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Air X Owner’s Manual
Three quick bench tests can verify if your Air X is working correctly. Test
1 does not require any equipment. For tests 2 and 3 you will need a battery
bank and a power drill. These tests are to be performed with the turbine
TEST 1
1)
Remove the blade/hub assembly from the turbine and place in a safe
location. Replace the rotor hub nut on the rotor shaft.
2)
Attempt to quickly spin the rotor shaft with your fingers while connect-
ing and disconnecting the red and black wires (turbine must not be
connected to batteries).
A second person may be helpful to perform
this test.
3)
With the red and black wires connected to each other, the shaft should
be more difficult to turn. Replace the rotor hub nut on the rotor shaft.
With the yaw wires disconnected it should spin freely. Spinning the
shaft quickly makes difference easier to detect.
If these conditions
do not exist, you should contact your turbine dealer or Primus
Wind ower.
TEST 2
1)
Remove blade/hub assembly from turbine and place in a safe location.
2)
Connect the turbine power wires to the appropriate terminals on your
battery: RED= Positive, BLACK = Negative.
3)
Each time the Air X is connected to a battery, the LED will blink two
times to indicate that the controller is running properly. You may need
to wait 10 seconds between iterations of this test in order to let the
microprocessor reset.
If the LED does not blink when the Air X is
connected to a battery, you should contact your turbine dealer or
TEST 3
1)
With Air X connected to your battery bank, use an electric drill to spin
the rotor shaft while observing the LED. A short length cut from the
5/16 inch hex key wrench can serve as a drive if necessary.
2)
remain off.
3)
Below ~ 500 RPM, the rotor should spin freely and the LED should
At ~ 500 RPM and above, the Air X should be charging the battery.
There should be resistance on the rotor shaft and the LED should turn
on. If the shaft is cogging (difficult to rotate and feels bumpy), contact
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or components are present.
Primus Wind Power.
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your turbine dealer or Primus Wind Power. Be sure your battery voltage
is not high enough to activate the regulation mode during this test.
off the tower, using only the turbine wire leads, so that no other connect-
ions
