DANLERS TWSW Installation guide

Brand
DANLERS
Model
TWSW
Type
Installation guide

DANLERS TWSW: Twilight switch for outdoor applications, with IP66 rating, suitable for surface mounting. It is used to control lighting loads based on ambient light levels, ensuring that they turn on during hours of darkness.

Key Features:

  • Simple installation via pre-formed mounting holes.
  • Adjustable lux threshold for customizing the desired switching point.
  • Wide compatibility with various load types, including resistive, fluorescent, electronic transformers, and LED drivers.
  • Extended warranty coverage of 5 years from the date of manufacture.
  • Optional manual wall switch for overriding the automatic operation and turning off the lights manually.

DANLERS TWSW: Twilight switch for outdoor applications, with IP66 rating, suitable for surface mounting. It is used to control lighting loads based on ambient light levels, ensuring that they turn on during hours of darkness.

Key Features:

  • Simple installation via pre-formed mounting holes.
  • Adjustable lux threshold for customizing the desired switching point.
  • Wide compatibility with various load types, including resistive, fluorescent, electronic transformers, and LED drivers.
  • Extended warranty coverage of 5 years from the date of manufacture.
  • Optional manual wall switch for overriding the automatic operation and turning off the lights manually.
Installation notes
DANLERS Limited, Vincients Road, CHIPPENHAM, Wiltshire, SN14 6NQ, UK.
Telephone: +44 (0)1249 443377 Fax: +44 (0)1249 443388
E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.danlers.co.uk
Company Registered Number 2570169 VAT Registration Number 543 5491 38
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Please call for more information or a free catalogue.
ThisproductconformstoBSEN60669-2-1andBSEN55015.
Pleaseensurethemostrecenteditionoftheappropriatelocalwiringregulationsareobserved
andsuitableprotectionisprovidede.g.a10ampcircuitbreakerandvoltagesurgeprotection.
Pleaseensurethatthisdeviceisdisconnectedfromthesupplyifaninsulationtestismade.
Thisproductiscoveredbyawarrantywhichextendsto5yearsfromthedateofmanufacture.
Precautions and Warranty
Twilight Switch
TWSW
DANLERSTWSWisIP66ratedandcanbesurfacemountedontoanexternal
wall.Itwillswitchalamploadonduringthehoursofdarkness.Thelightlevel
atwhichthelampwillswitchonandoffissetbyaluxadjuster.
Loading
The switch should only be connected to a 230V 50Hz AC supply. These
TWSW switches can switch up to:
6amps(1500W)ofresistiveloads.
6amps(1500W)ofuorescentloads.
3amps(750W)ofelectronicandwirewoundtransformerloads.
2amps(500W)ofCFL,2Dlamps,LEDDriversandLEDlampsandttings.
1amp(250W)offans
Minimumload2Wresistive,suitableformostenergysavinglamps,LEDs
andemergencyttings.
1. Pleasereadthesenotescarefullybeforecommencingwork.
Incaseofdoubtpleaseconsultaqualiedelectrician.
2. Theswitchshouldbesitedsuchthatitcanreceivemoredaylightthan
articiallight.Ensurethatanyarticiallightsarenottooclosetotheswitch
or shining into it.
3. Theswitchmustbemountedviathefourpre-formedholesonly,no
additional holes should be drilled through the enclosure.
4. Makesurethepowerisisolatedfromthecircuit.
5. The detector should be connected as shown in diagram A.
SL Switched Line out.
L Livein
N Neutral in
6. IMPORTANT-Replaceterminalcover.
7. Oncethewiringhasbeencompletedandveried,switchonthesupply
and test the operation.
25/11/15 INS236 TWSW
Variants
Lowvoltagevariantscanbesupplied,codedbythefollowingsufxes:
• 12VAC 12V-(acsupply)operation
• 12VDC 12V-(dcsupply)operation
• 24VAC 24V-(acsupply)operation
• 24VDC 24V-(dcsupply)operation
Variantswithbespoketimingscanbemanufacturedtospecialorder.
Troubleshooting
Thelampswitchesoffabout30secondsafteritswitcheson.
• ToomucharticiallightisenteringtheTwilightswitch.
Thelampswitchesontooearlyintheevening.
• MovetheLuxadjusterfurthertowardsclockwise.
Thelampswitchesontoolateintheevening.
• Movetheluxadjusterfurtheranticlockwise.
The TWSW stops working.
• Ensuretheunitismountedcorrectlysothatnowatercanenter.
Installation procedure
Lux
adjustment
spindle
Photocell
SL L N N
Status LED
Terminal
block
Terminal
block
safety cap
Locate safety cap pins
in the hole ‘L’ and second
‘N’ holes above the
termination screws
L
load
optional manual
wall switch for
overriding off
N
230 VAC
SL
N
TWSW
The LUX is best set up when the ambient light is at approximately the
levelatwhichyouwishthelampstoswitchonat.
1.Beforepoweringup-unscrewTWSWlid.
2.TurnLuxadjustmentspindlefullyclockwise(10lux).
3.IMPORTANT:BeforepoweringuptheTWSW-covertheterminal
blockwiththesafetycapprovided.Thetwopinslocateintothe
terminal block moulding (see diagram E).
4.PowerupTWSW.ThestatusLEDshouldbeilluminated.Ifthe
statusLEDisnotilluminatedwhenthespindleisfullyclockwise
thentheambientlightlevelistoolowtoinhibittheluxswitch.To
remedythiseitherrepositiontheswitchorsettheswitchinglevel
whenmoreambientlightisavailable.
5.SlidetheTWSWlidoverthephotocell(lightcell)sothatonlythe
statusLEDandLuxadjustmentspindlearevisible(diagramC).
6.GraduallyturnthespindleanticlockwiseuntiltheLEDturnsOFF
ensuring you are not standing in a position that casts a shadow
acrossthefrontfaceoftheTWSW.
7.TheloadshouldswitchONafterapproximately30seconds.
8. Site the TWSW so that the LED is not re-illuminated when the load
isONie.seeingthelightingloaditiscontrolling.
A: Wiring diagram
LUX
max min
10 LUX300 LUX
D: Lux adjustment
C: Setting the Lux switching threshold
Lux
adjustment
spindle
Photocell
SL L N N
Status LED
Terminal
block
Terminal
block
safety cap
Locate safety cap pins
in the hole ‘L’ and second
‘N’ holes above the
termination screws
Locate safety cap plastic
pins in the hole ‘L’ and
second ‘N’ holes above
the termination screws.
Press firmly to attach.
B: TWSW layout
E: Safety cap
Lux set-up Diagrams
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DANLERS TWSW Installation guide

Brand
DANLERS
Model
TWSW
Type
Installation guide

DANLERS TWSW: Twilight switch for outdoor applications, with IP66 rating, suitable for surface mounting. It is used to control lighting loads based on ambient light levels, ensuring that they turn on during hours of darkness.

Key Features:

  • Simple installation via pre-formed mounting holes.
  • Adjustable lux threshold for customizing the desired switching point.
  • Wide compatibility with various load types, including resistive, fluorescent, electronic transformers, and LED drivers.
  • Extended warranty coverage of 5 years from the date of manufacture.
  • Optional manual wall switch for overriding the automatic operation and turning off the lights manually.
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