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DRIFTER
Owner's Manual
Please read the Installation section of this
manual before installing the product.
Copyright © Setec Pty Ltd 2013
Disclaimer
Setec Pty Ltd makes no claim as to the accuracy or suitability of the information
contained in this manual. Setec Pty Ltd accepts no liability for any loss or
damage, which may occur as a result of improper or unsafe use of its products.
Warranty is only valid if the unit has not been modified by the customer and has
not been misused.
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Contents
Introduction..............................................................................................................4
Safety Precautions..............................................................................................4
Accessories.........................................................................................................5
Other Required Items..........................................................................................5
About the Drifter..................................................................................................6
Names and Functions of Parts...........................................................................7
Operation.................................................................................................................8
Description of Display Elements.........................................................................8
Description of Switches and Buttons..................................................................9
USB Charger ....................................................................................................10
Clock Setting.....................................................................................................11
Advanced Configuration.........................................................................................11
Enabling Parameter Setup Mode.....................................................................11
New Battery Installation.........................................................................................13
Accelerated Capacity Learning.........................................................................13
Connectors.............................................................................................................14
Installing The DRIFTER.........................................................................................15
Personnel..........................................................................................................15
Installation Environment...................................................................................15
Mounting...........................................................................................................15
Battery Shunt Wiring.........................................................................................19
Water Tank Level Wiring...................................................................................21
Servicing................................................................................................................28
Specifications.........................................................................................................28
Aftersales Service.................................................................................................28
Repairs and Aftersales Service.......................................................................28
Warranty Terms and Conditions........................................................................30
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Introduction
Safety Precautions
Please read the Safety Precautions carefully before installing the power supply.
Be sure to observe all precautions without fail.
After completing installation, conduct a trial operation to check for faults.
WARNING
Failure to follow these instructions properly may result in
personal injury or loss of life.
This appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons
without supervision. Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do
not play with the appliance.
CAUTION
Failure to observe these instructions properly may result in
property damage or personal injury, which may be serious
depending on the circumstances.
Refer to the installation section before operating. Correct installation is the most
critical factor in ensuring the safe use of the power supply. If every consideration
of these instructions has been satisfied the power supply will be safe to operate.
Ensure that cable connections have the correct polarity and are protected
against accidental short circuit.
Do not allow water or other liquids to enter the installation area.
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Accessories
The following accessories are provided with the retail pack for this product.
Other Required Items
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Twocore cable for connecting between the Drifter and the water tanks
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QC terminals or similar for the above cable
Refer to the installation section of this manual for details.
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About the Drifter
Designed specifically for caravan applications, the Drifter is a display unit that
monitors water tank levels and the 12 V battery charge state. Its backlit LCD
presents information such as:
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Battery voltage
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Current flowing in (charging)
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Current flowing out (discharging)
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Estimated battery charge status and the estimated time to discharge
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Level indication of up to 4 water tanks including 1 waste water indicator
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Time (digital clock) with am/pm
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Ambient temperature
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Water pump status
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Battery on/off status
Features also include:
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Back light which can be set as a night light
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USB charger
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Water pump (on/off switch)
•
Battery (on/off switch)
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Names and Functions of Parts
Clock display
Current time in 12 hour mode
Battery charge state
Battery time remaining
while discharging at current discharge
rate.
USB charger
Generic 1 Amp USB charger
Water level in tank 1
Water level in tank 2 (if fitted)
Water level in tank 3 (if fitted)
Level in waste water tank
Battery current
Warning Annunciator
Displays if battery voltage is low
Switch status annunciator
Displays if battery is isolated by
switch
Switch status annunciator
Displays if water pump is switch off by
switch
Battery voltage
Water pump switch
Backlight switch
Displays the home screen
Setup functions change the meaning
of some fields; this button restores the
display to normal functions.
Battery isolate switch
When paired with a compatible power
supply, this switch will isolate the
battery from the loads.
Ambient temperature
Ambient temperature in °C
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Operation
In normal poweron mode the unit displays the Home screen. The various display
elements of the Home screen are described below.
Description of Display Elements
Clock
This displays the time of day in 12hour mode with AM/PM indication. To set the
clock, refer to Clock Setting on page 11.
Temperature
This displays the ambient or room temperature. The temperature sensor is
located in the bottom left corner of the unit. The temperature can only be
displayed in Celsius.
Time Remaining
This is the time remaining in the battery if it continues to discharge at the current
rate.
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If the remaining time is 2 hours or less, the display shows the remaining
time in minutes.
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If the remaining time is greater than 2 hours, the display shows the
remaining time in hours.
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If the remaining time is greater than 199 hours, the display shows “>199
HRS”.
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If the battery is charging, the display is blank.
Charge State
This is a multisegmented bar graph showing the state of charge of the battery.
Above the bar graph is displayed the word “CHARGING” or “DISCHARGING”
according to charging state of the battery.
Amps
This shows the charging current into the battery or the discharging current from
the battery. To determine if it is a charging or discharging current it is necessary to
refer to the Charge State indicator to the left of this field.
Volts
This displays the battery voltage.
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Fresh Water Tanks
These indicate the approximate water level in each of the tanks.
If a tank is not installed that tank indicator will always show empty (no level
segments will be shown).
When full, all level segments are shown.
When empty, the bottom level segment flashes and the other segment are not
shown.
Note: If the pump switch is off, the water level displays are not updated; they
continue to show the levels from the last time the pump switch was on.
Waste Water Tank
This indicates the approximate level in the waste water tank.
If the tank is not installed the indicator will always show empty (no level segments
will be shown).
When full, all level segments are shown and are flashing.
When empty, only the bottom level segment is shown.
Note: If the pump switch is off, the display is not updated; it continues to show the
level from the last time the pump switch was on.
Battery Volts Low
This indicator shows when the battery voltage is at or below 11.0 Volts.
Battery Off
This indicator is displayed when switch
is in the up position.
Water Pump Off
This indicator is displayed when the water pump switch
is in the off position.
Description of Switches and Buttons
Battery Switch
Note: This Drifter product is designed to interface with the Setec STIII series
power supplies. The functionality described below assumes the Drifter has been
correctly connected such a power supply.
The Battery Switch is used to disconnect the battery from the loads.
In the up position the battery cannot power the loads and “BATTERY OFF”
is
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displayed. In this condition (provided mains power is connected) the power supply
powers the loads and tricklecharges (slow charges) the battery.
In the down position no battery annunciator is shown and the battery will power
the loads if no mains power is connected. Provided mains power is connected,
the power supply keeps the battery charged.
Note: This switch also enables/disables the USB charging port (even if the
Drifter is not being used with an STIII series power supply).
Home Button
The Home button is used
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in entering setup modes
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in changing settings
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to turn on the backlight
It has no other functions.
Its usage is described in the relevant sections.
Backlight Button
The Backlight button is primarily used to enable display backlighting. It is also
used in entering setup modes and in changing settings.
Backlight Functionality
Turn on backlight temporarily: Press either the Home or Backlight buttons.
The backlight will automatically turn off after 30 seconds.
Turn on Backlight Permanently: With the backlight off, press and hold the
Backlight button until the backlight blinks (approximately three seconds).
Turn off backlight: Press the Backlight button. This cancels both temporary
and permanent backlight display.
Water Pump Switch
This switch controls power to the water pump.
In the up position the pump is off and the display shows “WATER PUMP OFF”
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In the down position the pump is powered and the display does not show any
water pump annunciator.
USB Charger
A standard USBstyle charger is integrated into the DRIFTER.
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Charge current is limited to 0.9 A.
Clock Setting
1.
Ensure the display is in normal mode (not in any setting mode).
2.
Press and hold the Home button for at least 5 seconds. The minutes
digits will start flashing, the “TIME” annunciator will be displayed, and all
other nonrelevant display segments are turned off.
3.
Pressing the Home button will now toggle between setting the hours
digits and minutes digits.
4.
To increment the flashing digits digits, press the Backlight button.
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Incrementing the minutes digits past 59 does not increment the hours
digits.
5.
To exit the Clock Setting mode, do not press any button for at least 15
seconds. When the display returns to its normal appearance, it means
setup mode has been exited.
Advanced Configuration
These parameters are factory set.
Unless you are changing batteries or changing the number of water tanks,
there is no need to enter this mode.
Enabling Parameter Setup Mode
1.
Ensure the display is in normal mode (not in any setting mode).
2.
Press and hold the Home and Backlight buttons for at least 5 seconds.
When Parameter Setup Mode is entered:
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The “SETUP” annunciator is on (near the AM/PM indicators)
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The temperature digits show the parameter number
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The clock digits show the parameter value
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All other LCD segments are off.
3.
Pressing the Home button displays the next parameter and its value. If
the last parameter is displayed, pressing the Home button displays the
first parameter. The available parameters are shown in Table 1: Setup
Parameters below.
4.
To increment the parameter value, press the Backlight button.
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Incrementing past the maximum value causes the lowest value to be
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selected.
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For some parameters holding pressed the Backlight button will force
a fast or slow increment of its value.
5.
To exit the Parameter Setting mode, do not press any button for at least
15 seconds. When the display returns to its normal appearance, it means
setup mode has been exited.
Parameter
Number
Description
Default
Value
Range
1
Enables water tank sensor 1
1
0 – 1
2
Enables water tank sensor 2
0
0 – 1
3
Enables water tank sensor 3
0
0 – 1
4
Enables waste water tank sensor
1
0 – 1
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Battery capacity—the rated capacity of
the battery Amphours
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7 – 999
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Battery operating temperature in °C
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20 – +50
Table 1: Setup Parameters
Tank Sensors
If a tank sensor is enabled but no tank sensor is connected, the tank level will be
shown as either full or empty, depending on whether the pump switch is on or off.
By disabling the sensor the tank level is always shown empty.
Battery Capacity
This is the actual capacity of the battery in Amphours.
When a new battery is fitted, set this to the nominal battery capacity (as marked
on the battery); doing this will assist the software in determining the actual
capacity.
As the DRIFTER learns the battery capacity, it will automatically update this
parameter.
Battery Operating Temperature
This is the typical operating temperature of the battery in degrees Celsius. This
helps improve the accuracy of the predicted timeremaining readout
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New Battery Installation
The DRIFTER unit is a smart battery monitor in that it is able to learn the actual
battery capacity and thus provide more accurate “Time Remaining” feedback to
the user. When an existing battery is replaced by a new one, the capacity of the
new one is likely to be much higher.
Fitting a new battery and doing nothing else will result in the “Time remaining”
display initially being quite inaccurate. As the battery is charged and discharged
during normal use, the DRIFTER unit will learn the battery capacity of the new
battery.
Accelerated Capacity Learning
This procedure should only be used when an existing battery has been replaced
with a new battery.
The general method the DRIFTER uses to quickly learn the battery capacity is to
measure the Amphours required to flatten a fully charged battery. (“Quickly” is a
relative term; we suggest you allow one to two days for this process.)
The detailed process we recommend is as follows:
1.
Enter the Setup Mode and view the Battery Capacity parameter. It should
be set to the manufacturer's rated capacity for that battery. e.g. 80 Ah
2.
Charge the battery until the State of Charge reads 100%. This indicates
the battery is fully charged.
3.
Stop charging the battery. i.e. remove the 240V power.
4.
Switch on loads (e.g. lights, TV etc.) until the battery is being discharged
at 10% – 20% capacity rate.
e.g. If you have an 80 Ah battery, 10% of 80 is 8, 20% of 80 is 16.
So, adjust the loads until the battery current
reads between 8A and 16A.
Note: When discharged at the 20% rate, the discharge time will be
approximately 5 hours. At the 10% rate, the discharge time will be
approximately 10 hours.
5.
Wait until the battery has gone flat.
If you are using the DRIFTER with a Geniusseries power supply or a
SETEC STseries power supply, this will not damage the battery. Those
power supplies have a low voltage disconnect which protects the battery
from discharging to a damaging level. With these products the flat battery
state will be indicated by the battery current dropping to zero and there being
no power to lights etc.
If using with a power supply without a low voltage cutout, you must monitor
the battery voltage
and, when it reaches 10.5 V, turn off the loads.
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When the loads are turned off, or when the lowvoltage disconnect has been
activated, the battery voltage will increase slightly—this is normal.
6.
View the Battery Capacity parameter—it will have been updated to a new
value. This new value is likely to be different to what was initially entered,
but it is a better estimate of the actual battery capacity.
7.
Repeat steps 2 to 5 once or twice more.
8.
The capacitylearning process is now complete.
Connectors
At the rear of the DRIFTER are two connectors. The connector type and pin
functions are defined in Tables 2 and 3 below.
Connector: Phoenix Contact MCV1.5/5G3.5 or equivalent
Pin
Signal
Description
1
+Vs
Batteryvoltage positive sense line
2
+Ve PWR
+12V connection to power the DRIFTER
3
0V PWR
0V connection to power the DRIFTER
4
Is
Batterycurrent sense resistor, negative connection
5
+Is
Batterycurrent sense resistor, positive connection
Table 2: 5way Connector
Connector: Phoenix Contact MCV1.5/9G3.5 or equivalent
Pin
Signal
Description
1
PUMP OUT
Positive connection of water pump
2
PUMP +12V +12V supply for water pump
3
RB_B
Remote battery/load disconnect
4
RB_A
Remote battery/load disconnect
5
0V
Common 0V
6
T4
Tanklevel sensor 4
7
T3
Tanklevel sensor 3
8
T2
Tanklevel sensor 2
9
T1
Tanklevel sensor 1
Table 3: 9way Connector
Note: The digit '1' is moulded into the rear of the Drifter case beside each
connector, indicating the location of pin 1.
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Installing The DRIFTER
Personnel
Installation is to be carried out only by suitably qualified personnel.
Installation Environment
The DRIFTER should be located indoors where it will not be subject to water or
other liquid spills or splashes.
In addition, for the temperature display to be usefully accurate, the DRIFTER
should be located where it will not be subject to hot or cold drafts. e.g. above a
kettle is an undesirable location from both a moisture and temperature
perspective.
Mounting
The DRIFTER is supplied with a mounting bracket for attaching to the wall.
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Mounting screws should be proud of the bracket by more than 1.8mm in
order to allow the DRIFTER to fit on the bracket.
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The access hole to the wall cavity must be similarly sized to that in the
bracket to provide clearance for the connectors at the back of the
DRIFTER.
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See Figure 1 for details.
When wiring is completed and the connectors are mated to the unit, fit the
DRIFTER as detailed in Figure 2.
If it is ever necessary to remove the DRIFTER from its mounting bracket, follow
the instructions in Figure 3.
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Figure 1: Mounting Bracket Details
80 mm
42 mm
47 mm
5.2 mm
1.8 mm
MAX
Screw head
clearance for
mounting
screws
Battery Shunt Wiring
Important: To keep track of the battery capacity, this product needs to able to measure ALL current into and out of the
battery.
This is achieved by connecting a currentsensing shunt between the battery negative terminal and all 0V connections.
This connection arrangement is shown in Figure 4 below.
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Water Tank Level Wiring
(a) Empty the water from the tank(s)
(b) Choose a suitable side of the tank where the levelsensing bungs can be located.
(c) Drill the required holes as shown in Figure 5 below.
(d) Fit the four bungs to the holes as detailed in Figure 6. Pay particular attention to which bung goes into which hole,
matching the wire colours as shown in Figure 6.
(e) Connect the pump and remote on/off switch as detailed in Figure 7 (assuming Setec STIII series power supply is
used). If used with other power supplies, connect according to Figure 8.
(f) Connect the watertank sensors as detailed in Figure 9.
(g) Fill the tank(s) and check for water leaks around the bungs. Reseal as necessary.
(h) Test operation of water level sensors, water pump switch, and remote on/off switch.
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Ensure Water Tank is empty before proceeding.
Drill four (4) Ø10mm holes in Water Tank.
The bottom bung is to be located as close as practical to
the bottom of the tank.
The Top bung is to be located at desired height for 'Tank Full'
Indication, recommended height is ¾ full depth
Ø10mm
(x4 places)
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1
2
3
100 – 120
Recommended
Equal
Equal
Equal
Water Tank
Servicing
There are no internal user serviceable parts.
Specifications
Input Voltage:
8 – 15 Vdc
Battery Drain:
< 3 mA (backlight off, no USBattached device)
USB Output:
0.9 A max, charger only
Ambient Temperature:
0 C – 50 C
Size:
149 Wide x 85 High x 22 Deep
Aftersales Service
WARNING: Do not disassemble, modify, or repair the unit.
Doing so may result in electric shocks or fire.
Repairs and Aftersales Service
Consult your Setec dealer.
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Warranty Terms and Conditions
The benefits provided to you under this warranty are in addition to any other rights
or remedies you may have, as a consumer, under any other law which applies to
Setec Pty Ltd products. Setec Pty Ltd goods come with guaranties that cannot be
excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement
or refund for major failure and for compensation for any reasonably foreseeable
loss or damage. You are entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the
goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major
failure.
Under this warranty Setec Pty Ltd agrees to repair or replace, at our cost, the
product purchased by you in Australia if the product does not perform in
accordance with the manufacturer's specifications during the period of this
warranty.
The DRIFTER warranty is valid for a period of one year from the original date of
purchase. Please retain your proof of purchase, as this will need to be provided
should you wish to claim under this warranty.
To be able to claim under this warranty you must
(a) Ensure the product is installed by a suitably qualified person and is installed in
accordance with this Owner's Manual and any applicable Australian Standard.
(b) The product must be operated in accordance with the instructions detailed in
this manual.
(c) The product must be maintained in accordance with the instructions detailed in
this manual.
What is excluded from this warranty? Cover for any damage, malfunction or
failure resulting from incorrect installation, accidental damage, misuse, abuse,
tampering, unauthorised repairs, unauthorised modification by any person,
corrosive environment, or infestation by insects or vermin are excluded under this
warranty and Setec Pty Ltd accept no liability for the same.
How to make a claim under this warranty.
(a) Contact Setec Pty Ltd on 03 9213 8400, or your Setec dealer, to obtain return
authorisation.
(b) Package the product adequately to prevent any further damage, and send the
product to location provided when you received your return authorisation.
(c) Please include with the product, proof of purchase, a detailed description of
the fault, and your contact details.
Setec Pty Ltd may seek reimbursement of any costs incurred by them if a product
is found to be in good working order.
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