Manual 2100-374
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MIS-1174
FIGURE 10
DEFROST CONTROL BOARD
Use a small screwdriver or other metallic object, or
another 1/4 inch QC, to short between the SPEEDUP
terminals to accelerate the HPC timer and initiate
defrost.
Be careful not to touch any other terminals with the
instrument used to short the SPEEDUP terminals. It
may take up to 10 seconds with the SPEEDUP
terminals shorted for the speedup to be completed and
the defrost cycle to start.
As soon as the defrost cycle kicks in remove the
shorting instrument from the SPEEDUP terminals.
Otherwise the timing will remain accelerated and run
through the 1 minute minimum defrost length sequence
in a matter of seconds and will automatically terminate
the defrost sequence.
There is an initiate defrost jumper (sen jump) on the
control that can be used at any outdoor ambient during
the heating cycle to simulate a 0° coil temperature.
This can be used to check defrost operation of the unit
without waiting for the outdoor ambient to fall into the
defrost region.
By placing a jumper across the SEN JMP terminals (a
1/4 inch QC terminal works best) the defrost sensor
mounted on the outdoor coil is shunted out and will
activate the timing circuit. This permits the defrost
cycle to be checked out in warmer weather conditions
without the outdoor temperature having to fall into the
defrost region.
In order to terminate the defrost test the SEN JMP
jumper must be removed. If left in place too long the
compressor could stop due to the high pressure control
opening because of high pressure condition created by
operating in the cooling mode with outdoor fan off.
Pressure will rise fairly fast as there is likely no actual
frost on the outdoor coil in this artificial test condition.
There is also a 5 minute compressor time delay function
built into the HPC. This is to protect the compressor from
short cycling conditions. In some instances it is helpful to
the service technician to override or speed up this timing
period, and shorting out the SPEEDUP terminals for a few
seconds can do this.
