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Appendix c, Low ambient option — factory installed – Bryant 569J User Manual

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APPENDIX C

Low Ambient Option — Factory Installed

Units with the factory installed low ambient option are

equipped with a Motormaster

R

solid--state head pressure

control which regulates fan speed. A temperature sensor,

mounted on circuit 1 of the outdoor coil (see Figs. 44

through 47) controls the speed of approved outdoor fan

motors in order to maintain a constant head pressure in the

outdoor coil. The control maintains the appropriate head

pressure at low ambient temperatures down to --20_F

(--28_C).

Wind baffles are required to prevent wind cross currents

from causing abnormally low condensing temperatures.

Use 20--gauge sheet metal to fabricate wind baffles (see

Fig. 48 and Table 15).

Operation —

Fan on/off control in cooling--only units (569J) is provided

by an outdoor fan relay (OFR).

In cooling mode, fan motor speed of outdoor motors

OFM1 and OFM3 is regulated by the speed control

temperature sensor on outdoor coil 1 for a minimum coil

condensing temperature of approximately 100_F (38_C)

at higher outdoor ambient temperature and 80_F (27_C) at

lower ambient. Additionally, outdoor fan motor OFM2

and OFM4 are turned on/off by the low ambient

temperature switch, LAS, operating the low ambient relay

(LAR). The LAS control temperatures are open 42_F +/--

5_F, close 57_F +/-- 5_F (open 5.5_C +/-- 2.8_C, close

13.9_C +/-- 2.8_C).

To override the speed control for full fan speed operation

during service or maintenance, either:

a. remove sensor and place in hot water >120_F

(>49_C), or

b. rewire to bypass control by connecting speed

control input and output power wires.

Troubleshooting —

OBSERVATION

POSSIBLE REMEDY

Fans won’t start

All fans:

Check power & wiring

Check outdoor fan relay (OFR)

OFM1, OFM3 only:

Check speed control sensor location

Check speed sensor resistance

OFM2, OFM4 only:

Check low ambient switch (LAS)

Check low ambient relay (LAR)

Cooling --- Center outdoor

fans (OFM2, OFM4) off

below approximately 60_F

(16_C) outdoor ambient.

Normal operation

Cooling --- Center outdoor

fans (OFM2, OFM4) not on

above approximately 60_F

(16_C) outdoor ambient

Check low ambient switch (LAS)

Check low ambient relay (LAR)

Cooling --- Slow fan speed

for outer fans (OFM1,

OFM3) at start or during

low outdoor ambient

Normal operation

Cooling --- Slow fan speed

for outer fans (OFM1,

OFM3) above 85_F (29_F)

outdoor ambient (should

be full speed)

Check speed control sensor location

Check speed control sensor

resistance

Check fan motor capacitor

Cooling --- motor current

into speed control is

greater than motor name-

plate FLA

Normal operation

Up to 30% higher A at partial speed

at low ambient

Speed Control Sensor Resistance —

TEMPERATURE

RESISTANCE

_

F +/---2_F_

_

C +/---1C

Ohms, nominal

---22

---30

88350

---4

---20

48485

14

---10

27650

32

0

16325

50

10

9950

68

20

6245

77

25

5000

86

30

4028

104

40

2663

122

50

1801

140

60

1244

158

70

876

569J