Safety Connector 6105.50 problems

Crypsis

Crypsis

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I just set up a back up power system. I'm using a 12v deep cycle marine battery with a battery charger, a Tunze multi controller 7095, a nano stream 6055 and the safety connector 6105.5. I was planning on adding two or three more 6055's to this system and maybe another battery, but I'm having trouble with the Tunze safety connector.

When the power goes out there's an audible clicking sound from the safety connector and the pumps power lights turn off ( the four green lights and yellow power percentage indicating lights on the multi controller) while the top lights, pulse and interval stay on and run off my battery.

The same thing happens when the power comes back on. To restore power to my 6055, I wiggle around the fuse on the safety connector and all the lights come back on, on the multi controller.

Anyone have any ideas why my safety connector keeps tripping off.

Thanks

Merlin
 
That is odd, I would unscrew the fuse and be sure it is secure. If that doesn't fix it we should exchange it, it sounds like the fuse is loose or the relay may be faulty.
 
I've played around with the fuse and can't seem to get it to work.

I don't understand how the multi controller gets partial power, it seems like it would be all or nothing with a bad relay.

Let me know where I should send it.
 
I really don't have an answer either, the multicontroller needs 8V to run, my guess is there is some sort of loose connection somewhere, I guessed the relay due to the loud click.

Send it to- Tunze USA, 305 Victor St, Austin TX 78753, include a print of this thread with your return address and I will just replace it for a new one.
 
Roger, I seem to be having this exact same issue with my newly purchased safety connector. The Interval and pulse lights come on during a power outage, but I get not power to my 6101. I've tried playing around with the fuse but have had no luck.
 
The only difference with my situation than the one mentioned above is that I do not here any clicking noise when power is out. My lights for the percentage of power(on the multicontroller) also will not come on for at least 10 minutes after power has been restored.
 
How long are you guys waiting for the pumps to start running? With mine, the controller goes into feed mode when power is lost before running on battery. Bottom 4 leds go out as normal for feed mode. Once the timer expires, the pump starts running.

Roger, I think you need to look into this. I've seen a few people now report the same thing. Maybe its intentional to prevent a switchover in the case of a brief power glitch? (just a guess).
 
I have only used the safety connector with the single controller. I have seen some reports that with the multicontroller the pump will go into foodtimer mode when the power switches over. In 5-10 minutes the pump should come on. I suspect it is a glitch in the controller caused by a momentary loss of power. It is not intentional but we really have no solution and I don't see it as a major issue, the foodtimer only lasts a 5-10 minutes and then normal operation will resume. As for the charger, I have no answer for that, I would double check your polarity for the pump connection and the charger connection but the charger should be connected directly to the battery and would not be influenced by the safety connector. If something is wrong it would be an issue with the charger itself. I know that my charger tends to give erroneous read outs for a moment such as battery fully charged when it is actually nearly empty or vice versa and after a few seconds it gives a proper read out.
 
Roger, the multicontroller does go into feed mode when the power goes out. It stayed off for 10 minutes, but then the power head kicked on.
 
I will see what can be done to solve this, I know Mr. Tunze and Mr. Michele are aware of the problem. At the time I asked they said they had no immediate solution and didn't have the time immediately to solve it, I will see if I can find a solution on my end.
 
I dont think the delay caused by the feed timer is any big deal. It just causes some confusion the 1st time you are testing the battery backup and dont know about it.

What I would rather see changed it for the pump to just run full speed and ignore the multi controller settings when running on battery.
 
I'm getting the food timer problem using a single controller when it kicks over to battery power.

I agree with sjm817, I'd also like to see the pump run full speed at 12v than using the controller settings.
 
I don't think that that would be possible outside of manually disconnecting the controller when that is possible. I have not had the single controller actuate the foodtimer in my tests, I will work on it.
 
Out of curiosity, I unplugged my 6055 a bunch of times this morning. In one case, the pump did shut off while on battery, but the 'Pump on' light on the single controller stayed on. For the other 10 times I unplugged it, the 'Pump on' light just flickered but the pump stayed on.
 
I have 2 6055's, each running on separate single controllers. When I plug the battery into one and shut off power, it goes into the feeding function. When I plug the battery into the other 6055, it does not go into the feed function and runs without any hesitation.

Roger, could there be anything different either in the 7091 or 6055 model runs? I did not purchase these at the same time.
 
It would be the controller or safety connector that is the culprit and not the pump. I lean toward the safety connector, likely their is a brief delay in switching to the battery that activates the foodtimer.
 
FYI, I tried a 7091 with the battery backup. Same as the 7095. It goes into feed mode when it switches. Not a big deal, just thought I'd pass it along.

BTW, I tested my 30AH battery backup on the 6101 while doing some maintenance. It was still running after 24 hr. It should last ~ 30 hr, but I had to hook things back up.
 
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