Primus Wind Power AIR 40 User Manual

33 AIR Owner’s Manual
Three quick bench tests can verify if your AIR wind turbine is working
correctly. Test 1 does not require any equipment. For tests 2 and 3 you will
need a battery bank and a power drill.
TEST 1
1) Remove the blade/hub assembly from the turbine and place in a safe
location. Replace the rotor hub nut on the rotor shaft.
2) Attempt to quickly spin the rotor shaft with your fingers while
connecting and disconnecting the red and black wires (turbine must
not be connected to batteries). A second person may be helpful to
perform this test.
3) With the red and black wires connected to each other, the shaft should
be more difficult to turn. Replace the rotor hub nut on the rotor shaft.
With the yaw wires disconnected it should spin freely. Spinning the
shaft quickly makes difference easier to detect. If these conditions do not
exist, you should contact your turbine dealer or Primus Wind Power.
TEST 2
1) Remove blade/hub assembly from turbine and place in a safe location.
2) Connect the turbine power wires to the appropriate terminals on your
battery: RED= Positive, BLACK = Negative.
3) Each time the AIR wind turbine is connected to a battery, the LED will
come on for two seconds, go off for two seconds and come back on
for four seconds to indicate that the controller is running properly. You
may need to wait 10 seconds between iterations of this test in order to
let the microprocessor reset. Turbine is in Brake Mode while initializing
the controller. If the LED does not blink when the AIR wind turbine is
connected to a battery, you should contact your turbine dealer or Primus
Wind Power.
TEST 3
1) With the AIR wind turbine connected to your battery bank, use an electric
drill to spin the rotor shaft while observing the LED. A short length cut
from the 5/16 inch hex key wrench can serve as a drive if necessary.
2) Below 400 RPM, the rotor should spin freely and the LED should remain
off.
3) At 420 RPM and above, the AIR wind turbine should be charging the
battery. There should be resistance on the rotor shaft and the LED
should turn on. If the shaft is cogging (difficult to rotate), contact your
turbine dealer or Primus Wind Power. Be sure your battery voltage is
not high enough to activate the regulation mode during this test.
AIR Wind Turbine Trouble Shooting