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AIR CARE SEMINAR TRAINING Sullair Air Care Seminars are 3-day courses that provide hands-on instruction in the proper operation, maintenance and service of Sullair equipment. Individual seminars on Industrial compressors and com- pressor electrical systems are presented at regular intervals throughout the year at a dedicated training facility at Sullair’s corporate headquarters in Michigan City, Indiana.
TABLE OF CONTENTS OPERATOR IS REQUIRED TO READ ENTIRE INSTRUCTION MANUAL Section 1 page SAFETY 1.1 GENERAL 1.2 ELECTRIC SHOCK 1.3 VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE 1.4 DECALS Section 2 SUPERVISOR DESCRIPTION 2.1 SUPERVISOR KEYBOARD LAYOUT 2.2 MAIN DISPLAY 2.3 FUNCTION MENU 2.4 STATUS- CURRENT PRESSURES, TEMPERATURES, INPUTS AND OUTPUTS 2.5 CONTROL PARAMETERS- PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 4 page TROUBLESHOOTING 4.1 TROUBLESHOOTING INTRODUCTION 4.2 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE- SUPERVISOR CONTROLLER Table 4-1A Analog Alarms (Flooded Screw Compressors Less Than 200 psi) Table 4-1B Analog Alarms (LS-16T, LS-20T and LS-20TS Compressors) Table 4-2 Parameters 4.3 MACHINE BEHAVIOR AFTER A POWER OUTAGE 4.4 REMOTE STOP/START INPUT 4.5 BROWN OUT INPUT Table 4-3 Machine Power Outage Behavior...
Section 1 SAFETY 1.1 GENERAL any pertinent Federal, State, and Local codes or Sullair Corporation and its subsidiaries design and requirements. manufacture all of their products so they can be DO NOT modify the compressor and/or controls in operated safely. However, the responsibility for safe any way except with written factory approval.
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Section 1 SAFETY Figure 1-1B Decals part number description number quantity decal, warning auto start 250017-903 decal, danger breath air (I) 250027-935 sign, warning “food grade” lube 250003-144 decal, auto start 041065 (I) OSHA and FDA guidelines are superseded by any Federal, State or Local regulations whenever applicable.
Calibration - Correction factors for pressures. 2.2 MAIN DISPLAY Test - Used by Sullair personnel for troubleshooting Line 1 - Machine state : serial communications. E-Stop - E- Stop button pressed, or auxiliary e- Factory Setup - Model settings.
Pressures - P1 through P4 depending on model. and the Drain Time is the length of the time ener- Delta pressures - dp1 through dp3 depending on gized. This does not apply to the Sullair SCD zero model. loss drain, which is not controlled or monitored by Load Hours - Hours machine has run loaded.
Section 2 SUPERVISOR DESCRIPTION number larger than zero, the machine restarts after These hours and part numbers can be changed a delay defined by this time. For example, if the using the enter and arrow keys. Restart Time is set to 10 seconds, then the machine 2.7 FAULT LOG - LOG OF PREVIOUS FAULTS will be enabled to start after 10 seconds.
E - Emergency Stop ing of serial communications. M - Manual stop 2.13 FACTORY SETUP- Model settings. R - Remote stop The factory setup display is used by Sullair person- B - Standby nel to initially set up the machine. The following val-...
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Section 2 SUPERVISOR DESCRIPTION ues reflect the machine configuration. Load Hours - Hours machine was running and loaded. Model - Model number of machine. Run Hours - Hours machine was running loaded Cooling - Air or Water. and unloaded. Press Trans - Pressure transducer range 200, 250, Load Cycles - Number of load/unload cycles.
Section 3 START-UP PROCEDURES 3.1 MOTOR ROTATION DIRECTION CHECK 4. Start the compressor in the desired operating After the electrical wiring has been done, it is nec- mode essary to check the direction of the motor rotation. 5. Slowly open the shut-off valve to the service line. With the control system in MANUAL mode, press 6.
Sullair described problems. However, DO NOT assume Distributor or the Sullair Corporation factory Service that these are the only problems that may occur. All Department. available data concerning the trouble should be systematically analyzed before undertaking any 4.2 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE- SUPERVISOR CONTROLLER...
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Section 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 4.2 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE- SUPERVISOR CONTROLLER (CONTINUED) MESSAGE MODEL ENABLE PROBABLE CAUSE REMEDY ALWAYS Sump Pressure High (Poppet, FLOODED Solenoid valves, check operation P1 Sump Pressure High Sullicon, Spiral or Blowdown, or and wiring. (CONTINUED) Pneumatic Valve Failed) (cont.) ALWAYS Pressure regulator, check adjust- ment and operation.
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Section 4 TROUBLESHOOTING Table 4-1A Analog Alarms (Flooded Screw Compressors Less Than 200 psi) Start Sensor Type Limit Delay Delay Check (*) Comment High Inhibit At Start High sump psi at start Low Fault When Running Immediate Fault High Fault Constantly Sensor failure fault High Fault...
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Section 4 TROUBLESHOOTING Table 4-1B Analog Alarms (LS-16T, LS-20T and LS-20TS Compressors) Start Sensor Type Limit Delay Delay Check (*) Comment Low Fault When Running Immediate Fault High Inhibit At Start High sump psi at start High Fault 500** Constantly Sensor failure fault High Fault 500**...
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Section 4 TROUBLESHOOTING Table 4-2 Parameters Type Enable Default Display Text Comment Setup Always Press Trans 200,250,500, 750 Setup X200 P1 Max 250psi transducer Setup X250 P1 Max 200psi transducer Setup X500 P1 Max 500psi transducer Setup X750 P1 Max 750psi transducer Setup Always...
Section 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 4.3 MACHINE BEHAVIOR AFTER A POWER OUT- the Remote Start/Stop input. See previous table for column descriptions. Condition: Machine was in a running or ready con- dition when power was lost. Table 4-3 below describes how a machine behaves after a power up under various conditions if the Restart timer is the Sequencing Mode parameter must be set to Remote to enable Remote Start/Stop input.
6.2 OVERVIEW this voltage is extremely dangerous and may cause death or severe injury. The Sullair VSD drive application is custom designed for operation of air compressors. All nec- essary control functions are performed through the Supervisor keypad. The drive functions as a mod- Before opening the variable speed drive covers: ule on the Supervisor communications bus.
OSHA, National Electrical Code, and/or any other appli- cable State, Federal and local electrical codes concerning isolation switches, fused disconnects, etc. Sullair provides a wiring diagram for use by the installer. Customer must provide electrical supply power disconnect within sight of machine.
Section 6 VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE KWH - Running total of energy used in kilowatt- (spiral valve) control systems. hours. Reset Load Est. - This resets the "Recent Usage" Cost - Running total of cost of operation. values to zero in the VSD Status calculations. This functions similarly to a trip odometer in a car.
Section 6 VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE Motor FLA - The motor's rated full load amps at • Visually check all power and controls con- nominal HP (I) nections to the drive to ensure that no dam- age has occurred. Motor SF - The motor's nameplate service factor 3.
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Charging Switch The charging switch was open when the Reset the fault and restart. START command was been given due to: Should the fault re-occur, contact Sullair service. • faulty operation • component failure Emergency stop An Emergency stop signal was received from...
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Set Supervisor VSD to "Serial". board has failed If installation is correct contact Sullair service. Slot fault Defective option board or slot Check that the board is properly installed and seated in slot. If the installation is correct, contact...
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