
8
1
2
3
4
E. Condensateentersthereservoir(1) through the inlet
port.Whenthecondensatelevelinthereservoircovers
thecapacitancesensor,anelectronicsignalissenttothe
solid state countdown processor. The processor delays
theopeningofthesolenoidvalveforagivenperiod
oftime.Oncethetimehaselapsed,thesolidstate
processortransmitsinformationtoenergizethecoilin
the solenoid valve (2).Themagneticforceofthecoil
causes the solenoid core (3)tomove,closingthepilotair
supplylineandopeningthepilotairexhaustline.After
the pilot air above the diaphragm (4)isvented,pressure
inthereservoiropensthedischargeportandforces
the condensate through the discharge port and outlet
piping.
2.8 Operating Instructions – I-Controller Level 3
1. Checkthefollowingonaperiodicbasis:
a. Power-onlightglows(green)indicatingpowertothe
dryer
b. Compressor-onlightglows(green)indicatingthe
refrigerationcompressorisoperating
c. VFTDisautomaticallyscrollingevery3seconds
throughOPERATIONmodereadingsandsettings
d. Warning/MaintenanceAlertlight(yellow)isNOT
ashing
e. Alarmlight(red)isNOTashing
f. Condensateisdraining
2. ALARM/ALERTFaultConditionActivation
(SeewiringdiagramforN/Ocontactlocation.)
Uponactivation,textidentifyingtheFaultwillbe
displayedontheVFTD.AnAudibleAlarmwillsound,a
FlashingPanellight(Warning/Yellowor,Alarm/Red)and,a
FlashingProcessDiagramLED(GreenorRed)combineto
indicatethefaultcondition.Whereapplicable(seetable
2onpage20)anormallyopen(N/O)circuitwillactivatea
customer supplied remote alarm.
NOTE:IfyellowAlertlightor,redAlarmlightAREashing,
seefaultconditionidentiedinVFTDwindow.Referencethe
conditionintheTroubleshootingGuideonpage20.
3. REMOTESTART/STOPFunction
Softwareprogrammingallowsthedryertobestopped
and started by a remotely controlled signal. Consult
factoryfordetails.
4. DOWNLOADABLEMEMORYFunction
Softwareprogrammingallowsthedryertostorethelast
10alarmrelatedevents.Outputcommanddeliversthe
eventscompletewiththedate,timeand,faultcondition.
Consultfactoryfordetails.
5. RS-232&RS-485CommunicationsCapable
Dedicatedpinarrangementisusedtomonitordryer
operationfromahostcomputer.Consultfactoryfor
details.
3.0 MAINTENANCE
3.1 Condenser coil
A. Air-cooled-cleanoffaccumulateddustanddirtmonthly
or as necessary in dirty environments.
B. Water-cooled-cleanstrainermonthly,moreoftenif
required.Shutoffwater,removesmallplugtorelieve
pressure,thenremovelargeplugtoremovestrainer.
Clean strainer and replace.
3.2 Moisture Separator/Oil Removal Filter
NOTE:Prepackagedmaintenancekitsareavailable
thatincludeallnecessarylterandtimeddrainvalve
components.Maintainmaximumperformanceand
efciencywithGenuineParts.Seepage21forordering
information.
When to replace the Separator/Filters
Replacelterelementwhenpressuredropacrossdryeris
excessiveorannually.
Dryershavetheoptionofoneortwostagesofltration.
Thedirectionsforservicingeitherlterisidentical.
Whenremovingliquidsatratedowconditions,an
increaseinpressuredropwilloccurastheseparator/
lterelementsbecomeloadedwithsolidparticles.
Procedure for Separator / Filter Element Replacement
THISFILTERISAPRESSURECONTAININGDEVICE.
DEPRESSURIZEBEFORESERVICING.Iflterhasnotbeen
depressurizedbeforedisassembly,anaudiblealarmwillsound
whenthebowlbeginstoberemovedfromthehead.Ifthis
occurs,stopdisassembly,isolateandcompletelydepressurize
lterbeforeproceeding.
1. Isolatedryer(closeinletandoutletvalvesifinstalled)or
shutoffairsupply.
2. Depressurizelterbyslowlyopeningmanualdrainby-
pass valve.
3. Removebowl
a. FormodelsRNC100throughRNC150-bayonet
mount-pushbowlup,turnbowl1/8thturntoyour
left,andpullbowlstraightdown
b. FormodelsRNC200throughRNC750-threaded
bowls-unscrewbowlfromheadusinghand,strap
wrench or C spanner.
4. Cleanlterbowl
5. Replacemoistureseparatorelement.
a. ReplacingcompleteGradeBelement.
1)Pulloffoldelementanddiscard
2)Makecertaino-ringsonmaleofreplacement
element adaptor are in place and push element
intolterhead.
NOTE:DonothandleOilRemovalFilterelementsbyoutside
foamcover.Handlebybottomendcaponly.