Power Bright APS1500 User Manual

Read these instructions before connecting and using your PowerBright™
Pure Sine Power Inverters. Failure in observing this warning may result
in injury to persons and damage to equipment.

General safety and installation information.

Warning! The following fundamental safety measures must be observed

when using electrical equipment to avoid danger of:

- Electric shock

- Fire

- Injury

About the unit itself

- The inverter must only be used for the purpose specified by the
manufacturer.

- Do not operate the inverter if the housing of cables are damaged.

- The inverter must be positioned and secured safely in order to avoid
knocking over or dropping

- If casing needs to be opened, make sure Input cables have been
properly disconnected.

- The inverter must be kept in a safe place out of the reach of children.

- The inverter may not be operated in a damp or wet environment.

- The inverter may not be used in rooms containing flammable materials.

- Make sure the inverter is well ventilated.

- Service and repair may only be carried out by skilled persons who are
familiar with the risks involved and the relevant regulations.

Caution by installation on boats

- Incorrect installation of electrical units on a boat may lead to corrosion
of the boat. Therefore, please let a (boat) electrician carry out the
installation of the inverter.

Intended use

The inverter is suitable for e.g. high-quality appliances from the audio,
video or PC.
The output voltage corresponds to the standard one of your socket (pure
sinus-voltage).

Attention! Please note that appliances like drills, TV’s or
refrigerators require a high starting-current which is far over the
nominal current.

With its low weight and the compact design the inverter can be easily
installed into campers, commercial vehicles or motor and sailing yachts.

Required tools and installations equipment

Depending on type of installation, the following tools are required:

-set of screw drivers

-drill and set of bits

-wrench

-crimping shears for the12/24V wire connection
For connection of inverter to the battery, the following cable connecting
hardware is needed:

-2 different flexible cable connections.

-Various terminals, multi-core cable ends

Caution:
Before drilling any mounting holes, make sure that there are no wires,
fuel lines or tanks directly below the surface being drilled.

Installation

The inverter has to be installed in a dry and clean place not being
exposed to humidity.
Make sure there is proper ventilation.
Keep at least a free space of 10 cm surrounding the inverter.
If installed into housing, make sure there’s good ventilation.
The air intake on the bottom of the inverter and the air outlet on the back
side may not be blocked.
In case of ambient temperatures of more than 35C (e.g. engine or
heating room, direct sunlight), the inverter will switch off automatically,
because of self heating effects during operation.
The installation surface must be balanced and sufficiently strong.

Installation of the inverter

-Adjust the inverter to the chosen installation place and mark the fixing
points.

-Fix the inverter by using the self chosen fixing method.

Electrical connection

General instructions for electrical connection.
In case of the inverter is installed into vehicles or boats it has to be
connected to the chassis (ground).
If cables have to be inserted to metal walls or other sharp-edged means,
use a cable duct or cable bushes.
Do not pull the cables.
Do not lay cables loose or in sharp bends on electrical conducting
materials (metal).
Do not lay 110V mains cable and 12/24 VDC cable together into the
same cable duct.
The specified minimum cable cross section must be complied with.
Secure cables properly.

Lay cables in such a way that no tripping is possible.
Lay cables in such a way that no exposure to or risk of damage is
possible.

Cables: Make sure to use the correct cables. A chart is provided below,
for your reference:

Max. Watt Output DC Amps Req’d

Wire Gauge

150W 15A #14
300W 30A #10
600W 60A #6 or 2 x #10
1000W 100A
1500W 150A

#2 or 2 x #6
#2 or 2 x #6

Connection to the battery

-Lay the flexible connecting cable (positive) and (negative) from the
battery to the connecting terminals of the inverter (take cable cross
section from the table).

-Connect first the positive, then the negative cable.
! Make sure the terminals are not reversed!
Reverse polarity connection will blow the internal fuses. This will void the
warranty.

-Lay the flexible chassis ground cable from the chassis of the vehicle to
the chassis ground on the rack of the inverter.

-Connect the chassis ground.
! Reverse polarity connection of the battery wires can damage the
inverter. Do not use the inverter with electrical systems using positive
ground.

Operation: 600W / 1000W / 1500 pure sine wave inverter
Power on:

On the LED control “Power” lighting - Green LED.

Over load:

One the LED control “Over-Load” lighting-Red LED.

Over temperature:
On the LED control “Over-Temp” lighting-Red LED.

Problem Possible Cause

No output voltage,

LED does not light

No output voltage, OVER-

TEMP LED Lights Red

Overload LED

Audible signal in case of
under voltage

1. On/Off switch is not in the power ON
position.

2. Bad contact of the connections
between battery and inverter.

3. Internal fuses blown. In this case, send

the unit back to Power Bright for repair.

The inverter has been overheated.

Switch off the inverter and the device.

Wait approx. 2 minutes and switch on

the inverter only. Reduce the load and

make sure that there is better ventilation

for the inverter. Then switch on the

inverter and the device again.

Current consumption of the device is too
high. Also there could be a short of the
device. Switch off the inverter and
disconnect the device. Switch on the
inverter again. If the OVERLOAD LED is
off, there is a short circuit in the device or
the total load was higher than the
specified wattage of the inverter. Check
the connecting cable of the consumer for
mechanical damages.

Battery voltage too low. In case of the
battery load voltage falls below 11V
resp. 22V. The battery has to be re­charged.

Specifications APS600-12, APS600-24

Model APS600-12 APS600-24

Continuous
Power
20 Minutes 650W 650W
Surge 1000W 1000W
Output Voltage 110V+/-3% 110V+/-3%
Output Freq. 60Hz 60Hz
Waveform Pure Sine Wave Pure Sine Wave
Total Harmonic
Distortion
Input Voltage
Range
Efficiency > 85% > 85%
No Load Current
Draw
Low Battery
Alarm
Low Battery
Shut-Down
Dimension
(L x W x H)
Weight 8 lbs 8 lbs

600W 600W

< 3% < 3%

10V-15V 20V-30V

0.85A 0.45A

10.7V 21.4V

10V 20V

13.2 x 9.3 x 3.3 in. 13.2 x 9.3 x 3.3 in.

Specifications: APS1000-12, APS1000-24, APS1500-12, APS1500-24

Model APS1000-

12

Continuous

1000W 1000W 1500W 1500W

APS1000­24

APS1500­12

APS1500­24

Power
20 Minutes 1200W 1200W 1800W 1800W
Surge 2000W 2000W 3000W 3000W
Output
Voltage

110V+/­3%

110V+/­3%

110V+/­3%

110V+/-

3%
Output Freq. 60Hz 60Hz 60Hz 60Hz
Output
Waveform
Total

Pure Sine
Wave

Pure Sine
Wave

Pure Sine
Wave

Pure Sine

Wave

< 3% < 3% < 3% < 3%
Harmonic
Distortion
Input Voltage

10V-15V 20V-30V 10V-15V 20V-30V
Range
Efficiency > 85% > 85% > 85% > 85%
No Load

< 1.0 amp < 1.0 amp < 1.0 amp < 1.0 amp
Current Draw
Low Battery

10.7V 21.4V 10.7V 21.4V
Alarm
Low Battery

10V 20V 10V 20V
Shut-Down
Dimension
(L x W x H)

16.7 x 9.3

x 3.3 in.

16.7 x 9.3
x 3.3 in.

16.3 x

11.2 x 3.9

16.3 x

11.2 x 3.9

Weight 11 lbs 11 lbs 13.8 lbs 13.8 lbs