Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TRADESMAN Cobra Electronics
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PRINTED IN CHINA © 1997 COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION 480-207-P-001 Cobr a Electronics Corpor ation 6500 W . Cortland Street Chicago, IL 60707 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR “ Big Power In Small Packages.
T able of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................... 2 Safety ............................................................................................................ 3 Installation .
4 When working on the installation, be sure that the inverter power switch is in the OFF position. Note that this is only a control switch which tells the inverter whether or not to run. Even though it may be OFF , the battery will still be connected directly to the inverter Õs input terminals, so they will always be live.
6 Each inverter comes with a removable connector for r emote ON-OFF control plus a har d-wired output. The r emote connector has five terminals, each of which will accept a wire as heavy as A WG #12. The terminals viewed end-on are: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5).
8 Using your inverter is quite simple. Just turn the switch ON, and observe that the AC light comes on, indicating ther e is 1 15 volt AC power at the output. Any appliance connected to the inverter will operate, if it is within the inverter Õs power capability .
10 Overvoltage If the input voltage goes above 16.5 volts, the inverter will shut down to p r otect itself. When the voltage r eturns to less than 16.5 volts, the inverter will turn back on automaticall y . CAUTION: V oltages above 18 volts can cause permanent damage.
12 COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION 6500 W . Cortland Street Chicago, Illinois 60707 In addition to its exclusive series of power inverters, Cobra is also one of AmericaÕs leading brands of CB radios and accessories, Intenna cor dless telephones and answering systems, and Safety Alert ¨ radar/laser detectors.
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