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Power Inverter PI-140 Converts DC Battery Power to AC Household Power OW NE R’ S MA NU AL 00-99-000666/0606 CAUTION: Read all Sa fety Rul es and O per ating In str uc tion s, and foll ow them w ith e ach us e of this pr oduc t. Schumacher Electric Corporation Mount Prospect, IL 60056 U.S.A. Sen d War ra nt y Pr odu c t Rep air s t o: Custome r Se[...]
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2 IM PO RT ANT SA FET Y I NST RUCTI ON S SA VE TH ESE I NST RUCTI ON S Before using your PI- 1 40, read and underst and this Ow ner ’ s Manual. • Keep the inver ter well ventilate d in or der to prop er ly dis - per se heat ge nerate d w hile it i s in use. Make sure th ere are se veral inches of c lear anc e aro und the to p and sides and do n[...]
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3 BEFOR E USI NG PI -1 4 0 POW ER I NV ER TER It i s im por tant to know th e c ont inuous wat t age of t he d evic e you plan to u se wi th th e inver ter . The PI - 140 must be us ed with devices drawing 140 wat t s or le ss. If the wat t age is not marked on the devic e, an e stimate can be mad e by multip ly- ing the AC input c ur rent (Am ps )[...]
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4 when yo u r st plu g the inver ter in, i t is a sign t hat th ere is a shor t c irc uit within the power sup ply . Re move th e 1 2-volt pl ug fr om th e 1 2-volt ac c es so r y o utl et. Fir mly reinse r t th e plug. If thi s doe s not reme dy the pr oble m, tr y u sing a dif ferent 12 -volt a cc es sor y power ou tlet. NOT E : A ‘’b uz z[...]
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5 USAGE E X A M PLES Devi ce T yp e Est i mat e Wat t a ge Cell Ph ones, M P 3 Players 10 watts Por t able C D 50 wat t s Laptop C omp uters 9 0 wat ts Vid eo Gam es 100 wat ts LED I ND ICA TO R AN D OVER LOAD PROTECTI ON The LED glows G REEN automat ic ally whe n plugg ed into a 12V D C so ur c e a nd w il l n ot gl o w un d er th e fo ll ow in g [...]
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6 TROUB LESH OOTI NG PROBLE M: Low or N o Ou t pu t V ol t ag e Rea son / S olu tion 1 . Poor c ont ac t a t te r min al s. Unplug an d reins er t PI -1 40. 2. Equi pm en t be ing o pe ra te d is d raw ing t oo mu ch powe r . Use a highe r ca paci t y inver ter or do n ot use the devic e. 3. Inver te r is t oo ho t (th er m al shu t dow n). All ow [...]
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7 SPECIFI CA TI ON S Ma ximum C ont inuous Power .............................. 140 Watts Surge C apaci t y (Peak Power) ............................. 28 0 Wat ts No Loa d Curr ent Draw .......................................<0. 2 A mp s Wav e Form .......................................... Modi e d Sine Wave Input Voltage Ra nge ............[...]
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8 LIM IT ED WAR R A NT Y Sch umac her Elect ri c Co rp or ati on war ra nts your inver ter to be free from defec ts in m ateri al and wo rk manshi p, ex c epting a buse o r mis - use, fo r a per io d of t wo ye ars f ro m the d ate of sa le to th e or igi nal user o r co nsum er pu rch ase r . I f your inver ter ma lf unc ti ons or f ail s within t[...]