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Magnum Energy RD1824 Operator's Manual

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important safety instructions

Introduction

Features and Beneﬁ ts

Figure 1-1, Power Switch, Status LED, and Accessory Connection Ports

Figure 1-3, Left Side Features

How an Inverter/Charger Works

Table 1-1, Typical Appliance Power Consumption

Installation

Figure 2-1, Simpliﬁ ed Installation Diagram for Permanent Installations

Figure 2-2, Approved Mounting Positions

Figure 2-3, RD Series Dimensions and Side Reference

Wiring the Inverter - General Requirements

Figure 2-4, DC and Battery Temperature Sensor Wiring

Table 2-1, Recommended DC Wire/Overcurrent Device for Rated Use

Figure 2-5, Battery Hardware Installation

Figure 2-7, Battery Temperature Sensor

Figure 2-8, RD Series Inverter/Charger - AC Wiring

Figure 2-10, AC Terminal Block

Table 2-3, AC Input/Output Wiring Conﬁ gurations

Figure 2-11, AC Wiring for Single In - Single Out (30 A) Conﬁ gurations

Figure 2-12, AC Wiring for Single In - Single Out (60 A) Conﬁ gurations

Figure 2-13, AC Wiring for Dual In - Single Out Conﬁ gurations

Figure 2-14, AC Wiring for Dual In - Dual Out Conﬁ gurations

Grounding Inverters

Figure 2-16, Multiple Connections to DC Ground Rod (Method 1)

Figure 2-17, Multiple Connections to DC Ground Rod (Method 2)

Table 2-5, Equipment Grounding Conductor Sizing

Inverter Notiﬁ cation Requirements

Figure 2-20, AC Voltage Checks

Inverter Mode

Figure 3-2, Power Flow - Standby Mode

Figure 3-3, Automatic 4-Stage Charging Graph

Transfer Time

Table 3-1, Inverter Battery Turn On/Off Levels

Figure 3-5, Power Switch and Status Indicator

Factory Default Values

Recommended Inverter and Battery Care

Table 4-1, Basic Troubleshooting

Figure 4-1, Performing an Inverter Reset

A-1 Inverter/Charger Speciﬁ cations

A-2 Optional Equipment and Accessories

Appendix B - Battery Information

B-6 Battery Wiring Conﬁ gurations

Figure B-4, Battery Bank Wiring Examples (12-volt)

Figure B-5, Battery Bank Wiring Examples (24-volt)

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