Operating Manual
Powerpoles®can be installed by soldering or
crimping. For detailed Powerpole®installation tips
see our RIGrunner support pages on our website,
www.westmountainradio.com.
The only thing youABSOLUTELY MUST DO is to make sure
you assemble the pairs correctly. They must be assembled
according to the standard used in the RIGrunner. DO NOT
EVER PLUG ANYTHING IN unless you are CERTAIN you
have the BLACK connected to minus, and the ORANGE
connected to plus. CHECK THIS TWICE. Make sure that
your wires plug into the RIGrunner correctly…ORANGE to
ORANGE and BLACK to BLACK.
Plug your equipment into the RIGrunner starting with the
highest power on the left position and the lower power drain
units to the right. You may hook up as many as eight items
so long as the total drain does not exceed 40 amperes.
Fuses
This RIGrunner comes supplied with a 40 ampere input
fuse, 3 25 A, 2 10A, 1 5A, and 2 1A. It may be ordered
with other fuse values (40, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 1 ampere). If
different fuse values are recommended for the equipment,
they may be installed. Note that the total current cannot
exceed 40 Amperes. Any ATC/ATO automotive blade fuse
or blade circuit breaker may be used.
Note that each fuse position has a LED blown fuse indicator
that will conveniently light up if a fuse is blown. There must
be power to the RIGrunner and a device plugged into the
circuit that has the blown fuse in order for the LED to light.
Voltage Comparator and Audible Alert
The RIGrunner has a precision expanded scale voltage
comparator display, with audible alert. There are three
LEDs that show Red for over voltage, Green for nominal
voltage, and Yellow for under voltage.
This special model operates at a nominal voltage of -56.2
Vdc. This is the fully charged “float” voltage for two AGM
or GEL type sealed lead acid batteries. The Green LED
that shows that the voltage is between -46 and -60 Vdc. If
the voltage is more than -60 Vdc the red LED lights. If the
voltage is less than -46 Vdc the Yellow LED lights. If the
voltage is under -40 Vdc, then all LEDs are off.
Buzzer
The RIGrunner includes an audible alert buzzer that can
sound whenever the Red or Yellow LEDs light.
The buzzer is activated by installing jumpers on the pc
card. If the LO jumper is installed, the buzzer will sound
whenever the Yellow LED lights. If the HI jumper is
installed, the buzzer will sound whenever the Red LED
lights. Both jumpers may be installed so the buzzer will
sound whenever either the Red or Yellow LED lights.
Note that the RIGrunner comes with both jumpers installed.
lease see the “before installation” paragraph to change the
buzzer settings.
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