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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 

When using electrical equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed 
including the following: 

READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 

A.

 

Do not use outdoors 

B.

 

Do not mount near gas or electric heaters. 

C.

 

Use caution when servicing batteries. Battery acid can cause burns to skin and 
eyes. If acid is spilled on skin or in eyes, flush acid with fresh water and 
contact a physician immediately. 

D.

 

Equipment should be mounted in locations and at heights where it will not 
readily be subjected to tampering by unauthorized personnel. 

E.

 

The use of accessory equipment not recommended by the manufacturer may 
cause an unsafe condition. 

F.

 

Do not use this equipment for other than intended use. 

 

This unit contains lethal voltages.  There are no user serviceable parts inside. Only 
authorized service personnel are to be used for service. 

 

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 

The installation and use of this product must comply with all national, state, municipal 
or local codes that apply. Please read this manual thoroughly before installing and 
operating the E3MINI Series central inverter system. For assistance please call ISOLITE 
technical support at 800-967-5573 and speak to a technician during normal business 
hours (EST). 

 

 

E3MINI Series 

by

 

ISOLITE 

 THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING EXPERTS 

31 Waterloo Avenue Berwyn, PA 19312   WWW.ISOLITE.COM 

Installation / Operation Manual  

Emergency Lighting Central Inverter System 

 

Summary of Contents for E3MINI Series

Page 1: ...ded by the manufacturer may cause an unsafe condition F Do not use this equipment for other than intended use This unit contains lethal voltages There are no user serviceable parts inside Only authori...

Page 2: ...dure 6 2 Shutdown Procedure 7 0 Specifications 8 0 User Interface 8 1 LED1 Charging Mode and Line Status 8 2 LED2 Inverter Mode and Battery Level Indication 8 3 Minor Alarm 8 4 Major Alarms 8 5 Startu...

Page 3: ...g is not required 1 2 Electrical Design Features Through the use of Pulse Width Modulation PWM and the latest MOSFET technology E3MINI Series can produce a pure sine wave output which is compatible wi...

Page 4: ...formance and life Storage at high temperatures will result in accelerated rates of self discharge and possible deterioration of battery performance and life Storage times exceeding the above may resul...

Page 5: ...ife Every means should be made to keep the batteries in an environment that keeps the batteries around 25 C for rated battery life 3 3 Ventilation Choose a mounting location that is clean and dust fre...

Page 6: ...ting a good connection to earth ground Use an Ohm Meter to check that continuity between conduit and protective earth ground has been established WARNING Drilling into cabinet may void warranty if met...

Page 7: ...Knockout Locations E3MINI Series 250W Knockout Locations E3MINI Series 125W E3MINI SERIES 7...

Page 8: ...and VOLTAGE SELECT JUMPER match and breaker size is correct 1 Connect the Utilities Feed Line voltage to the Terminal Block LINE and NEU Neutral Ensure that the wire connections to the terminal block...

Page 9: ...hat the connected AC INPUT line voltage matches the VOLTAGE SELECT JUMPER Remove and re inserting the plug to the correct position if necessary 4 Connect the load wires to the AC OUTPUT terminals Load...

Page 10: ...lation The E3MINI Series batteries may come pre installed and pre terminated to the main DC Battery Connector If battery connections must be made follow detail in section 5 4 for the appropriate model...

Page 11: ...5 4 Battery Wiring Diagrams E3MINI SERIES 11 125W Inverter Single string of 24VDC Connect Jumper and wires as shown below 250W Inverter Two strings of 24VDC Connect Jumpers and wires as shown below...

Page 12: ...ose Normally Off Switched outputs are all operational and ensure there are no overloads by measuring the currents If alarms occur during start up see section 8 5 thru 8 7 for possible explanations Als...

Page 13: ...Power Factor 0 5 lead to 0 5 lag Output Types 1x Normally On 3x Multipurpose Normally Off Switched Battery Type Premium Long Life Valve Regulated Lead Acid VRLA Charger 3 rate with Temperature Compen...

Page 14: ...D1 is red it is an alarm fault condition 8 2 LED2 Inverter Mode and Battery Level Indication When the LED2 is illuminated yellow the system is running on Inverter Mode If the LED2 is solid Yellow the...

Page 15: ...the correct location VOLTAGE SELECT JUMPER LED1 LED2 2 Blinks Indicates that the VOLTAGE SELECT JUMPER is not inserted Insert jumper to the correct location so that the Incoming AC voltage matches the...

Page 16: ...t with the Charger Inverter module VOLTAGE SELECT JUMPER LED2 2 Blinks Indicates that the VOLTAGE SELECT JUMPER is not inserted Insert jumper to the correct location so that the Incoming AC voltage ma...

Page 17: ...s loads are being powered and the internal battery charger is maintaining a float charge The charger is regulating or floating the batteries at 2 27 Volts per Cell VPC and is temperature compensated t...

Page 18: ...is is very beneficial with Switched or Normally Off loads The Normally On and multipurpose Normally Off Switched outputs all produce voltage during Inverter Power mode 9 4 AC Output s Types 9 4 1 Norm...

Page 19: ...usiness hours Eastern Standard Time Zone 10 2 Return Material Authorization RMA At no time will material be accepted as returned goods without a RMA number issued from the factory If parts are deemed...

Page 20: ...An alternate method of performing the 90 minute yearly test would be to turn off the input feed breaker for the 90 minutes and then re apply when the 90 minute duration is complete 11 1 Battery Mainte...

Page 21: ...hearing loss Secondary effects could be falling off a ladder or other sustaining injuries To install new batteries see section 5 0 Battery and DC Connections TIP If the batteries are to be replaced di...

Page 22: ...to the USER PRESET levels 12 2 Operation The Dimming Module provides 3 independent channels of 0 10V DALI control signals for use in Emergency Lighting A simplified block diagram of one channel is as...

Page 23: ...ion is an Open Circuit or 100 light level and the furthest CCW rotation is about 1V or 10 dimming level The User Presets are current dependent which means that the values will change depending upon ho...

Page 24: ...connect DALI 0 10V violet wires into the connector J1 please observe DRIVER and DIMMER positions on the terminal block since this matters when using any dimming level other than 100 DRIVER is connecte...

Page 25: ...E3MINI SERIES 25...

Page 26: ...Mode regardless of the state of CMD 1 TEST Pressing this TEST button in the Charge Mode will transfer DIM 1 signal to its pre set value determined by DIM ADJ TEST button does not function in Inverter...

Page 27: ...exceed the Inverters ratings Finally press the SYSTEM TEST button to ensure all lights are illuminated and that there are no faults when running in Inverter Mode Charger Mode Operation While utility...

Page 28: ...tinuous un interrupted source of power LINE NEU 28 INSTALLATION OPERATION MANUAL DIAGRAM 1 Note LED Fixture Neutral wire not shown Always run dedicated hot and neutral wires to emergency fixtures per...

Page 29: ...ode Operation Normally Off outputs are energized in Inverter Mode ONLY Use this output when you need to illuminate lights only when there is a power outage OUT 1 OUT 2 OR OUT 3 LINE NEU Input Power Wi...

Page 30: ...EU LINE Input Power 30 INSTALLATION OPERATION MANUAL Wiring Diagram Using Switched Outputs Use when turning lights on off Switch Device NO DIMMERS Operation Use Switched Command s CMD 1 CMD 2 or CMD 3...

Page 31: ...eration Inverters Normally On output N ON provides power to the LED Fixture in Normal Mode through the dimmer During Emergency Mode OUT 1 OUT 2 or OUT 3 can wrap around the dimmer and bypass it NEU LI...

Page 32: ...4 Lights Operation Use any of the outputs configured for your application Zone 1 Normally On night lights Zone 2 OUT 1 switched On Off with CMD 1 Zone 3 OUT 2 switched On Off with CMD 2 Zone 4 Normall...

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