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A3:
For 2BBL systems, this is occurring by design. The Red Lion controllers in these instances are using what is called the PID control mode.
Essentially the heating elements are being pulsed on & off so that the vessel temperatures do not critically overshoot your desired setpoints.
The further away from your target temperature the vessel is, the longer the heating elements will stay pulsed on, while the vessel approaches
the target temperature these ‘on’ pulses will shorten considerably. Once the vessel is at the target temperature, these pulses On/Off will
continue to maintain a steady temperature.
If you have a 3.5BBL system or larger, the components/hardware within your panel are
not designed to operate using PID action. Leaving your controller in PID mode will significantly shorten the lifespan on the heater
contactors within the control panel.
Changing Control Action to/from PID or On/Off
If your Red Lion controller’s Control Mode (CtrL) is set to PID (heaters are pulsing On/Off) and you have a 3.5BBL System or larger, the Control
Mode will need to be changed to On/Off. The factory default for this parameter is PID.
To change the parameter ‘CtrL’, Hold down the ‘P’ key until the display shows either [CNFP/NO] or [TUNE/NO], if [CNFP/NO] displays first then
skip to the next step.
If [TUNE/NO] shows up first, we need to navigate to [CNFP] by pressing the ‘P’ key several times.
Once the display alternates between [CNFP] and [NO], press the ‘UP’ arrow twice to show [2-OP].
Press the ‘P’ key to enter this programming loop.
[CtrL] is the second parameter within the 2-OP loop, press ‘P’ once to navigate from [OPAC] to [CtrL].
Once [CtrL] is displaying on the controller, use the ‘UP’ or ‘DOWN’ arrows to find [OnOf].
After you’ve found [OnOf] on the display, press the ‘P’ key to save, the display will progress to the next parameter within the loop.
Press the ‘D’ key to exit the programming loops, the controller will briefly display [END] to show it is exiting controller configuration mode.
Q3: Why is my green light for heating indication flashing on and off?
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A1:
Check that the Emergency Stop Pushbutton is not pressed in. A simple Clockwise turn should release the E-Stop. Check that the Main
Circuit Breaker within the control panel is turned on and not tripped. For panels with individual heater breakers, the indicator should be red
for operation and green for tripped.
Q1: The power to my panel is on, but why aren’t the door mounted controllers on?
A3:
The Red Lion Controllers can accept multiple signal/probe types, it’s possible that the incorrect probe type is selected.
Checking Probe Type and Changing Probe Type
Every time the control panel is powered up, the programmed probe type will briefly flash on the display in the green section. Factory Default
for the Red Lions are [tC-J]. This needs to be set to [r385] in order to show accurate temperatures for the 3-Wire PT100 temperature probes
supplied with your equipment.
To change the parameter ‘TYPE’, Hold down the ‘P’ key until the display shows either [CNFP/NO] or [TUNE/NO], if [CNFP/NO] displays first then
skip to the next step.
If [TUNE/NO] shows up first, we need to navigate to [CNFP] by pressing the ‘P’ key several times.
Once the display alternates between [CNFP] and [NO], press the ‘UP’ arrow once to show [1-1N].
Press the ‘P’ key to enter this programming loop
[TYPE] is the first parameter within the 1-1N loop
Use the ‘UP’ or ‘DOWN’ arrows to find [r-385]
Once [r-385] is displayed, press the ‘P’ key to save this setting, the display will progress to the next parameter within the 1-1N loop.
Press the ‘D’ key to exit the programming loops, the controller will briefly display [END] to show it is exiting controller configuration mode
Q2: Why is my vessel temperature showing a temp that seems far off from what it should be (or not showing
a temperature at all)?
