Electrical 5
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ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
Hazardous voltage.
Can cause serious or
fatal electrical shock. Review the safety instructions
before operating the charger. Do not modify the cord or
plug.
1. Attach the wires as indicated in Table I and as illus-
trated in Figures 4 and 6. Neatly coil any excess
transformer cord and tape it near the transformer.
NOTICE:
With the transformer plugged in and the bat-
tery connected, either the green (Battery Ready) light
or the yellow (Charge Required) light should come on.
See Figure 5. If not - Check your battery connections
and the battery. For further trouble shooting refer to
the Troubleshooting Section on Page 7.
2. With the system installed correctly the performance
will be as indicated in Table III, Page 6.
TEST THE SYSTEM
1. With the wires connected, lift the float to the “ON”
position. The pump will run and the Pump Cycled
light will turn on.
2. Lower the float switch to just below the “OFF” posi-
tion and the pump will stop running. The Pump
Cycled light will remain on.
3. Push the Reset Pad on the control box, and the Pump
Cycled light will go out.
Connect the ...
To ...
1. Control Box
the Battery and activate Reset
Switch
2. Back-up Pump
the Pump Connection in the
Power Cord
Control Panel
3. Float Switch
the Float Switch Socket in the
Connector
Control Panel
4. Transformer from
the Transformer Socket in the
Wall Outlet
Control Panel
TABLE I – WIRING CONNECTIONS
BATTERY POWERED A
utomatic Standb
y Sump Pump System
MODEL A5000
TEST
PUM
P
PUMP
CYCLED
CHARGE
REQ
UIRED
PUMP
PLUG-IN
TRANSFORMER
PLUG-IN
FLO
AT SWITCH
PLUG-IN
BA
TTER
Y
READ
Y
RESET
SYSTEM
®
FuseFuse
Fuse
Transformer
Socket and Plug
115V AC
Grounded
Outlet
Transformer
Back-Up Pump
Connection
and Plug
Back-Up
Pump
Float Switch
Socket and Plug
Control Panel
Figure 4 - Wiring Connections.
BATTERY POWERED A
utomatic Standb
y Sump Pump System
MODEL A5000
TES
T
PUM
P
PUM
P
CYC
LED
PUM
P
PLU
G-IN
TRA
NSF
ORM
ER
PLU
G-IN
FLO
AT S
WIT
CH
PLU
G-IN
RES
ET
SYST
EM
®
FuseFuseFuse
Control Panel
Red
Yellow
Green
BAT
TER
Y
REA
DY
CHA
RGE
REQ
UIR
ED
TEST
PUMP
PUMP
CYCLED
TRANSFORMER
PLUG-IN
FLO
AT SWITCH
PLUG-IN
RESET
SYSTEM
FuseFuseFu
se
BA
TTER
Y
READ
Y
CHARGE
REQ
UIRED
Figure 5 - Control Panel.
Control
Panel
Battery
BATTERY POWERED Automatic Standby Sump Pump System
MODEL A5000
TEST
PUMP
PUMP
CYCLED
CHARGE
REQUIRED
TRANSFORMER
PLUG-IN
FLOAT SWITCH
PLUG-IN
BATTERY
READY
®
Fuse Fuse
F use
RESET
SYSTEM
Connect the wires from
the back of the control
panel to the battery posts.
Figure 6
