Product Manual

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INTRODUCTION
Why need to “store” or “generate” power?
In today’s modern society, more and more of our daily lives depend upon the
electricity supplied by our local utilities. Most of this power is derived from fossil
fuel sources i.e. coal, petroleum or natural gas. Many countries and communities
have recognized the need to diversify where our energy comes from and have
begun to transition to other forms of power generation.
The US has many dams that produce electricity as well as the ever popular
nuclear plants. Some countries and even states in the US have invested heavily
in wind and solar energy programs.
Unfortunately, the increase in demand for power in many countries, even our
own, is outpacing the abilities to meet this rising demand. Also with increased
demand, prices of natural resources like coal and oil can also be affected. This
can impact the end consumer in their pocket book through higher prices.
In addition to the issue of limited resources in the world and the yearly demand
increases for power, there are many other threats to the ow of power like con-
icts in the oil producing nations, terrorism etc.
Natural disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and even a local
lightning storm that knocks out a transformer impact our lives much greater now
than they did 100 years ago. We are a very power dependent society.
Owning a Mobile Power Center unit can give you some peace of mind.
What makes up the Mobile Power Center system?
The PG1800WP is several products combined into one compact and portable
unit.
• 100 Ah 12 V AGM battery. (stores DC electricity just like a battery in a car,
sealed, non-spillable).
• Internal battery charger. (plugs into the 120 V wall socket (utility power) to keep
the battery full when power is available).
• Internal solar charge controller (allows you to connect up to 240 watts of 12
VDC solar panels to charge your batteries when utility power is not available).
• Internal 1440 W continuous / 1800 W peak inverter, w/ (2) 120 V outlets (con-
verts DC battery power to AC power when the power from the utility goes out or
you are somewhere mobile where there is no utility power).
• (2) USB 5 VDC ports (allows your phones and other mobile devices to be
charged with USB cables).
• (2) 12 VDC cigarette lighter ports (allows your phones and other mobile de-