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West Mountain Radio

Operating Manual

        

Specifications

Electronics: 

 

Maximum voltage:  35 VDC

 

 

 

Current: 

< 30 mA Normal Mode

                            

 

 

< 5mA Sleep Mode

Solid State Switch: 

Continuous Current:    30 A

 

 

 

Maximum Current:       40 A

 

 

 

Nominal ON resistance: 5 milliohms

Switching Ranges: 

Hi Trip:               15.0 ± 0.1VDC

 

 

 

Low Trip:            11.0 ± 0.1VDC

 

 

 

Auto Re-Start:    13.0 ± 0.1VDC

Switching Time   

Hi-Trip:               10 milli-seconds

Constants 

 

Low-Trip:            3.3 Seconds

 

 

 

Mode Select:      5.0 Seconds

 

 

 

Sleep Mode:       60 Min

After the driver is found, start the West Mountain Radio diagnostics utility 

program.  Find the PWRguard Plus in the list of devices.  Right-click on 

the PWRguard Plus and select “TEST”.  When the terminal window pops 

up, press enter in the terminal area and the following menu will appear:

West Mountain Radio P    1.14

1)  Reset to factory settings

2)  View/Change Settings

3)  Monitor mode

4)  Force output ON

5)  Force output OFF

Function  <0>:

If enter “2”, followed by “ENTER, the following options occur:

Press just enter for no change:

High Trip <14.97>:

High Restart (14.81>:

Low Trip <10.97>:

Low Restart <12.96>:

Force unit ON via remote sense(Y,N)<N>?

Force unit OFF via remote sense(Y,N)<Y>?

Auto Restart when voltage is back in range <Y>?

Summary of Contents for PWRguard PLUS

Page 1: ...tainradio com 1020 Spring City Drive Waukesha WI 53186 262 522 6503 sales westmountainradio com 2016 West Mountain Radio All rights reserved All trademarks are the property of their respective owners PWRguard PLUS ...

Page 2: ...d if you do not need an audible alert Modes of Operation Automatic and Manual Automatic Mode Supply Voltage Not In Normal Range When the supply voltage is outside of the normal range the PWRguard PLUS will disconnect the load Upon restoration of normal supply voltage the load will be reconnected automatically Sense Input Triggered When the sense input is activated the PWRguard PLUS will disconnect...

Page 3: ...inal post marked Buzzer 4 When the power supply is switched on the PWRguard Plus unit will become operational and the AUTO RESET and ON LEDs will both glow green If the AUTO RESET LED does not turn on hold the reset button down for 5 seconds until it does If the YELLOW LED Low fault comes on instead of the ON LED it means that your power supply or battery voltage is too low PWRguard Plus requires ...

Page 4: ...0S output terminal and then plug the PWRguard PLUS output into the RIGrunner input terminal This will provide protection for the battery and all the devices that are plugged into the RIGrunner Additionally after loss of AC mains power the PWRguard PLUS will reset the system after the power is restored Integrated Set Up ...

Page 5: ...reset mode the RED LED will turn off when the input voltage returns to less than 15V and the output will turn ON thereby relighting the GREEN LED and re powering the load YELLOW LED Low Fault The YELLOW LED low fault will light whenever the input voltage drops below 11 0V This LED will also briefly light if there are momentary dips below 11 0V This feature assures correct operation during turn on ...

Page 6: ...low fault will light whenever the input voltage drops below 11 0V This LED will also light briefly if there are momentary dips below 11 0V This feature assures correct operation during turn on surge currents and during SSB or CW transmission when powered from a battery supply The voltage may drop each time the power requirement peaks If the voltage continues to be below 11 0V for more than 5 secon...

Page 7: ...d off Red ON Voltage too high Blink Voltage good waiting for reset Yellow ON Voltage too low Blink Voltage good waiting for reset Short Interval Blink Battery Save Mode USB Programming Instructions Download and install the West Mountain Radio port diagnostics utility or use another terminal program such as Hyper Term During installation be sure to install the drivers on the PC The utility can be s...

Page 8: ...st Mountain Radio diagnostics utility program Find the PWRguard Plus in the list of devices Right click on the PWRguard Plus and select TEST When the terminal window pops up press enter in the terminal area and the following menu will appear West Mountain Radio PWRguard 1 14 1 Reset to factory settings 2 View Change Settings 3 Monitor mode 4 Force output ON 5 Force output OFF Function 0 If enter 2...

Page 9: ...to defects in workmanship or materials for one year after the date of purchase from West Mountain Radio Warranty does not cover damage caused by abuse accident misuse improper or abnormal usage failure to follow instructions improper installation alteration lightning or other incidence of excessive voltage or current If failure occurs within this period return the PWRguard Plus or accessory to Wes...

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