American Power Conversion BI800T manual

Power Inverter Model BI800T and BI800F Inst allation Gu ide and User ’ s Manu al 99 0 - 1 8 1 0 A C o p y r i g h t © 2 0 04 A m e r i can P o w e r C o n v e r s i o n . A l l r i g h t s r e se r v ed. APC is a registered trade mark of American Power Conversion. All other trademarks are t he property of their respe ctive owners. w w w .apc.com[...]

CONTENTS Page Overview 1 Checklist 1 Section 1. Unpacking/Inspection (at reseller location) 2 Main Housing Chassis and Inverter 2 Battery Insp ection 2 Unpack Battery 2 Inspect Battery 2 Clean battery 2 Remove Bat tery from Shi pping Contai ner 2 Check Battery Fluid Level 2 Check Battery Charge L evel 3 Repackage Battery 3 Section 2. Unpacking/Insp[...]

CONTENTS - continu ed FIGURES Pag e F i gu r e 1. A P C Power Inv e r t er 1 Figure 2. Ba ttery Element s (tubular battery sho wn) 2 Figure 3. Battery Fill Cap Element s 3 Figure 4. M ain Housing Chassis Rear Pa nel Removal 5 Figure 5. Ba ttery Inst allations and Conne ctions 6 Figu re 6. Inv ert er Asse mbl y Pl acem ent 7 Figure 7. T ypical Home [...]

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Section 1. Unpacking/Inspection (at reseller location) Main Housing Chassis and Inverter Inspe ct the ship ping cont aine rs for si gn s of obv ious dama ge. If dama ge to ei ther ship ping cont ainer is ext ens ive, no tif y the c a rrie r and return the unit to the factory . If there are no apparent signs of damage, carefully o pen the container [...]

Figure 3. Batte ry Fill Cap Elem ent s Check Battery Charge Level - After filling battery cells (if necessary), check the battery specific gravity using a hydrometer . The battery specific gr avity should be b etween 1230 and 1250. If batter y specific gravity is below 1230, char ge the battery using a battery char ger until the battery specific gr[...]

Battery Insp ection Unpack Battery - Inspect the battery s hipping container for s igns of obvious d amage. Caref ully inspect the container for signs of damage due to a l eaking battery . If t he shipping cont ainer shows s igns of leakage, t he battery may be damag ed. Contact the factory for in structions to further in spect the battery insid e [...]

Figure 4. Ma in Housing Chas sis Rear Pane l Removal Note: Access through the top of the Mai n Housing Chassi s is provided for conn ecting and t opping (filling) o f the batte ries only . Install a Battery - Raise the top lid of the Main Hous ing Chassis to provide v isual access to the interior of the chassis (Figure 5) . Note : The batteries are[...]

Figure 5. Batte ry Inst allations a nd Connections Battery Connections - Note : The batteries are char ged and produce electric current. Small sparks by be noted during the connection p rocess. This is a nor mal condition and does not pose a threat of injury . Connect the red battery terminal lead (p rotrudes from the lid) to the positive (+) termi[...]

Figure 6 . Inverter Assembly Pla cement Remove po wer at the electricity board meter (circuit breaker pane l) of the home. Figure 7 shows a d iagram of a typical home wiring s cenario. Figure 8 sho ws a typical home wiring s cenario after installation of the Invert er Assembly wi ring. Note : The Power Inverter can serve inductive loads (flourescen[...]

Figure 8. T ypical Home Wiring After In verter Inst allation Connect one end of the electrical cable f rom the double-pole switch lighting circu it in accordance with local electric codes an d standards . Connect the other end of the electrical cable to the provided IEC connector , and then to the rear panel Inp ut connector on the Inverter As semb[...]

Inst all W iring Managem ent Kit Installat ion of t he W iring Manag ement Kit co nsists of unpacking and inspecting t he kit for s igns of ob vious damag e, and retu rn or replace as necessary , an d placement of the unit on the Main Housing C hassis. Secure the kit to the chassis by p lacing the align ment pins (Figure 10) with the holes provi de[...]

Fi g ure 1 1 . Power Inv e rter Fro n t Pa n e l Co n t rols and Indi c a tors T a b le 1 . Power I n ve r t er I n d i ca t o r s Mode On Main s (green) On Batte ry (yellow) Fault (red) INV Disab le (red) 25% (green) 50% (gre en) 75% (gre en) 100% (green) Overl oad (red) Buzzer Des criptio n ON LINE On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off The un it[...]

NOTE : In the case of a sustained overlo ad, the Inve rter will be turne d off auto matically afte r one minute, and will wait in the fault state for a minute. After that, it will restart aga in. If the overload still persists, the Inverte r will be turn ed off again after one m inute, and will wait in fau lt state for one minute and restart again.[...]

Section 5. T roubleshooting N o te : If t h e Power In v erter ca u s es inte r f ere n ce wi t h a televi s i on while ON- B A T T E R Y , move the television at least 3 feet away from the In verter . Use the information provided in T ables 1 and 2 to diagn os Power Inverter problem s. If the problem cannot be resolved using the information p rovi[...]

Figure 12. Pow er Inverter Byp ass Connection Pr eventative Mainten ance - Preve ntative mai ntenance co nsists of i nspecting t he batteries fo r cracks and/ or leakage, and check ing battery flu id level s a nd filling th e batteries (every 1 20 days), usin g the criteria and meth ods as defined earlier in this manu al. Dust the unit with a dry c[...]

Specification s T able 3. APC Po wer Inverter T echnical S pecificati ons Page 1 4 Item S pecificati on Input Cha ract eri stic s Nominal V o ltage 230 V Rated V oltage 230 V Freque ncy 47-53 Hz Nominal Rated Cur rent 3.47 A Input C ircuit Breaker Ra ting 10 A Input V olta ge W indow fo r Utility Operation 100 - 265 V AC Output Cha ract eri stic s [...]

W arranty APC warran ts its products to be free from defects in materials and w orkmanship under no rmal use and service for 2 years for the Inverter , and 2 years for the B atteries to the o riginal purchaser . Its obligation under this warranty is limited t o repairing or replacin g, at its sole option , any such defective prod ucts. T o obtai n [...]