MAX Power VIP 150 Electric Retractable Thruster - Manual (Page 13)

VIP 150, 12/24V with Electronic Controller . 25/12/05
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4.7.3 Thrusting "Left" or "Right":
a) Use joystick to thrust either left or right.
b) Please note that it is only possible to thrust left or right when thruster is detected to be
fully down.
c) The thruster controller provides a time delay between left and right thrust in order to
avoid rapid direction changes, but no delay when thrusting to same side.
4.7.4 Overheat Alarm & Shut-Down:
a) If the thruster motor overheats the "On" LED will flash with one-second intervals until
the motor has cooled down.
b) During this overheat condition one has a total of ten seconds of actual use (left &
right thrust) of the thruster, after which it will not be possible to continue thrusting in
either direction.
c) The thruster must then be raised by pushing the "Up" push button. Once thruster is
detected to be fully up the system will automatically switch off.
d) After this overheat shut down it will not be possible to switch "On" the system again
until the thruster motor has cooled down.
4.7.5 General:
a) If the thruster unit is in the "Up" position and has not been used for a period of ten
minutes, the unit will automatically switch off. Before automatically switching off the
unit will warn you by beeping once, followed by a second beep a few seconds later,
after which the unit switches off.
b) In order to isolate the power circuit of the thruster motor each time the control circuit is
switched off, one would need to install an electric battery isolator, as advised by Max
Power (see " Wiring Diagram " in the back of this manual for more detail).
c) When electronic control box is powered up and "Up" position detector is not detected,
the "Up" LED will start flashing and the buzzer will beep once every second. The "Up"
push-button should then be pressed until unit is detected to be fully "Up". After which
the buzzer will beep twice and the system will be switched off automatically.