PacWind SeaHawk Owner's Manual - 8. Trouble-Shooting Problems
B. Location
The MorningStar TriStar TS-60 Controller and associated electronics must be installed indoors or
in a NEMA 5 rated outdoor enclosure and should be located relatively close to the battery bank.
For battery installations, please follow the battery manufacturer instructions. Ensure that the
battery is disconnected before installing or making changes to any wiring.
C. Mounting:
The MorningStar TriStar TS-60 Controller should to be mounted vertically to a wall, or other
support structure, so that air can pass unobstructed through the passive cooling channel behind
the enclosure. We recommend setting the height of the LED’s at eye level if possible so that the
system status lights will be easiest to read. The enclosure location and typical mounting layout
for the MorningStar TriStar TS-60 Controller are shown in Figure 8. The MorningStar TriStar TS-
60 Controller should be mounted per the instructions located in the MorningStar TriStar TS-60
Controller manual.
C. Wiring
All wiring should conform to the National Electric Code or other governing local electrical code.
The use of electrical conduit for wiring between components is highly recommended. If you have
any connections with dissimilar metals (aluminum to copper) they should be coated with an
antioxidation compound to prevent galvanic corrosion. All loads should be protected by fuses or
circuit breakers to avoid hazards from accidental short circuits. The wind turbine tower must be
well grounded and a good quality lightning surge arrestor, connected to a good quality earth
ground, should be installed on the wiring from the wind turbine. We recommend a Delta LA302DC
arrestor installed into the third (from the left) rear entrance hole of the enclosure. This tucks the
arrestor neatly behind the enclosure. The arrestor leads are connected to the wind turbine
terminals.
The MorningStar TriStar TS-60 Controller has a built in ground, all circuits are floating, such that
either the positive or the negative can be grounded. Some inverter manufacturers recommend
grounding and some electrical codes require it. If you do ground the MorningStar TriStar TS-60
Controller, please conform to local practices for grounding either the positive or negative bus. All
negative leads are connected together on the MorningStar TriStar TS-60 Controller circuit board,
so grounding the battery negative lead, will ground the turbine negative, the PV negative, and the
dump load negative as well. This is the preferred grounding method; the enclosure should also be
grounded, by bolting a box lug to it in a convenient location.
8. Trouble-Shooting Problems
A basic trouble-shooting guide is located in the MorningStar TriStar TS-60 manual. For
operational problems with the SeaHawk wind and for problems or symptoms not found in the
MorningStar TriStar TS-60 manual, please contact the Service Department at PacWind at:
Tel: 310-375-9952
Fax: 310-375-2331
E-mail:
sales@pacwind.net