14 • Control Keypad
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7.
CONTROL KEYPAD
The control keypad is the link between the Soft Starter and the user.
The Solstart Plus control keypad features:
(1) Five potentiometers for setting: Motor FLC, Initial Voltage, Current Limit, Ramp Up and Ramp
Down.
(2) Five indication LEDs: On, Ramp Up/Down, Run, Overload, Fault
(3) Reset Button
7.1
Potentiometers settings
Potentiometer
Range
Description
Motor FLC
50-100%
The adjustment allows easy setting of the Solstart Plus current level,
automatically adjusting current based functions (Overload, Current Limit,
etc).
Set FLC potentiometer according to the following equation:
100
FLC
FLA
Motor
FLC
×
=
Where:
Motor FLA is the motor's Full Load Current rating as shown on its
nameplate.
FLC is the starter Full Load Current as shown on its label.
Example:
When starting a 27A motor using Solstart Plus 31:
87%
100
31
27
FLC%
=
×
=
Therefore set the FLC% to a reading of 87% (see Ex.)
(3)
(1)
(2)
FLC %
50%
100%
°
°
°
°
°
87 %
