Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 2597 Dometic
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ENGLISH Dometic Environmental Corporation Rev . 20080408 ID: 2597 B A T TER Y -P O WERED S YSTEMS F OR DOMETI C A UXIL IARY AI R CONDI TIONI NG S YSTEMS INST ALLA TION GUI DEL INES.
ENGLISH 2 COPYRIGHT © 2008 Dometic Environmental Corporation, All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, recor ding or otherwise without prior written consent by Dometic Environmental Corporation.
ENGLISH 3 Battery-Powered Systems Installation Guidelines CONTEN TS NOTES A ND W ARN INGS 4 INS T ALLING Th E BA T TER IES 5 INS T ALLING A DDITION AL BA T TE RY BO XES 6 WIR ING ThE NE W BA T TER IES.
NOTES AND WARNINGS IMPORT ANT The Dometic battery-powered air conditioning system is an integrated package of components which have been carefully selected and tested to work together for proper performance.
ENGLISH 5 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES Y ou will replace the standard lead-acid batteries with absorbed glassmat (AGM) batteries(Fig. 1) and also add extra AGM batteries to get extended time running on battery power .
ENGLISH 6 F igure 3 – Bat teries connect ed Battery-Powered Systems Installation Guidelines Conductors between each battery should be of the same size as conductors between each bank. W e normally recommend at least 2/0 gauge.
ENGLISH 7 INSTALLING THE BATTERY FUEL GAUGE Follow the manuf actur er ’s instr uctions to install the bat tery fuel g auge. The shunt must be connected between the last battery and the inverter negative post. Y ou may install the shunt at the battery or at the inverter .
ENGLISH 8 Battery-Powered Systems Installation Guidelines F igure 5 – Inverter contr ol installed Inverter control INSTALLING THE INVERTER CONTROLS The inverter controls should be mounted in an easily accessible place, pr obably the same ar ea in which you will mount the HV AC controls (Fig.
ENGLISH 9 Battery-Powered Systems Installation Guidelines F igure 6 – Alter nator inst alled INSTALLING THE ALTERNATOR Follow the instruction manual included with the alternator/regulator . Here ar e a few additional tips. The new alternator should directly replace the existing one (Fig.
ENGLISH 10 Battery-Powered Systems Installation Guidelines INSTALLING THE REGULATOR Follow the instruction manual included with the alternator/regulator . Here ar e a few additional tips. Mount the regulator inside the truck (Fig. 7), in an accessible ar ea, so that the LED display can be seen.
ENGLISH 11 Battery-Powered Systems Installation Guidelines CHARGE LIGHT CIRCUIT FOR ALTERNATORS WITH INTEGRAL (Built-In) REGULATORS Negative Ground Cir cuit 12 volts, 1 amp, D.
ENGLISH 12 Battery-Powered Systems Installation Guidelines TESTING THE ALTERNATOR Follow the manufacturer’ s r ecommendations to test the alter nator and regulator functions. Instructions are in the regulator manual. Y ou will need a volt meter . There is a small door on the regulator .
ENGLISH 13 Battery-Powered Systems Installation Guidelines OPTIONAL: INSTALLING 120VAC OUTLETS INSIDE THE SLEEPER If so equipped, the system will have 120V AC outlets that can be installed inside the sleeper for accessory use.
ENGLISH 14 A lternator Battery 1 Battery 2 Battery 3 Inverter - + + - + - + - HVAC Unit Overcurrent Protector 120VAC Line DC Wiring AC Wiring NOTES: 1) Batteries must be of the AGM dual purpose deep cycle/starting type. 2) Alter nator should be upgraded.
ENGLISH 15 HVAC SYSTEM POWERED BY INVERTER AND SEPARATE BATTERY BANKS WITH BATTERY SEPARATOR NOTES: 1) House batteries must be of the AGM dual purpose deep cycle/starting type. 2) Alter nator should be upgraded. Discuss with Dometic Applications Department for recommendation.
ENGLISH 16 HVAC SYSTEM POWERED BY INVERTER AND SEPARATE BATTERY BANKS WITH SEPARATOR - SHOREPOWER AND CAB POWER OUTLETS NOTES: 1) House batteries must be of the AGM dual purpose deep cycle/starting type. 2) Alter nator should be upgraded. Discuss with Dometic Applications Department for recommendation.
ENGLISH 17 HVAC SYSTEM POWERED BY INVERTER AND SEPARATE BATTERY BANKS WITH SEPARATOR - SHOREPOWER CAPABILITY NOTES: 1) House batteries must be of the AGM dual purpose deep cycle/starting type. 2) Alter nator should be upgraded. Discuss with Dometic Applications Department for recommendation.
ENGLISH 18 HVAC SYSTEM POWERED BY INVERTER - SINGLE STARTING/HOUSE BATTERY BANK - SHOREPOWER WITH CAB POWER OUTLETS NOTES: 1) House batteries must be of the AGM dual purpose deep cycle/starting type. 2) Alter nator should be upgraded. Discuss with Dometic Applications Department for recommendation.
ENGLISH 19 HVAC SYSTEM POWERED BY INVERTER - SINGLE STARTING/HOUSE BATTERY BANK - SHOREPOWER CAPABILITY NOTES: 1) House batteries must be of the AGM dual purpose deep cycle/starting type. 2) Alter nator should be upgraded. Discuss with Dometic Applications Department for recommendation.
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