Power Control Systems
EC600 - AC Limiter Testing
How does it work? The AC Current Limiter works by measuring the current (in Amps) being drawn from the site supply / hook up. If this exceeds a set limit the system will reduce the power being used by the heating system / water boiler until the ...
How to calibrate the EC700 and EC800 control panels
EC700 To calibrate the EC700 control panel you need to start by turning OFF the EC700 power supply unit (PSU). You then need to turn the shutdown button back on and at the same time continue to tap on the control panel screen. When the system turns ...
My EC155 control panel keeps beeping and the LED flashes
On the new version of the control panel (with BLUE LED’s) if you experiencing beeping and flashing of the top green LED on the Level display this would indicate that the system is detecting an overvoltage of more than 15V. On older versions of the ...
Calibrate the EC480 battery amps
The EC480 (or EC300) control panel, connected to the EC500 PSU has the ability to measure and display the current (A) going into or out of the active (Selected) battery. Positive Current (+) indicates charging of the battery whilst Negative Current ...
Why does my EC155 control panel have flashing LED’s while I’m driving?
If you have the 2 LED’s flashing on the Leisure select & levels and the Vehicle select & levels while you are driving this is completely normal and indicates that the EC155 is receiving an engine run signal and the internal split charge relay has ...
Can I charge the vehicle battery from my system?
Introduction Our electronic PSU systems fall into 2 categories with regards to vehicle battery charging: Systems not based on CAN-bus (PSU2007 with EC200, EC225 with EC100, EC325, EC328, EC155 with EC50/51, EC176 with EC361/2/3) all have manual ...
The reverse polarity indicator comes on
Caution - take care when dealing with any 230V issues - Mains electricity is dangerous I'm using my generator It is quite common for the reverse polarity indicator to come on when using a generator. This is caused by the way many generators have the ...
My system shuts down by its self randomly
One cause of the system shutting its self-down is over voltage. If your Sargent system detects a voltage higher then 15V the system will shut down. Common cause A common cause for over voltage is a faulty solar regulator but you could also have a ...
My battery is overheating I think the charger is faulty
From experience, we have found that in almost every case of batteries overheating / overcharging it has been down to a problem with the battery. A lead acid battery is made up of 6 individual cells each of 2V, giving the total of 12V we are used to. ...
My electrics turn off when I start the engine...Can I disable this?
This is quite normal and to be expected. For safety reasons and to meet EMC (Electro Magnetic Compatibility) directive 89/336/EEC, all Sargent systems shut down the habitation 12V system when you start the engine. In caravans it is a complete ...
My caravan water pump turns off after about 10 minutes
Introduction When the EC400 was introduced in 2010 there were two versions of PSU (The EC440 low spec and EC445 High spec) and two matching versions of control panel (The EC441 low spec and EC446 High spec). The EC445 PSU and EC446 control panel ...
The battery current reading seems incorrect on my EC620 control panel
If the battery current reading seems incorrect on your EC620 control panel, you may need to calibrate the current sensor in the PSU to the control panel in order to get a true reading. Ensure the mains charger is switched off at the EC600 PSU. If ...
The battery current reading seems incorrect on my EC700 / EC800 control panel.
If the battery current reading seems incorrect on any of the listed control panels, you may need to calibrate the current sensor in the PSU to the control panel in order to get a true reading. Ensure the mains charger is switched off at the ...
The battery current reading seems incorrect on my EC325 / EC328 / EC300 control panel.
If the battery current reading seems incorrect on any of the listed control panels, you may need to calibrate the current sensor in the PSU to the control panel in order to get a true reading. All of the above panels share the same layout and menu, ...