Xantrex 10 - Manual

Safety vi 975-0251-01-01 Explosive gas precautions 1. Working in the vicinity of lead-acid batteries is dangerous. Batteries generate explosive gases during normal operation. Therefore, you must read this guide and follow the instructions exactly before installing or using your Freedom 10 Inverter/C...

Safety 975-0251-01-01 vii 8. Wear complete eye protection and clothing protection. Avoid touching your eyes while working near batteries. 9. If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash immediately with soap and water. If acid enters your eye, immediately flood it with running cold water for at l...

975-0251-01-01 ix Important Safety Instructions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - v 1 Introduction Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–2 Things You Sho...

Contents x 975-0251-01-01 3 Operation Freedom 10 Power Switch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–2 Remote Control Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–2 12 V Models...

1 Introduction Chapter 1 describes the features and functions of the Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger.

Things You Should Know 975-0251-01-01 1–3 DC power supply With an external AC source connected, the Freedom 10 charger also serves the functions of an AC to DC converter to supply all of the DC loads that are connected to the battery. Simple, automatic operation is made possible by the microprocesso...

Introduction 1–4 975-0251-01-01 Electronic Protection Fast-acting electronic circuits protect the inverter from extreme overloads, low and high battery voltage and over-temperature. They can be reset by cycling the power switch off and on. The fault condition must be eliminated before reset will occ...

2 Installation Chapter 2 contains information and procedures to install the Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger. Topics in this chapter include: • “Installation Precautions” • “Recreational Vehicle Installation” • “Marine Installation” • “Residential Solar Installation”

Installation 2–2 975-0251-01-01 Installation Precautions Application Information The Freedom 10 is provided with integral electronic protection against AC and DC overloads. Appropriate Applications The Freedom 10 is appropriate for installation in recreational vehicle (RV), residential solar install...

Installation Precautions 975-0251-01-01 2–3 Key Installation Points • Observe proper polarity when connecting batteries. Reverse DC polarity will result in damage to the Freedom 10. • Do not backfeed the AC output of the inverter with incoming AC power. Double check all aspects of your AC wiring for...

Installation 2–4 975-0251-01-01 Recreational Vehicle Installation Before installing the inverter in a recreational vehicle, you must consider factors such as: • “Location” (see page 2–4) • “Grounding” (see page 2–5) • “Neutral Bonding” (see page 2–5) • “AC Wiring” (see page 2–6) • “Residual Current ...

Recreational Vehicle Installation 975-0251-01-01 2–5 4. Allow 13 cm (minimum) of clearance around the unit and allow for a supply of fresh air to the cooling fan. Do not block any of the vents or louvers. The fan pulls air from outside the unit. It blows the air across the internal components, parti...

Installation 2–6 975-0251-01-01 AC Wiring Use a screwdriver to remove the screws that secure the AC wiring compartment cover plate. See Figure 2-2. Inside you will see that the compartment is divided into two sections, one labeled AC INPUT, the other labeled AC OUTPUT. Each side contains three pigta...

Recreational Vehicle Installation 975-0251-01-01 2–7 AC Input Route the 3-conductor AC input wires through the cover plate knockouts and into the AC input compartment. You should have about 15 cm of individually insulated brown, blue and green/yellow wire. Strip about 1 cm of insulation off each con...

Installation 2–8 975-0251-01-01 DC Wiring Two battery cables are provided with the unit. Both are black. The positive (+) cable has a piece of red heat shrink insulation on the end. Keep in mind that high current will pass through the DC wiring. All wires must be properly sized and all connections c...

Recreational Vehicle Installation 975-0251-01-01 2–9 Battery Cable Fusing A fuse is required for safety reasons to protect the battery and cables. The fuse must be installed in the positive battery cable, within 45.7 cm of the battery. Recommended fuse: Class T JLLN 200 amp This fuse with fuse holde...

Installation 2–10 975-0251-01-01 Marine Installation Before installing the inverter in a marine application, you must consider factors such as: • “Location” (see page 2–10) • “Grounding” (see page 2–11) • “Neutral Bonding” (see page 2–11) • “AC Wiring” (see page 2–12) • “Residual Current Circuit Bre...

Installation 2–16 975-0251-01-01 Residential Solar Installation Before installing the inverter in a residential solar application, you must consider factors such as: • “Location” (see page 2–16) • “Grounding” (see page 2–17) • “Neutral Bonding” (see page 2–17) • “AC Wiring” (see page 2–18) • “Residu...

Operation 3–2 975-0251-01-01 Freedom 10 Power Switch The power switch is located on the front panel of the Freedom 10. This switch controls ON / OFF and RESET for the inverter. Expect a 3-second delay when the power switch is turned ON before the unit is activated. If installed with the remote contr...

Remote Control Panel 975-0251-01-01 3–3 24 V Models This section contains information about the remote control panel for 24 V models. The remote control panel provides LED bar graphs that show system status, battery voltage, and current in both inverter and charge modes. These bar graphs can also di...

Operation 3–4 975-0251-01-01 DC Volts Bar Graph These LEDs indicate battery voltage as measured inside the Freedom 10. Each LED segment indicates 1 volt. The DC volts bar graph will stop indicating battery voltage and display the DIP switch settings if the unit shuts down due to an overload. It will...

Operation 3–6 975-0251-01-01 Idle Sensitivity (Switch #5 and 6) Most installations will be connected to the electrical system. With no appliances turned on, this represents a small load. This is due to the capacitance of the wires. Using a trial and error process, the idle circuit can be adjusted un...

Link 2000 Remote Control Panel 975-0251-01-01 3–7 * Default setting. ** Refer to voltages under “Battery Charger Voltage Settings”. Remote Control Wiring The remote control panel is supplied with 7.62 m or 15.24 m of RJ11 remote cable. The cable supplied may have 6 conductors; however, only 4 conduc...

Operation 3–8 975-0251-01-01 Batteries This section discusses how battery types, connection, and battery bank size affect the operation of your inverter/charger. Battery Types Use only deep-cycle batteries with your Freedom 10. These fall into two broad categories: wet cell and gel cell. Wet Cell Ba...

Batteries 975-0251-01-01 3–9 No Maintenance There is no need to add water and the tops of the batteries stay clean. Also the batteries can be used in any position and are Coast Guard approved for use without a battery box. Low Self-Discharge Rate Unlike wet cell batteries, the gel cell will hold its...

Operation 3–10 975-0251-01-01 Parallel Connecting two batteries in parallel will double the amp hour rating of the battery bank, while the voltage will be the same as each individual battery. For example, two 12 volt 105 amp-hour batteries in parallel will produce one 12-volt, 210 amp-hour battery b...

Operation 3–12 975-0251-01-01 Battery Charging Completely recharging wet cell deep-cycle batteries requires that the battery voltage be raised beyond what is known as the gassing point. This is the voltage at which the battery begins to bubble and gas is given off. If charging stops short of this po...

Battery Charging 975-0251-01-01 3–13 The battery charger stages are: • Stage 1—Bulk Charge. During the bulk charge stage most of the charge current is delivered to the battery bank. This phase is engaged as soon as the battery charger is activated. Full rated charger current is delivered to the batt...

Operation 3–14 975-0251-01-01 • Stage 3—Float Charge. When the acceptance stage is terminated, either because the charge current ramped down to 6 to 7 amps (3 to 4 amps for a 24-volt system) or the timer engaged, battery charger current will shut off and the unit monitors the battery voltage while i...

Battery Charging 975-0251-01-01 3–15 Equalizing is not required on gel cell batteries. You will note that if the DIP switches are set in one of the two gel cell positions, the equalizing charge voltage is the same as the bulk charge voltage, therefore equalizing is equivalent to an 8-hour acceptance...

4 Troubleshooting Chapter 4 contains information and procedures to troubleshoot the Freedom 10 . This chapter also describes how to use the DC Amps LED bar graph on the remote control to troubleshoot the unit.

Troubleshooting 4–2 975-0251-01-01 Using the Remote Control DC Amps LED Bar Graph The remote control LEDs are numbered by counting up from the bottom. Troubleshooting Guide LED Number Indication 1 Illuminates if the unit shuts down for any reason. 2 Over-temperature. Allow to cool. 3 The unit detect...

A Specifications Appendix A contains the electrical and physical specifications for the Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger. All specifications are subject to change without notice.

B Glossary Appendix B contains a glossary of terms used in this manual. This appendix also defines some common electrical terms and concepts.

Glossary B–2 975-0251-01-01 Glossary of Terms Alternating Current (AC) An electric current that reverses direction at regular intervals. Sources of alternating current are shore power, utility power, inverter output power, generator power or household current. Ampere (Amp, A) The unit of measure of ...

975-0251-01-01 WA–1 Warranty and Return Information Warranty What does this warranty cover? This Limited Warranty is provided by Xantrex Technology Inc. ("Xantrex") and covers defects in workmanship and materials in your Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger. This warranty period lasts for 24 months f...

Warranty and Return WA–2 975-0251-01-01 What does this warranty not cover? This Limited Warranty does not cover normal wear and tear of the product or costs related to the removal, installation, or troubleshooting of the customer's electrical systems. This warranty does not apply to and Xantrex will...

Warranty and Return 975-0251-01-01 WA–3 Return Material Authorization Policy Before returning a product directly to Xantrex you must obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number and the correct factory "Ship To" address. Products must also be shipped prepaid. Product shipments will be...

Warranty and Return WA–4 975-0251-01-01 Information About Your System As soon as you open your Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger package, record the following information and be sure to keep your proof of purchase. If you need to contact Customer Service, please record the following details before calling...

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