • Positive Terminal (red): Positive DC Input must be in the On position. • Cooling Fans: High-speed and temperature controlled To turn On the inverter, momentarily pre
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™ Elite 5000W—Pure Sine Inverter by Wagan Tech User’s Manual—Read before using this equipment Load Considerations Determining Maximum Appliance Wattage When an appliance with a motor starts, it requires a momentary surge of Microwave oven specifications list cooking power (watts) and appliance power. This surge of power is the “starting load” or “peak load”. Once power. Appliance power is the AC load the inverter has to supply. Do not started, the appliance requires less power to continue to
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™ Elite 5000W—Pure Sine Inverter by Wagan Tech User’s Manual—Read before using this equipment hours example as above, then 50 amps is needed for 10 hours. This provides Configuring the battery bank us with the basic amp-hours (AH) of battery that is required. Ten hours at 50 Batteries that are used indoors or inside a vehicle or vessel, should be deep- amps equals 500 amp-hours (AH). There are additional factors that determine cycle, sealed lead acid batteries. actual run time. These includ
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™ Elite 5000W—Pure Sine Inverter by Wagan Tech User’s Manual—Read before using this equipment DC Cable Gauge Connecting the Inverter Minimize cable losses by using the thickest wire available and the shortest Loose connections will result in a severe voltage drop that can cause damage practical length. to connectors, conductors, and insulation and can cause sparking. Reverse polarity connection will blow the fuses in the inverter and can permanently Measure Round Trip (RT) cable distances in
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™ Elite 5000W—Pure Sine Inverter by Wagan Tech User’s Manual—Read before using this equipment 6. Connect the Negative (−) cable end to the inverter terminal and battery 17. Observe the LED indicators and the Digital Display for Normal Negative Terminal. Make sure you have good, secure connections. operation. 7. Recheck and make sure the DC cable fuse is installed in the fuse holder. Note: If an extension cord is used from the inverter to the appliance, limit the extension cord length to 100 fe
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™ Elite 5000W—Pure Sine Inverter by Wagan Tech User’s Manual—Read before using this equipment Operating Issues Troubleshooting (Television and Audio Equipment Suggestions.) PROBLEM: Low or No Output Voltage – Fault LED Lit Although all inverters are shielded and filtered to minimize signal interference, Reason Solution some interference with your television picture may be unavoidable, especially with weak signals. However, here are some suggestions that may improve Poor contact with battery
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™ Elite 5000W—Pure Sine Inverter by Wagan Tech WAGAN Corp. Limited Warranty The WAGAN Corp warranty is limited to products sold only in the United States. Disposal/Recycling of Inverter All Wagan Tech products must be registered within (30) days of purchase to Electronic products are known to contain materials that are toxic if improperly activate its warranty. To register your product, please visit http://tinyurl.com/ waganwarranty. Be sure to keep the original receipt as it will be required
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