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Table of Contents

Product Description ............................................................................................................

Safety Overview..................................................................................................................

Installation........................................................................................................................... 7

Operation............................................................................................................................. 8

Probe and Delivery Line ..................................................................................................... 9

User Menu......................................................................................................................... 10

Proportional Control Menu ............................................................................................... 12

Span Menu ........................................................................................................................ 13

Miscellaneous Menu ......................................................................................................... 14

Communications Menu..................................................................................................... 15

High Temperature ............................................................................................................. 16

Low Temperature.............................................................................................................. 17

Maintenance...................................................................................................................... 18

Cleaning ............................................................................................................................ 19

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 20

Service............................................................................................................................... 21

EDC RS232 Programmer’s reference............................................................................... 25

Summary of Contents for FLEXI-COOL FC100

Page 1: ...FLEXI COOL SERIES WITH EDC CONTROL FC55 FC100 MNL 047 A REV 004 INSTRUCTION MANUAL FTS 3538 MAIN STREET STONE RIDGE NY 12484 WWW SPINDUSTRIES COM 845 687 0071 INFO FTSSYSTEMS COM TM...

Page 2: ...3538 Main Street POB 158 Stone Ridge NY 12484 USA 800 824 0400 Phone 845 687 0071 Fax 845 687 7481 info ftssystems com www SPindustries com SP Industries Corporate Headquarters 935 Mearns Road Warmins...

Page 3: ...n 7 Operation 8 Probe and Delivery Line 9 User Menu 10 Proportional Control Menu 12 Span Menu 13 Miscellaneous Menu 14 Communications Menu 15 High Temperature 16 Low Temperature 17 Maintenance 18 Clea...

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Page 5: ...three standard probe configurations Cartridge well suited to cooling vapors Coil provides the highest surface area and allows maximum cooling of immersion baths Flexible A corrugated stainless steel...

Page 6: ...rt symbol indicates the potential of personal hazards or equipment failure Electric Shock High Voltage symbol indicates the presence of high voltage or current and the potential for injury or death Ha...

Page 7: ...full load is applied to the receptacle Additionally the receptacle voltage should be measured while that receptacle is under load Ensure the proper amperage circuit breaker is installed in the line a...

Page 8: ...ess I O button 2 Display flashes SP setpoint then the current setpoint temperature The setpoint is the temperature that the unit will maintain temperature at 3 Adjust the Setpoint using the keys 4 Val...

Page 9: ...idge and Coil probes are constructed of Type 304 or 316 stainless heavy wall tubing and will withstand hard usage The probes are shipped from the factory in a chemically passive form and will withstan...

Page 10: ...meters and several Communications options can all be adjusted from the User Menus The layouts of the menus and parameters contained in those menus are shown on the following pages They are navigated u...

Page 11: ...Pid Proportional Control Menu 232 Communication Menu Etc Miscellaneous Menu SPAn Span Menu rr Ramp Rate LA Low Alarm PLOC Parameter Lock PAr Parity HA High Alarm It Integral Time rdyt Ready Time Const...

Page 12: ...band centered on the setpoint so a CPb of 5 degrees defines a window that s 2 5 degrees from the setpoint Integral Automatic Reset time in seconds Time constant for adjustment of proportioning action...

Page 13: ...turns off the system without removing the load in such an instance however the unit is incapable of supplying full cool and it is the responsibility of the user to correct the anomaly SH defines the...

Page 14: ...user turns off the system without removing the load in such an instance however the unit is incapable of supplying full cool and it is the responsibility of the user to correct the anomaly Same as HA...

Page 15: ...arity baud Baud Rate dAtA Word Length Sbit Stop Bit The number of stop bits 1 1 5 2 may be selected Data word length may be set to 7 bit or 8 bit Baud Rate for the RS 232 control communications port m...

Page 16: ...FTS Service Division if the condition persists How Reported The display will flash HA an audible alarm is sounded depending on the nOIS setting and the system will go to FULL COOL The refrigeration sy...

Page 17: ...set above the low temperature alarm setting LA or adjust the LA value so that it is lower than the desired setpoint Contact the FTS Service Division if the condition persists How Reported Description...

Page 18: ...onnel should perform maintenance on the refrigeration system itself and only EPA certified technicians may evacuate or charge refrigerants Hazardous Material Contact Hazard The chemicals used in this...

Page 19: ...be used The following procedure should be followed on a routine basis from weekly to monthly depending upon the operating environment 1 Disconnect electric utilities 2 Wipe down all exterior cabinet...

Page 20: ...irty or blocked Condenser Fins Clean condenser Compressor Shuts OFF and then turns itself back on in 3 4 minutes Fan not working Check for operation of fan you can feel air being drawn across the cond...

Page 21: ...l FTS products throughout the world from our home office located at the FTS manufacturing facility in Stone Ridge New York In addition to factory support personnel we have a worldwide network of quali...

Page 22: ...ire that FTS personnel travel to the equipment Necessary parts and reasonable labor charges if FTS agrees that local service is preferable These parts and labor charges are subject to written approval...

Page 23: ...erform a thorough preventative maintenance on your FTS equipment You will be provided with a PM checklist and a certificate of calibration which is traceable to N I S T The purchase of this plan also...

Page 24: ...plainly marked on your shipping label FTS will refuse any equipment returned without a RA number without freight prepaid or with an expired RA number This number is valid for 30 days if your RA number...

Page 25: ...RS 232 interface meets or exceeds the specifications of EIA standard RS 232 E 1991 with regard to electrical characteristics impedance open circuit characteristics voltages etc The physical interface...

Page 26: ...a line format consisting of the following CMD opt CMD opt CMD CR opt LF where CMD is any valid transmitted data string CR is an ASCII Carriage Return LF is an ASCII Line Feed Data commands may be gro...

Page 27: ...error The number of characters attached to the value field may not exceed eight an error will result accordingly Leading zeroes or trailing zeroes behind a decimal point may be added without effect u...

Page 28: ...a query the parameter and its value will be returned to the host If multiple value status queries are transmitted in a single statement the multiple replies will be transmitted on multiple lines i e s...

Page 29: ...r 30 Unit Not in Remote Example B Received string SP 25 CPB 2 5 IT 35 0 DT 6 Transmitted message E021 0000019 CR Error 21 Illegal character in position 19 VALUE The line begins with the character F Fu...

Page 30: ...or query the user setting of the overtemperature high alarm condition in degrees Limits are imposed by FLUID and the factory set system span SSPANH ALARML ALARML F002 Set or query the user setting of...

Page 31: ...Time Clock option DB DB F014 Set or query the deadband in degrees between the heat and cool proportioning bands HPB CPB This value is usually negative implying overlap DEFAULT Not Yet Implemented Rest...

Page 32: ...ent of the proportioning band governing the automatic reset droop correction of the process temperature to setpoint Note the IT value is applied only to the internal temperature control sensor If the...

Page 33: ...from the control panel while the system is running even if the unit is in local operation If set to 0 the system may be fully programmed from the control panel at any time if the unit is in local If...

Page 34: ...plement SSPANL F059 Query the factory set minimum allowable setpoint in degrees determined by system hardware complement START START F060 Command to turn the system on subject to positions of PUMPSW a...

Page 35: ...wakeup time set via Real Time Clock option WINDOW WINDOW F073 Set or query the window in degrees used to determine process stability conformance to setpoint as reported by the system Alarm Ready conta...

Page 36: ...ut if such interface is specified Rs 232 Error Codes The following error codes are returned Ennn if the parser syntaxer limits checking software finds fault with the received string Group 0 UART Trans...

Page 37: ...Many Decimal Places Too many digits supplied after decimal point E027 Value Out of Bounds Programmed number exceeds limits fixed internally or by superseding limits e g FSPANH will limit USPANH E028...

Page 38: ...ing desired to send e g SP CR The character string returned by the MPC will be displayed on the user s terminal Users will note that the transmit receive strings appear to be out of synch on the termi...

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