
INTRODUCTION
To the owner or user: The service manual you are
reading is intended to provide you, and the
maintenance or service technician, with the
information needed to install, start up, clean,
maintain, and service this ice system.
The NME650R is a remote condenser modular ice
system that fits a variety of Scotsman storage bins.
It features: front service for the freezer, gearmotor,
control box, water reservoir, and bin control; an
electronic circuit for monitoring ice and water level;
a thermostatic expansion valve; and HP62 as the
refrigerant.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
FOR THE INSTALLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
REMOTE CONDENSER SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
FOR THE INSTALLER: Remote Condenser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
FOR THE PLUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
FOR THE ELECTRICIAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
FOR THE INSTALLER: Completed Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
START UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
ELECTRICAL SEQUENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
OPERATION: Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
OPERATION: Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
CLEANING & SANITIZING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SERVICE DIAGNOSIS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
REFRIGERATION SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
CIRCUIT BOARD TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Parts Lists and Wiring Diagrams are located in the center of this manual, printed on yellow paper.
This manual was printed on recycled paper.
Keep this manual for future reference.
Note this symbol when it appears.
It is an alert for important safety
information on a potential hazard.
NME650R
August 1993
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