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Cobra Electronics CPI 150 manual

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  • Page 1

    00 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ™ Operatin g Instru ction s for Y our Cobra ® 150 W att POWER INVERTER M ODEL CPI– 150 FA U LT POW ER ON OFF[...]

  • Page 2

    INTRODUCTION F or Best Results Y our CPI 150 must be installed an d used properly in ord er to provi de th e best possible results . Please read all instru ction s carefully befor e installin g and usin g the unit. P ay special attenti on to CAUTI ON and W ARNING statements in this manu al. CAUTION statem ents specify conditi ons that could cause d[...]

  • Page 3

    Intr odu ction A2 H ow Y our Cobra ® P ower Inverter Works A3 Recharg eable Applian ces 1 Quick Ch eckout 2-3 Installati on and Oper ation 4 Contr ols and In dicators 5 Operatin g Limits 6 Input V oltage/A utomati c Shutd own 6 Tr oubleshooting Gui de 7 M ain tenan ce and Servi ce 8-9 P ower Consumpti on 10 Specificati ons 11 Limited 2-Y ear Warr [...]

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    1 2 QUICK CHECKOUT 1 RECHARGEABLE APPLIANCES Certain r echargers f or small nickel cadmium batteries can be damaged if connected to the CPI 150. Tw o types of equipment are particularly prone t o this problem: 1. Small battery oper ated applian ces that can be plugged dir ectly into an AC r eceptacle for r echar ging, in cludin g flashligh ts, r az[...]

  • Page 5

    4 2 QUICK CHECKOUT Quick Ch eckout (continued) To connect your inv erter to the pow er source: 1. Push the inverter’s ON/OFF switch to OFF . 2. If the power sour ce is a DC power supply , switch it off. 3. Insert th e cigar ette ligh ter plug into your vehi cle’s cigar ette ligh ter . 4. Plug the power cor d from the test load in to the inverte[...]

  • Page 6

    4 CONTROLS & INDICA TORS 5 OPERA TING LIMITS INPUT VOL T AGE/A UTO SHUTDO WN On/Off Switch The ON/OFF switch turn s the contr ol circuit in th e inverter on and o ff. It DOES N O T disconnect power fr om the inverter . When th e switch is in the OFF position, th e inverter dr aws no curren t from th e battery . When it is th e in ON position, b[...]

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    7 MAINTENANCE & SERVICE 6 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 7 Maintaining Y our Inverter Y our CPI 150 requires very little main tenan ce to keep it operatin g properly . The e xteri or of th e unit should be cleaned peri odically with a d amp cloth to pr event accumulati on of d ust and dirt. At the sam e time , tighten th e screws on th e DC input termin[...]

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    9 7 MAINTENANCE & SERVICE 8 POWER CONSUMPTION * up to 10 inch Equipment P ow er Operating W att-Hours Consumption Time (power X operating tim e) Coffee grin der 100 watts 0.1 hour 10 TV*/VCR 115 watts 3 hours 345 Service (continued) If you suspect that y our unit r equires service, please call 773-889-3087 BEFORE shipping it to Cobra ® . This [...]

  • Page 9

    12 10 LIMITED 2-YEAR W ARRANTY © Cobra Electroni cs Corporation 6500 West Cortlan d Street Chicago, Illin ois 60707 USA 2 Cobra Electroni cs Corporation warran ts that its Cobra ® P ower Inverter , and the component parts th ereof, will be free of d efects in material and workm anship f or a peri od of two (2) years fr om the d ate o f consum er [...]

  • Page 10

    Printed in China P art No. 480-031-P The Cobr a ® line o f quality pr odu cts includ es: CB radi os micr oT ALK ® r adios Radar/Laser Detectors Safety Alert ® Tr affic W arning System s A ccessori es HighGear ™ A ccessories For mor e inform ation about our prod ucts , or to order onlin e please visit our website: www .cobr a.com Click “sh op[...]