GSC100 Autostart Controller

Portables/Residential/Light Commercial

The GSC100 Series is a low cost, full-featured autostart for small generator installations. Factory-fixed settings prevent unauthorized field tampering. The GSC100 is conformally coated to protect against the elements and carries a 5-year warranty. The unit is supplied as a circuit card to be mounted within a customer supplied panel with appropriate labeling.

Non-Adjustable Settings

  • Crank Disconnect (20Hz)
  • Overspeed (69Hz)
  • Crank Tries (3)
  • Crank/Rest (10s)

General Fault Conditions

  • Low Oil
  • High Engine Temperature
  • Overcrank
  • Overspeed
  • Underspeed (53Hz)
  • Low Battery Voltage (11V)

Not In Auto
NOT-IN-AUTO LED will illuminate when the external AUTO/OFF/TEST switch is not in AUTO.

Failure Inputs
Close to +BAT or to Ground.

Speed Signal
Accepts up to 300VAC, 60Hz from Direct Generator Output.

Time Delay Engine Start (TDES)
Provides a delay (10s) before the engine is started.

Optional Cool-Down Period
Wire jumper (2 mins).

SPECIFICATIONS

Operating Voltage

  • 5 to 16VDC continuous
  • Standby Current Draw: 8mA at 12VDC
  • Reverse battery protected
  • Surge withstand: 1500V for 250μS

Operating Temperature
  • Controller Function: -40 to +85ūC

Physical
  • Dimensions: 4.0”H x 4.0”W x 0.47”D
  • Weight: 0.15 lb

Speed Sensing
  • Generator Output: Up to 300VAC  (no external transformer required)

Failure Inputs
  • Low oil pressure switch failure* (closed on failure)
  • High engine temp failure* (closed on failure)

*Failure inputs can close to either +battery or ground. All failure inputs are ignored for a period of 15 seconds at engine startup.

Outputs

  • Fuel & Crank
    • - 1A relays
    • - Switched to battery positive

Short circuit & overload protection on annunciation outputs (rated 300ma max).

Connectors
  • Main control mating plug: Dual Row Plug 2x7 Molex 39-01-2140
  • Annunciator mating plug: Dual Row Plug 2x5 Molex 39-01-2100