Samlexpower G4-2012A Owner's Manual - Section 5 |
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SECTION 5 |
Installation
Typical RV Installation
Fig. 5.14 illustrates a typical Rv installation:
• RemoteControlhasbeenremovedfromthetoppanelofthe
unit and has been connected to the Remote Control Port
• AuxiliaryBatteryisconnectedtotheDCinputconnections
through an appropriate fuse to protect the DC input cables
against short circuit
• Auxiliarybatterywillbechargedbythealternatorthroughthe
Battery Isolator
• BatteryTemperatureSensorModelBTS-G4isinstalledonthePositive
post of the auxiliary battery and connected to the port for the
Temperature Sensor
• Supplementarybatterychargingisbeingcarriedoutthroughasolar
array and a Charge Controller connected to the DC input provided
for external battery charger. The following Solar products from
Samlex America, Inc are recommended:
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Solar Kits
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Solar Expansion Kits
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Charge Controllers
• ACinputtotheG4isfedfromtheMainACPaneloftheRV.AC
power from either shore power or from generator is fed to the Main
AC Panel through the external Transfer Relay
• ACoutputfromtheG4isfedtotheInverterSubPanel
Fig. 6.1: LCD Control Panel
SECTION 6 |
lCd Control Panel for
local and Remote use
General
The unit comes with a removable LCD Control Panel as shown in Fig. 6.1 that is
mounted in a pocket on the top cover of the unit with the help of 4 screws. The
dimensions of the panel are (L) 110 X (W) 110 X (Depth) 30 mm.
The LCD Control Panel is used to configure and monitor the operation of the unit.
This LCD Control Panel can be removed and installed at a distance of up to
10 Meters from the main unit with the help of 10 Meters of connecting cable
that has been provided with the unit. The cable comes with 8P8C (8 Position, 8
Conductor) Modular Plugs at either ends. An 8P8C Modular Jack marked “Remote
Control” is provided on one of the sides of the main unit for connecting the cable.
The LCD Control Panel uses RS-485 Digital Serial Communications Interface for
communicating with the unit.
Installing LCD Remote Control
on Wall / Panel
The LCD Control Panel may be installed flush on a wall / panel. For this, a
91 mm X 91 mm X 50 mm pocket will be required to be created in the wall /
panel for accommodating the protrusion and cable bending radius at the back
of the panel. Use 4 screws to fix to the wall / panel.