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INSTALLATION    OPERATION    MAINTENANCE

THIS MANUAL MUST BE KEPT ON BOARD AT ALL TIMES 

     VIP 150 HYDRAULIC

Serial Number:..............................................

Date of Installation:.......................................

Via Philips 5, 20900 Monza (MI), Italy

Tel.: 

+30 039 200 1973-936  Fax: +39 039 2004299

www.max-power.com

 

e-mail:[email protected]

Summary of Contents for VIP 150 Electric

Page 1: ...NANCE THIS MANUAL MUST BE KEPT ON BOARD AT ALL TIMES VIP 150 HYDRAULIC Serial Number Date of Installation Via Philips 5 20900 Monza MI Italy Tel 30 039 200 1973 936 Fax 39 039 2004299 www max power com e mail contact max power com ...

Page 2: ...2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 21 9 3 WIRING DIAGRAM 22 9 4 ELECTRONIC CONTROL BOX CONNECTIONS 23 9 5 WIRING LOOM OF MOTOR RELAY UNIT 24 9 6 POSITITION SWITCH ADJUSTMENTS PARTS 25 10 PARTS LISTS DIAGRAMS 10 1 PARTS DIAGRAM B 26 10 2 PARTS LIST B 27 11 WARRANTY COVERAGE 28 29 12 DISTRIBUTER CONTACT LIST 30 31 13 WARRANTY FORM 32 Your thruster is a high quality technical product and should be treated as such Th...

Page 3: ...m immersion depth of one full turbine diameter 185 mm As far forward as possible 185 mm 90 Water Line Always check and make sure that there is enough room to allow for the complete removal of the VIP unit and enough room for the connection of the electric power cables These cables must be able to flex freely without kinking when the VIP goes up and down To install a VIP in the stern make sure that...

Page 4: ...ositive supply cable as close as possible to the electropump battery bank and must be easily accessible and clearly marked 4 Thruster assembly Control box Hydraulic distribution DCV Control panel Hydraulic oil reservoir with filtration system Electro hydraulic pump EHP Power relay power fuses 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 5 6 7 _ 8 1 VIP HYDRAULIC General auxiliary equipment location An electrical battery isola...

Page 5: ... flange should be welded onto the base which has been fabricated into the hull The method and materials used for making the mounting base must be adapted to the particular hull material laminated wood GRP sandwich aluminium or steel Naval Architects Classification Societies or specialised firms should be consulted The thruster s mechanical stresses are spread over the hull by the mounting base Its...

Page 6: ...e flange to allow for tightening the nuts If the access is not possible provide a special mounting flange with metric studs or tapped holes The VIP pushes its thrust plate sideways against the inside of the mounting base when running This means that one must totally lower the unit and check the following a That the VIP s thrust plate is free to move up and down b And also that there is no more tha...

Page 7: ...it onto the mounting base must be made after thoroughly cleaning and then liberally coating both joint surfaces thruster base flange and mounting base flange with good quality marine grease This is so that the O ring seal is compressed flat evenly smoothly and squarely when the bolts are tightened Under no circumstances should the thruster be glued or bedded down with a marine type mastic glue suc...

Page 8: ...t position of the hull closing plate so that it fits evenly and squarely in the rebate in the hull then tighten the hose clamps delivered with unit The closing plate must rest evenly on its gasket with pressure so that no upwards movement of the plate is possible even in heavy sea conditions when the hull is subjected to slamming forces b Once the hull closing plate adjustment has been completed a...

Page 9: ...re done and if position detectors are not adjusted yet 12 V 24V Depending on motor voltage Fuse 10 A Up Down Motors Adjusment Nuts b b a Installation Advice In order to make sure that VIP is raising and lowering smoothly and when closing plate adjustments are made one can do the following a Connect 12V 24V directly to the two up down motors depending on up down motor voltage and simply reverse the...

Page 10: ...uit piping must have a service pressure rating of at least 250 bar with a rupture pressure rating of 500 bar Fittings must be of good quality and crimped as per manufacturers instructions and pressure tested to at least 400 bar All pipes and hoses must be absolutely clean when connected to the circuit The pump intake hose line from the reservoir must be of a quality that is not subjected to pinchi...

Page 11: ...d batteries being charged The installation of a manual and or electric battery isolator and power fuse in the Electro Pump s positive power line is essential Please Note When using a manual battery isolator it must be visible clearly marked and easily accessible The Electro Pump does not have a specific polarity 5 2 POWER CABLE SELECTION According to the ISO 10133 standards The length and cross se...

Page 12: ...USE Sizing of fuses for overcurrent protection are a function of the cable sizes in the circuit not the amperage drawn by the appliance electropump motor in the circuit It is thus not the electropump motor that is protected by the fuse but the power cables supplying the thruster motor Fuse Fuse Holder VIP 150 Hydraulic Max Power Fuse Size 250 A Regular Fuse Rating 450 A Max Power Part Number for f...

Page 13: ... Electropump If the dedicated batteries are charged by the alternator the reference of the charge must be taken after the diode splitting block if in doubt consult a marine electrician If the batteries or cables are inferior to those recommended the VIP will not reach its potential thrust The greater the batteries and cables size the better the thrust Do not ground the VIP 5 5 BATTERY ISOLATOR A m...

Page 14: ...he thruster motor s positive supply cable 12 24V High Power Starting Type Battery Bank DATE DRAWN CHECK DATE DATE RELEASE CADD SCALE MATERIAL HEAT TREAT FINISH REF TITLE REVISION PART NO Max Power 25 12 05 POWER VIP 150 Hyd Wiring Diagram Fuse 15 A ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Yachts Main DC Equipment Breaker Board Control Supply To be connected to seperate battery bank ...

Page 15: ...ly possible to switch off the unit with thruster in the fully up position 5 7 2 Lowering Raising Thruster Unit a Once the unit has been switched on as described above press and hold the Down pushbutton to lower The buzzer will start beeping and the Down LED will start to flash as soon as the thruster leaves the up position b If Down or Up pushbutton is released before Down or Up position is detect...

Page 16: ... the system will automatically switch off d After this overheat shut down it will not be possible to switch On the system again until the thruster motor has cooled down 5 7 5 General a If the thruster unit is in the Up position and has not been used for a period of ten minutes the unit will automatically switch off Before automatically switching off the unit will warn you by beeping once followed ...

Page 17: ...ly If the direction is not correct then inverse the connections on the hydraulic Directional Control Valve h Check the Voltage at the electropump if fitted You should not read less than 21V i Check the hydraulic pressure on the DCV under load the pressure should be in the order of 130 to 140 Bars The relief valve has been factory set and should not require adjustment Close Pressure valve after che...

Page 18: ...erioration of the electropump 8 4 COMPOSITE DRIVE LEG a The composite drive leg is lubricated for life b The composite drive leg does not require an anode c When the boat is ashore check for evidence of fishing line etc in the propellers d For prevention of calcium build up on the drive shafts which would damage the oil seals before fitting the propeller s cover drive shaft and the oil seals stain...

Page 19: ... that they are free to move when VIP is going up down and that they are in good condition b If the vessel is to remain out of the water for some time for example dry storage for winter the underwater mechanism must be thoroughly rinsed with fresh water then the thruster column must be liberally greased c Inspect and repair the hull closing plate gasket for deterioration or missing pieces Check and...

Page 20: ... DRAWINGS DIAGRAMS 9 1 PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS 240mm 10mm 216mm 216mm 10mm 270mm 216mm Construction Point Sikaflex Gasket Gussets Other Hull Shape Other Hull Shape 13 00mm TITLE DRAWN PRODUCT REFERENCE REVISION DATE VIP 150 Electr Hydr Build Drawing J C A 24 09 04 ...

Page 21: ...essure L P minimum 3 4 or 1 PPD Supply feeder hose from pump to hydraulic directional valve High pressure 1 2 DAR Supply from hydraulic directional valve to the retract HP thermo plastic hose 3 8 DBR Supply from hydraulic directional valve to the retract HP thermo plastic hose 3 8 RD Motor drain from retract directly to oil tank LP hose minimum 1 4 RT Return to oil tank from the directional valve ...

Page 22: ...ter Battery Bank 2 Fuse Fuse Holder 3 Manual Battery Isolator 4 Power Relay Electro Clutch 5 EHP with N O N O Heat Sensor 6 Directional Control Valve 7 Up Down Motors 8 Proximity Switches 9 Electronic Control Card 10 Double Pole Isolator 11 Control Panel 10 Control cable as supplied with unit A JH Black 6 5 Control Panel Limit Switches Motor Heat MAX POWER Controller Type MP VIP Isolator Thruster ...

Page 23: ...tor breaker should ideally be supplied from an independent battery bank to the one used for powering the thruster unit To Control Panel To Up and Down Position Proximity Switches and to Power Relay Electro Clutch To Thruster Relay Coils and N O Heat Sensor on Motor To Up Down Motors and fused 15A Supply see note 1 VIP ELECTRONIC CONTROL BOX TITLE DRAWN PRODUCT REFERENCE REVISION DATE VIP Hydraulic...

Page 24: ... or plug unit to the control circuit 2 3 Position base so that the joystick is to the top and the Red button to the bottom 2 4 Fix base unit with the six fixing screws as supplied with unit Diagram 3 3 1 Only when totally finished and satisfied with wiring and positioning of the unit clip on the face panel cover 3 2 Leave rubber joystick cover inserted to clip on cover when clipping cover into pla...

Page 25: ... 88 1 3 VIP 150 Hydr Position Switch Adjustment Parts List A 25 12 05 25 12 05 No Description Quatity Reference 1 Hydraulic M otor 1 M P HY 6010 3 A dapter P late 1 M P HY 5012 4 Fixing B olt 5 M P OP 4070 5 M otor Coupling 1 M P 205027 7 Rubber Coupling 1 M P 205023 8 Lower Coupling 1 M P 205025 45 P osition S ensor 2 OP TI3350 88 10m m Nut 5 V P 084120 The Position sensors must be adjusted so th...

Page 26: ...87 48 49 54 56 57 90 74 72 58 68 73 75 64 55 70 25 16 22 59 65 51 52 46 60 62 59 61 63 1 DATE DRAWN CHECK DATE DATE RELEASE CADD SCALE MATERIAL HEAT TREAT FINISH REF TITLE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED REVISION PART NO PART NO REVISION 3RD ANGLE PROJECTION Parts list ASS Y vip 185 screw type Max Power 03 05 01 POWER 69 89 ...

Page 27: ...5450 59 Shaft key 1 VPO8 5420 60 Drive shaft oil seal 1 VPO8 5480 61 Circlip 1 VPO8 5500 62 Circlip 1 VPO8 5510 63 Shaft bearing 1 VPO8 5470 64 Drive shaft 1 VPO8 5300 65 Grub screw 2 VPO8 4140 68 Propeller housing 1 VP08 2020 69 Tunnel strap buckle 2 VPO8 5540 VP085545 70 Closing trap support plate 1 VPO8 5580 71 BS seal 2 VPO8 5430 72 O ring 1 VPO8 5440 73 Adapter 1 VPO8 5350 74 Drive nut 2 VP08...

Page 28: ...ser This excludes any damage or faults occurring from normal wear and tear on the following items engine oil seals relay contacts If warranty is registered within the 3 month period following installation 5 Warranty Exclusions Damage due to modifications or installation contrary to published specifications Cost of hauling the boat Damage due to repairs performed by an unauthorized service centre D...

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