Selectronic Australia WM1500-24V, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...ULT FINDING 10 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE 11 WM1500 MAINTENANCE 11 BATTERY MAINTENANCE 11 WM1500 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS 12 RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE 13 USING A SELECTRONIC KEYPAD WITH THE WM1500 24 14 SERIAL PORT WIRING 14 KEYPAD WIRING 14 KEYPAD FRONT PANEL Display not shown for clarity 14 STATUS 15 READINGS Keypad Grey Keys 15 SETTINGS Keypad Light Blue Keys 17 OPTIONS Keypad Light Blue Keys 18 DI...

Page 2: ...r warranty card you will provide us with valuable information that will assist us in keeping up with your alternative energy needs Please take a few moments to fill in the warranty card Your efforts will be greatly appreciated INSTALLATION The installation of your inverter is extremely important Failure to follow the recommended installation instructions may void your warranty If in doubt ask your...

Page 3: ...TART 30mm 160mm 385mm We suggest that you house your Inverter and other power generating equipment in a purpose built shed sited remotely from the home and as far away as possible from any radio transmitters or receivers Also make sure that the exhaust from your generator or other sources of heat or fumes are kept well away from the WM1500 SEIA Sustainable Energy Industry Association Australia Ltd...

Page 4: ...ordinary car batteries or engine starting batteries If a battery is rated only in Cold Cranking Amps CCA and reserve capacity it is designed to start an engine Most hybrid type wet cell batteries will have a limited life if deeply discharged These batteries are described as suitable for engine starting or deep cycle applications Do not use maintenance free wet cell batteries They will not hold up ...

Page 5: ...Y LEADS HAVE BEEN CONNECTED IN REVERSE POLARITY IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECT THE LEADS AND RECONNECT WITH THE CORRECT POLARITY DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TURN ON THE BREAKER WHEN THE BUZZER IS SOUNDING AS PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE WM1500 WILL RESULT If all is well you can now switch the circuit breaker ON Mode PROUDLY DESIGNED MADE IN AUSTRALIA Demand Start Adjust Low Volts Adjust Alarms DC POWER 4 Wa...

Page 6: ...ng sound The WM1500 is now ready for use Mode Demand Start Adjust Low Volts Adjust Alarms 4 Watts DC Volts Low High TEMP Overload 8 Watts STATUS AC Volts ON AC Overload 12 Watts 16 Watts DEMAND START LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 LED 5 Mode Button MODE BUTTON LED s The mode button allows adjustment of a number of user adjustable parameters within the WM1500 Five LED s are provided on the front panel to ...

Page 7: ...y In this case charge the battery by starting the vehicle or using a battery charger The low voltage point that the inverter will cut out is adjustable to suit your particular battery LED 4 Temperature Overload should normally remain OFF If the inverter shuts down due to the heatsink getting too hot then this LED will come ON If the inverter shuts down due to the transformer getting too hot then t...

Page 8: ...t a pre set low voltage As all batteries are different so too is the minimum voltage they should be discharged to The WM1500 will leave the factory with a setting of 22 0 Volts change this setting if required From Demand Start Adjust page 6 hold the Mode button down approximately 1 second until LED 5 is FLASHING indicating you are ready to adjust this setting Now press the Mode button until the de...

Page 9: ...verters are not within sight it is not always easy to know what STATUS your inverter is in An easy way to determine this is to plug a small child s night light neon type into a power point that is easily visible or replace any power point with a neon indicator type This will indicate the inverter s operation by flashing when the inverter is pulsing and remaining on when the inverter is brought on ...

Page 10: ...s could be potentially dangerous so we advise you to consult your system designer immediately 4 INVERTER SHUTS DOWN WITH LOW VOLTS If your WM1500 has shut down because of low DC volts it could be due to the following 1 A sustained large load could be causing the battery volts to drop below the cut out voltage a The Battery Bank is too small for the loads you wish to use consult your system designe...

Page 11: ...es of such high capacity it is essential that you wear protective clothing some form of eye protection and rubber soled work boots Please regard your batteries with a great deal of caution and if in any doubt entrust this work to your installer 1 Every week carry out a thorough visual inspection of all battery wiring taking particular note of the condition of inter connections between cells 2 Chec...

Page 12: ...justable Fixed Factory Setting Output Voltage 240V AC 4 Nominal DC Input No Load to Full Load Output Current 6 25A AC 18 75A AC Max Continuous Max Surge Output Wave Shape Output Frequency Total Harmonic Distortion True Sine Wave 50Hz 0 01 4 Power Factor Limitations Nil Input Output Isolation 1 875VAC Memory Retention Permanent Operating Temperature Range 10 C 50 C Conforms to standards AS 3100 wir...

Page 13: ...ning DC cables into the home if at all possible If this cannot be avoided run DC and AC in separate conduits separated by as much distance as practicable All DC wiring should also be kept as short as possible To further reduce the effects of RFI it is important that your AM radio has good signal strength This will enable your radio to reject any noise being produced by your inverter regulator cont...

Page 14: ...eive 7 White with brown stripe 8 Brown KEYPAD WIRING Serial Port looking at the base of the inverter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Keypad from rear 1 2 3 4 5 6 KEYPAD FRONT PANEL Display not shown for clarity NEXT DISPLAY UP DOWN SETTINGS OPTIONS DIAG NOSTICS CURRENT SHUNT 1 CURRENT SHUNT 2 CURRENT SHUNT 3 AC LOAD READINGS INPUT READINGS GENERATOR CONTROL INVERTER STATUS TIME BATTERY READINGS ALARM R em ote K e...

Page 15: ...t conserves valuable battery power when no appliances are on The amount of power or load that the Inverter needs to start up is adjustable see page 5 for details CONT mode CONTINUOUS means that the Inverter will be on at all times regardless of whether appliances are connected or not This situation is useful if you have small loads such as a VCR or digital clock that requires 24 hour power or if l...

Page 16: ...16 AC Load readings second button press ...

Page 17: ...r OFF state This is set to ON at the factory Buzzer ON Set Parameters Indicates the end of the set parameters menu Press any grey keypad key to return you to the STATUS menu and save your settings Demand Start When in STANDBY mode the inverter will require a load of 4 watts or greater to turn on to full 240V power This setting can be adjusted between 4 to 16 watts In most cases the default setting...

Page 18: ...ash and the buzzer will sound on an Inverter Alarm END Alarms Press the NEXT key to access diagnostics screens Press NEXT key Diagnostics Indicates transformer temperature Note the reading is NOT in degrees Celsius Tx Temp 1 Diagnostics Indicates Heatsink temperature Note the reading IS in degrees Celsius HS Temp 53C Diagnostics Indicates Demand Start current level D S I 2 Diagnostics Indicates th...

Page 19: ...e done at the owners cost There will be no charge for the return of the inverter The provision of this warranty shall not apply if the unit has been subject to misuse neglect act s of God accidental damage or has been used for a purpose for which it is not designed Charges to the point of purchase and the cost of any repairs resulting from damages occurring during this freighting will be borne by ...