User manual COBRA CPI850

[. . . ] Introduction Intro Our Thanks to You Operation Customer Warranty Thank you for purchasing Assistance the Cobra CPI 850 inverter. Properly used, this Cobra product will give you many years of reliable service. Operating Instructions How Your Cobra Power Inverter Works Installation Notes The Cobra power inverter is an electronic product that has been designed and built to take low voltage DC (Direct Secondary Icons Current) power from your automobile or other low voltage power supplies and convert it to standard 115 Volt AC (Alternating Current) power like the current you have in your home. This conversion process thereby allows you to use many of your householdCaution appliances Warningelectronic and Notice products in automobiles, RVs, boats, tractors, trucks and virtually anywhere else. Main Icons The Cobra line of quality products includes: Customer Assistance Intro CB Radios microTALK® Radios Radar/Laser Detectors Safety Alert® Traffic Warning Systems Handheld GPS Receivers Mobile GPS Navigation Systems HighGear® Accessories CobraMarineTM VHF Radios Power Inverters Accessories Secondary Icons Customer Assistance Assistance Should you encounter any problems with this product, or not understand its many features, please refer to this owner's manual. [. . . ] On the left side panel, switch the On/Off Switch to on. Warranty Intro Operation Customer Caution Warning Notice The inverter is now ready toAssistance AC power to your loads. deliver If several loads are to be operated by the inverter, turn them Main Icons on separately, after the inverter has been turned on. This Intro Operation Customer Warranty will ensure that the inverter does not have to deliver the Assistance Installation starting currents required for all the loads at once. Notes To determine the battery ampere-hour To turn the power inverter off: On/Off SwitchIcons Secondary to Off capacity you require: Warranty On the left side panel, Intro Operation Customer 1. Determine how many watts each piece of equipment Notes switch the On/Off Switch consumes. This can normally be found on the product to off. If only the current draw is given, multiply the Notice Caution Warning current draw by 115 to get the watt consumption. NOTE The On/Off Switch turns the control circuit Installation Notes in the inverter on and off. Estimate the time (in hours) that each piece of equipment power from the inverter. Secondary Icons will be running between battery charging cycles. Notice Caution Warning For each piece of equipment you will be operating from the inverter, you must determine the battery's reserve capacity (how long the battery can deliver a specific amount of current ­ in automotive batteries, usually 25 amperes) or ampere-hour capacity (a measure of how many amperes Warning Caution Notice a battery can deliver for a specified length of time). Example ­ Reserve capacity: a battery with a reserve capacity of 180 minutes can deliver 25 amperes for 180 minutes before it is completely discharged. Example ­ Ampere-hour capacity: a battery with an ampere-hour capacity of 100 ampere-hours can deliver 5 amperes for 20 hours before it is completely discharged. Calculate the total watt-hours of energy consumption (power x operating time) using the average power consumption and the total estimated running time (in hours). Power x Operating Time = Watt-Hours. Laptop TV/VCR (up to 25") Blender · Assistance Turning Your Inverter On or Off Customer Warranty Notice NOTE When the switch is in the off position, the inverter draws no current from the battery. When it's Caution on position, but no power is being in the Warning supplied to the load, the inverter draws less than 500 milliamperes from the battery. It would take more than a week to discharge a 100 ampere-hour battery at this rate depending on the age of the battery. 50 watts x 2 hours = 100 watt-hours 115 watts x 3 hours = 345 watt-hours 300 watts x 15 minutes = 75 watt-hours 4. Divide the watt-hours by 10 to determine how many power supply's (12 volt) ampere-hours will be consumed. 10 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra® 11 Operation Intro Operation Power and Protection Indicators Customer Assistance Warranty Operation Intro Operation Operating Limits Customer Warranty Power and Protection Indicators The power and protection indicators include a green light, a red light and an alarm. Installation Green Light Notes Power on ­ The green light should remain on steady. Secondary Icons · Assistance Operating Limits · o ons Red Light and/or Alarm Current overload ­ The red light will turn on momentarily, then the inverter will shutdown. The inverter will continue to check for appropriate current Warning while trying to levels Caution Notice restart the load. DC input voltage overload ­ The red light will turn on and the inverter will shutdown. The inverter will continue to check for appropriate voltage levels while trying to restart the load. [. . . ] Cobra shall not be liable for any incidental, consequential or other damages; including, without limitation, to damages resulting from loss of use or cost of installation. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages; so the above limitations may not apply to you. Very little maintenance is required to keep the inverter operating properly. The exterior of the unit should be cleaned periodically with a damp cloth to prevent accumulation of dust and dirt. At the same time, tighten the screws on the DC input terminals. [. . . ]