Air Breeze
Owner’s Manual
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Three quick bench tests can verify if your Air Breeze 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.
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 Southwest
Windpower.
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 Breeze 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
Breeze is connected to a battery, you should contact your turbine
dealer or Southwest Windpower.
TEST 3
1)
With Air Breeze 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)
Below 500 RPM, the rotor should spin freely and the LED should
remain off.
3)
At 500 RPM and above, the Air Breeze should be charging the bat-
tery. There should be resistance on the rotor shaft and the LED should
turn on. If the shaft is cogging (difficult to rotate), contact your turbine
dealer or Southwest Windpower. Be sure your battery voltage is not
high enough to activate the regulation mode during this test.
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