Testing38 CBC-8000 capacitor bank control installation and operation instructions MN916001EN—October 2018 Eaton.comTestingExplosion hazard.Move a safe distance away from the capacitor bank afterpressing the CLOSE button on the control.Failure to do so may result in severe personal injury ordeath. C1104.0Explosion hazard.Move a safe distance away from the capacitor bank afterpressing the TRIP button on the control.Failure to do so may result in severe personal injury ordeath. C1103.0Testing an installed controlPerform the following steps to verify that the control isoperating properly:1. Verify the capacitor bank is tripped (open).2. Open the door of the control.3. Verify that the control front panel is operating bypressing any button to reactivate the backlit LCD display.4. Check the operational values for currents, voltages, andother metering information.Note: Scroll through the LCD display messages by pressingthe (Up) arrow and (Down) arrow underneath theLCD display on the programming panel.5. Verify that the AC POWER LED is illuminated on thecontrol operator panel. This LED indicates the presenceof AC power (Figure 7).6. Verify that the CONTROL OK LED is illuminated on thecontrol operator panel.Note: The control includes a feature that turns off the backlitLCD display after 5 minutes of inactivity at the frontpanel (no buttons pressed). Pressing any button onthe front panel will turn the LCD backlight on.7. Press the MANUAL button on the front panel to placethe control in Manual mode.8. Press the CLOSE button to close the capacitor bank.9. Verify that the capacitor bank is closed.10. If the capacitor bank closed correctly, press the TRIPbutton to trip the capacitor bank.11. Verify that the capacitor bank is tripped (open).12. Leave the capacitor bank tripped and press the REMOTEor AUTO button on the front panel to place the controlinto Remote or Automatic mode.13. Close the door of the control and secure the latch.Removing the control from serviceThe control can be taken out of service and placed back intoservice without de-energizing the capacitor bank andinterrupting the system.However, during the time the control is out of service, thecapacitor bank is inoperative.The following sections describe how to remove the CBC-8000 control from service:• Removing a socket mount control from service• Removing a pole mount control from service• Removing a panel mount control from serviceRemoving a socket mount control from servicePerform the following steps to remove a socket mountcontrol from service:1. Open the door of the control.2. Press the MANUAL button on the front panel to placethe control in Manual mode.3. Press the TRIP button to trip (open) the capacitor bank.Explosion hazard.Move a safe distance away from the capacitor bank afterpressing the TRIP button on the control.Failure to do so may result in severe personal injury ordeath. C1103.04. Verify that the capacitor bank is tripped (open).5. Disconnect power from the control.6. If the control is connected to an external communicationdevice, disconnect the communication cable from theSelectComm communication module.7. Gently pull on the top of the control to disconnect thetop blades from the socket.8. Gently pull on the bottom of the control to disconnectthe bottom blades from the socket.