Sollatek Fridgeguard, Faxguard, Hivoltguard, Voltguard, Commsguard Instruction Manual

THE SOLLATEK GUARD RANGE

Instruction manual

Important: This manual contains important safety instructions.

Keep this manual handy for reference.

FRIDGEGUARD VOLTGUARD

COMMSGUARD FAXGUARD

HIVOLTGUARD SPIKEGUARD

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THE SOLLATEK GUARD RANGE

The Sollatek Guard range prevents damage to equipment
from over and under voltage levels of any duration. They
work by disconnecting power when voltage levels exceed set
parameters. Reconnection takes place when power returns
inside set parameters for a pre-set period.

Fully automatic in operation. All these products provide
power-back surge protection as standard by their in-built
start-up delay* and voltage monitoring.

Additionally, all models include surge and spike protection.

Contents

Comparison chart p.4-5

Power problems p.6-7

The Sollatek FridgeGuard p.8-9

The Sollatek VoltGuard p.10-11

The Sollatek CommsGuard p.12-13

The Sollatek FaxGuard p.14-15

The Sollatek HiVoltGuard p.16-17

The Sollatek SpikeGuard p.18-19

INTRODUCTION

Without doubt, power interruptions cause major problems for
home and business computing. An unpredictable power
supply can lead to worrying problems events such as surges,
spikes, brownouts and utility failures. If any of these should
occur, there’s a strong chance you will suffer from loss of
critical data, lowered productivity and even damage to your
expensive equipment.

All electrical and electronic equipment, connected to the
mains supply is at risk of being damaged from spikes, surges,
lightning, brown-outs, power-cuts (blackouts), power back
surges, and over-voltage.

Sollatek encompasses a wide range of power protection
products for use in many different industries where clean,
regulated mains power is critical to their continued
operation.

For more information on our range of power protection
products, contact us now.

SOLLATEK (UK) LTD

UNIT 10 POYLE 14 INDUSTRIAL ESTATE,
NEWLANDS DRIVE, POYLE,
SLOUGH SL3 0DX,
UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: International [phone] National 01753 688300
Fax: International [phone] National 01753 685306
E-mail: [e-mail]
www.sollatek.com

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* Spikeguard and Commsguard do not have start-up delay.

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SOLLATEK PRODUCT RANGE
COMPARISON CHART

The following chart gives an overview of most of the Sollatek
range of products and the protection they offer.

Spike RFI Over Brownout Basic Power Power-back Telecom surge/ Amps Single Three Connection

/surge Voltage Lightning Cuts surges spike & lightning Phase Phase

HivoltGuard ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 ✓ Plug/socket
FridgeGuard ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 ✓ Plug/socket
VoltGuard ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 ✓ Plug/socket
Automatic Voltage Switcher AVS13 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 13 ✓ Plug/socket
Automatic Voltage Switcher AVS13L ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 13 ✓ Plug/socket
Automatic Voltage Switcher AVS15 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 15 ✓ Plug/socket
Automatic Voltage Switcher AVS30 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 30 ✓ Direct wiring
Energy Saving Protector ESP30 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 30 ✓ Direct wiring
Automatic Voltage Switcher AVS100 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 100 ✓ Direct wiring
FaxGuard ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 ✓ Plug/socket+data
Automatic Voltage Switcher AVS303 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 23 to 1250 ✓ 3 phase
Automatic Voltage Switcher AVS3P-03 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ unlimited ✓ 3 phase
In line Surge protector ISP ✓ ✓ 10 ✓ IEC
Surge plug ✓ ✓ 13 ✓ 13 Amp plug
Surge strip ✓ ✓ 13 ✓ Plug/socket
SpikeGuard ✓ ✓ 13 ✓ Plug/socket
PureAC ✓ ✓ ✓ 3 to 13 ✓ Plug/socket
Distribution Surge protector DSP3 ✓ ✓ unlimited ✓ Direct wiring
LineGuard ✓ data only
CommsGuard ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Plug/socket+data
Sollatek Voltage Switcher SVS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 1 to 75 ✓ Plug/socket+Direct wiring
Sollatek Voltage Switcher SVS (ER) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 1 to 15 ✓ Plug/socket
Automatic Voltage Regulator AVR ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 1 to 400 ✓ Plug/socket+Direct wiring
Automatic Voltage Regulator AVR (ER) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 1 to 10 ✓ Plug/socket
Automatic Voltage Regulator (3 phase) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 20 to 700/phase ✓ 3 phase
Ultima UPS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 1 to 20 ✓ IEC
Optima UPS ✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ 1 to 20 ✓ IEC

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POWER PROBLEMS
AND THEIR ASSOCIATED CAUSES

All electrical and electronic equipment, connected to the
mains supply is at risk of being damaged from spikes, surges,
lightning, brown-outs, power-cuts (blackouts), power back
surges, and over-voltage. The following is a summary of the
main types of power problems, causes and how these affect
electrical and electronic equipment.

Spikes/Surge: Very short, (one millisecond) event of very

high surge in voltage to thousands of volts and amps. Spikes
are common in all parts of the world and repeated exposure to spikes
will damage electronic equipment and corrupt data.
What causes it? Switching on/off of nearby equipment, lightning,
motors starting etc.

RFI (Radio Frequency Interference)/Noise: High frequency

disturbances that occur within a short period of time
(milliseconds). RFI & noise are very common in all parts of the world
and are the main cause of data corruption.
What causes it? Generated by high frequency noise from nearby
equipment like TV, radio equipment, transmitters, mobile phones,
switching on/off of certain loads, fluorescent lights, motor speed
controls, light dimmers.

Over-Voltage: Long duration (milliseconds, seconds, minutes,

hours or days) rise in the voltage above acceptable limits.
Depending on the level of the over-voltage, the damage can be
instantaneous, severe and irreparable.
What causes it? On return of mains supply after power cuts, under­sized utility oscillating between periods of brown-outs and over-voltage
or accidental (e.g. accidental connection between two phases).

Brown-Out: Long duration of low voltage (milliseconds to

seconds, minutes, hours or days). Very common in parts of
the world especially where the power utilities are over-stretched.
Prolonged and frequent brownouts cause the equipment to malfunction

or not work at all. Repeated episodes are certain to cause damage.
Motors and compressors (and therefore fridges, freezers, coolers, air­conditioners and pumps) are especially at risk. In time, damage is
certain.
What causes it? Most commonly an over-stretched utility, especially in
areas of poor power distribution infra-structure and remote areas.
Common in dry seasons where water is used for electricity generation.

Basic Lightning: Direct or nearby strikes can cause minor

problems or severe disturbances and damage. Lightning
produces spikes/surges, over-voltage or power cuts.
What causes it? The surge is generated by either a direct hit, or
indirectly striking underground or overhead lines and transmitting high
surges to connected equipment in nearby buildings.

Power-cuts: Common in many countries in the world,

especially in areas of frequent voltage problems. Sudden loss
of power can cause damage ranging from corruption of data to
mechanical faults as equipment is stopped while in operation.
What causes it? Power or sub station failure, breakdown in the
distribution network, or simply a plug being pulled out accidentally.

Power-Back Surges: These typically occur when power

returns after a power-cut and connected equipment receives
a surge of electricity at an over-voltage level, which can be very
damaging (see above).
What causes it? Power back surges are created by the utility, when it
restores supply at an above normal voltage in order to compensate for
the demand as connected equipment re-starts simultaneously.

Telecom surges, spikes and lightning: Short term, high

voltage and current phenomena occurring on the telephone
lines. Can cause irreparable damage to any piece of equipment
connected to the incoming line. The telephone line itself may even be
damaged or destroyed in severe cases.
What causes it? Telecom spikes are caused by lightning striking either
the telephone line directly or an object near it.