
158 KENR8601
Troubleshooting Section
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Illustration 84
System Schema tic For Spare Fault Inp uts
A spare fault inform s the ope rat or of an undesirable
condition (fault) that exists. The spare inputs
are programmed into the GSC+P to meet the
requirements of the customer or application. An
active spare input causes an alarm fault or a
shutdown fault . For program ming of the spa re inp u ts,
refer to System Operation, “Spare Input/Output
Programming OP6”. The programmer (customer,
operator or service personnel) should make a note
of the actual conditions that cause an SP fault code
to be shown on the upper display. The GSC+P does
not diagnose the spare inputs. Spare faults are not
recorded in the fault log.
The GSC+P treats an active input state as a fault.
TheactivestatecanbeprogrammedontheGSC+P
as an active high or as an active low. The factory
default is active low. A n active high is within the range
of +5 DCV to + battery. If the input remains floating,
the GSC+P pulls up the input voltage to 10.5 DCV. In
this case, the input is treated as an active high. An
example of a floating input would be an open switch.
An active low voltage on the input would measure the
same as (“BATT-”).
When a spare fault occurs, the GSC+P determines
the type of fault. There are two types of faults: alarm
and shutdown. Then, the G SC+P FLASHES the
correspondin g fault alarm in dicator or fault shut down
indicator. The SP fault code is immediately shown on
the upper display for a shutdown fault. For an alarm
fault, the alarm codes key is pressed first. Then, the
SP fault code is shown on the upper disp lay. After a
spare fault is corrected or a spare fault is not present,
the SP fault code is no longer shown on the upper
display.
Ta bl e 2 4
Spare Fault Codes
Spare
Fault Code
GSC+P
Connector
Pin
Terminal
Strip
Related
Setpoints
(1)
SP1
Spare Fault 1
23
N/A S P01, SP02,
SP03
SP2
Spare Fault 2
24
N/A S P04, SP05,
SP06
SP3
Spare Fault 3
25
N/A S P07, SP08,
SP09
SP4
Spare Fault 4
29
N/A S P10, SP11,
SP12
(1)
Refer to Systems Operation, “Spare Input/Output Programming
OP6”.
SP fault codes are associated with the spare inputs.
The SP fault code that is shown o n th e upper display
identifies the spare input that caused the alarm fault
or the shutdown fault. The spare inputs are accessed
on the terminal s trip within the control panel on an
inside wall.
When an SP fault code is showing on the upper
display, check the notes which were made by the
service personnel in order to determine the cause.
The spare fault inputs can be used with the factory
installed options and the cus to mer installed options.
The following items are the factory options for the
spare fault input: ground fault, low fuel level, high
fuel level, high generator winding temp erature, and
high generator bearing temperature. Each of the se
options will include a dedicated indicator and a label
on the custom alarm module.
Troubleshooting Procedure
In order to troubleshoot spare faults, use the following
general procedure.
1. Check for obvious causes which are related to the
device that is responsible for the spare fault.
2. Verify that the programming of the spare fault
(alarm or shutdown) is appropriate for the
application.
3. Check the function of the responsible device.
Reset the fault by turning the Engine Control
Switch (ECS) to the OFF/RESET position. Verify
that the fault is still present.
4. Disconnect the responsible device from the spare
fault input and verify if the fault still exists.