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I.3 STAND ALONE CONTROL PANEL (MANUAL
OPERATION)
1.
Manual start operation is a momentary push button
on the inner door that initiates the same timed heating
cycles as explained in the preceding ‘Automatic
Operation’ section. This push button simulates the
snow sensor turning the system on which is a good
system test and allows the system to be manually
started.
a) The green “Manual Start” push button must be
held until the green “Full Power” indication light
illuminates which generally takes 5-7 seconds.
Note:
On panels heating 3 or more switch assemblies,
the heaters are sequenced on in 4 steps with a 10
second delay between heaters coming on.
b) Automatic sensing is overridden for initial start up.
Automatic control will operate the system once the
control cycle is started manually.
2.
Manual stop is a momentary push button that shuts the
control system down if an operator inadvertently starts
the system when it is not needed or if system testing
is finished.
a) Automatic control overrides this stop feature if
conditions exist that would initiate the system. In
this case, the system shuts down for 5-10 seconds
and then will restart in full power.
3.
Manual over-ride is a momentary push button that
bypasses the automatic equipment and initiates full
power to all heating elements.
4.
Pressing the black “Manual Over-ride” push button
starts a 0-60 hour timer (adjustable by customer or
default adjustment of 24 hours) and will illuminate the
green “Full Power“ indicating light after 5-7 seconds.
Note:
On panels heating 3 or more switch assemblies,
the heaters are sequenced on in 2 steps with a 5
second delay between heaters coming on. Full power
will remain on for the time period regardless of weather
conditions. Once the time period is up the system will
enter the energy saving cycle and then shut off. To
interrupt the over-ride heat cycle, press the red “Manual
Stop” push button.
5.
If positive shut down of the system is desired turn the
disconnect switch mounted on the inner door to the
off position. Automatic control will not operate again
until the disconnect is returned to the on position. For
normal automatic control leave disconnect in the on
position.
I.4 ADDITIONAL FEATURES STAND ALONE
CONTROL PANEL
REMOTE ANNUNCIATION:
•
For single and multiple switch stand-alone panels,
terminal 200 & 201 is an annunciation dry contact
output for customer use to indicate if the system is on
or off. Closed indicates the system is on with no faults,
open indicates system is off or in fault.
REMOTE START/STOP:
•
The customer can utilize remote start/stop with a
maintained dry contact wired into terminals 50 & 70.
When the contact closes the system will react the same
as if the green “Manual Start” push button is pressed.
When the contact opens the control system will shut
down unless snow conditions activate the automatic
control.
GROUND FAULT PROTECTION:
•
Each SwitchBlade
®
heater is protected with a Ground
Fault Interrupter module (GFI) to protect the heating
elements and wiring from ground faults. If a fault
is detected the system will turn off the power to that
switch or frog heating equipment and the amber
indicator light will turn off to indicate which switch is
in fault. One ground fault module protects all heaters
in one complete switch assembly. A separate ground
fault module protects all heaters in one complete
frog assembly. The system will wait 5 minutes and
automatically try to reset the GFI and if the fault has
cleared the switch heater will resume in the sequence
where it was interrupted. If a fault remains the switch
or frog heater will remain off. The system will continue
to try and reset every 5 minutes until it resets or
an operator repairs the damaged switch heater or
associated wiring. If the system is running multiple
switches or frogs, only the switch or frog in fault will
be disabled and the remaining switches or frogs will
continue to function normally.
STROBE LIGHT CIRCUIT:
•
Strobe light output (terminals 38 & 39) is a dry contact,
which closes if the main disconnect switch, is off or
the circuit breakers for the transformer are manually
turned off or tripped off.
TIMER ADJUSTMENT:
•
Timers can only be adjusted by turning the disconnect
switch off and opening up the inner door. Only qualified
personnel should perform this task.