Precautions When Working With Batteries - SamplexPower PST-300-12 Manuel Du Propriétaire

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Preventing fire and explosion hazards
• Working with the unit may produce arcs or sparks. Thus, the unit should not be used
in areas where there are flammable materials or gases requiring ignition protected
equipment. These areas may include spaces containing gasoline-powered machinery,
fuel tanks, and battery compartments.

Precautions when working with batteries

• Batteries contain very corrosive diluted sulphuric acid as electrolyte. Precautions
should be taken to prevent contact with skin, eyes or clothing.
• Batteries generate Hydrogen and oxygen during charging resulting in evolution of
explosive gas mixture. Care should be taken to ventilate the battery area and follow
the battery manufacturer's recommendations.
• Never smoke or allow a spark or flame near the batteries.
• Use caution to reduce the risk of dropping a metal tool on the battery. It could spark
or short circuit the battery or other electrical parts and could cause an explosion.
• Remove metal items like rings, bracelets and watches when working with batteries.
The batteries can produce a short circuit current high enough to weld a ring or the
like to metal and thus cause a severe burn.
• If you need to remove a battery, always remove the ground terminal from the battery
first. Make sure that all the accessories are off so that you do not cause a spark.
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Preventing Paralleling of the Ac output
The AC output of the unit should never be connected directly to an Electrical Breaker
Panel / Load Centre which is also fed from the utility power / generator. Such a direct
connection may result in parallel operation of the different power sources and AC
power from the utility / generator will be fed back into the unit which will instantly
damage the output section of the unit and may also pose a fire and safety hazard. If an
Electrical Breaker Panel / Load Center is fed from this unit and this panel is also required
to be fed from additional alternate AC sources, the AC power from all the AC sources
(like the utility / generator / this inverter) should first be fed to an Automatic / Manual
Selector Switch and the output of the Selector Switch should be connected to the elec-
trical Breaker Panel / Load Center.
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To prevent possibility of paralleling and severe damage to the unit, never use a
simple jumper cable with a male plug on both ends to connect the AC output
of the unit to a handy wall receptacle in the home / RV.
Preventing Dc input over Voltage
It is to be ensured that the DC input voltage of this unit does not exceed 16.5 VDC for
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