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The following table shows details of the fuse(s)                                                      ELECTRICS
located at the Leisure battery. See also 3.4A

     Fuse   Rating   Fuse                            Description
                    Colour
Battery 1  20 Amps          Fuse remotely located near battery
Battery 2  20 Amps  Yellow  Fuse remotely located near battery 2 (where fitted)

                    Yellow

3.6 Solar Charge Management                        If the water pump power is turned on and the
                                                   waste water level rises to full (100%) a warning
The EC601/651 PSU incorporates a built-in          beep will be heard and a message will be
solar charge management feature, which will        displayed on the control panel. To cancel the
monitor the input from a separate solar panel      warning, press the select button.
and regulator. The Solar Active symbol will be
displayed on the control panel when there is       These warnings will not be repeated unless the
an amount of energy available to charge the        water pump power switch is turned off and on
leisure or vehicle batteries.                      again. This is to ensure the warning does not
                                                   become a nuisance.
The voltage and current produced from the
regulator can be viewed on the multi-function      The Swift Command App can be used to
display by selecting the Solar Power menu          control this feature.
item. Depending on the charge state of the
batteries, the solar power will be directed        3.9 Water Tank Heaters (frost protection)
to the required battery or batteries, and be       Operation
continuously monitored to ensure optimum
operation. A maximum of 150w of Solar              The EC651 features the ability to switch on
Charge can be managed in this way                  water tank heaters to provide frost protection
                                                   for the fresh and waste tanks. (Tank heaters
3.7 Mains Charging                                 are not normally fitted when those tanks are
                                                   inboard) The tank heater symbol is displayed
The EC651 PSU incorporates a smart charge          on the control panel when this feature is
feature, which monitors both leisure and           enabled. The tank heaters will only operate if
vehicle batteries and automatically adjusts and    there is over 25% in the relevant water tank
directs the charger power (and solar power if a    and the external temperature sensor detects
solar panel is installed) to maintain the leisure  that the temperature falls below 2 degrees C.
and vehicle batteries at an optimal level.         If the temperature rises above this level the
                                                   heaters will be switched off but the feature will
3.8 Water Pump Operation                           remain on.

The EC620 control panel pump button                3.10 AC Current Limiter Operation
operates the internal water pump drawing
water from an internal tank if fitted, or an       The EC600 system features a 230V current
external container when no internal tank           monitoring system which allows the mains
is fitted. The water tanks (fresh & waste)         hook up current to be displayed on the control
incorporate a level warning feature to warn the    panel. The resolution of this reading is 0.5A.
user when the fresh water level drops below        A current limit setting can be activated which
25% or when the waste water level reaches          if reached will switch off the electric elements
100%.                                              in the heating system, until such time as
                                                   the current drops and the elements will be
If the water pump power is turned on and           switched back on. An example of this is if a
the fresh water level drops to below 25% a         kettle was to be operated whilst the heating
warning beep will be heard and a message will      was on and the current limit was reached then
be displayed on the control panel. To cancel       the heater electric element would be
the warning, press the select button.

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