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Used GA-90 Remote Start/Stop Circuit

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by Dennis Vinas
(Batavia, IL. USA)

We acquired a used GA-90 SN: AIF .079712 a couple of months ago. I installed the compressor and coupled the outlet port to 2-250 gallon air-holding tanks (in parallel) and output to a brand new Atlas Copco FX-15 Air Dryer. Compressor has been running seamlessly since I first started it in mid-August/2016.

Ga 90 Remote Start/stop Circuit Diagram
Ga 90 Remote Start/stop Circuit Diagram
Ga 90 Remote Start/stop Circuit
Ga 90 Remote Start/stop Circuit

I ran a remote Start/Stop, E-stop station outside of the compressor room. In remote mode, I can start the compressor but it won’t put out any air. I switched back to Local control mode and the compressor puts out air normally as before.

Can anyone tell me what I am missing?

I have attached a screenshot drawing for the start/stop and E-stop circuit I added. The E-stop has 2 normally closed contact blocks. The Start push button was initially a momentary NO contact block because the book says not to use a maintained-action button. I switched that to a maintained NO contact when I noticed on my first attempt to start that as soon as I released the start button, the compressor stops.

Do I need remote load and unload feedback to the control unit as well?

Thank you for taking the time to read through this.

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Remote Start – Stop
by: Doug in s.d.ca

I suspect your last sentence is your answer.

But I can’t really read the drawings – too compressed.

Perhaps you can upload less compressed images?

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Remote Start/Stop
by: Dennis

Atlas Copco GA-90 stops using its resident Load/Unload Pressure Switch as soon as it is set for Remote Start/Stop so I had to put in a pressure switch with a deadband of 85 PSI and a switch point of 107 PSI downstream of the Air Dryer, right before air flows to the rest of the building.

The E-stop circuit (2-chains; 120VAC and 24VAC) stays active in any mode; Local or Remote control. I would have uploaded my .pdf schematic but the site only supports photos.

(This site now accepts a variety of uploads – moderator)


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