General

Service Bulletin

Tracer™ CH530/CH531 Pluggable Connector System

Product Code: 0064 (PART)

ATTENTION: Warnings, Cautions, and Notices appear at appropriate sections throughout this literature. Read these
carefully:

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or
WARNING serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or
CAUTIONs moderate injury. It could also be used to alert against unsafe practices.

NOTICE: Indicates a situation that could result in equipment or property-damage only accidents.

SAFETY WARNING
Only qualified personnel should install and service the equipment. The installation, starting up, and servicing of heating, ventilating, and air-
conditioning equipment can be hazardous and requires specific knowledge and training. Improperly installed, adjusted or altered equipment
by an unqualified person could result in death or serious injury. When working on the equipment, observe all precautions in the literature and
on the tags, stickers, and labels that are attached to the equipment.

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 Trademarks
WARNING
All trademarks referenced in this document are the
Proper Field Wiring and Grounding trademarks of their respective owners.
Required!
Failure to follow code could result in death or serious Revision History
injury. All field wiring MUST be performed by qualified
personnel. Improperly installed and grounded field PART-SVB16C-EN (22 Jun 2015)
wiring poses FIRE and ELECTROCUTION hazards. To
avoid these hazards, you MUST follow requirements for • Part number and graphic updates
field wiring installation and grounding as described in
NEC and your local/state electrical codes. Introduction
The purpose of this bulletin is to advise field service
WARNING technicians of a change associated with Tracer™ CH530/
CH531 chiller controllers. This literature piece provides an
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) overview to the new system and illustrates the various
Required! components utilized in a typical system. This new
Installing/servicing this unit could result in exposure to connector system began to ship on La Crosse, Pueblo, and
electrical, mechanical and chemical hazards. Global Parts CH530/CH531 products in second quarter of
• Before installing/servicing this unit, technicians 2006.
MUST put on all PPE required for the work being This service bulletin is informational only and does not
undertaken (Examples; cut resistant gloves/sleeves, authorize any parts or labor.
butyl gloves, safety glasses, hard hat/bump cap, fall Typical product applications include La Crosse Simplex
protection, electrical PPE and arc flash clothing). and Duplex™ CenTraVac™ chiller products: CVHE, CVHF,
ALWAYS refer to appropriate Material Safety Data CVHG, CDHF, CDHG, Pueblo: RTAC, RTHD, CGWF, CCAF,
Sheets (MSDS)/Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and OSHA and Global Parts: Earthwise™ purge PRGD and CVRD
guidelines for proper PPE. chiller controllers. This bulletin does not address a safety
• When working with or around hazardous chemicals, concern, only a product change.
ALWAYS refer to the appropriate MSDS/SDS and The new connector system will be installed on units with
OSHA/GHS (Global Harmonized System of the following design sequence. Refer to digit 10 and 11 in
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals) guidelines the model number for the unit design sequence.
for information on allowable personal exposure -

levels, proper respiratory protection and handling CVHE - 4F and later

instructions. CVHF - 2W and later
• If there is a risk of energized electrical contact, arc, or CVHG - 2M and later
flash, technicians MUST put on all PPE in accordance CDHF - 1J and later
with OSHA, NFPA 70E, or other country-specific
CDHG - 1J and later
requirements for arc flash protection, PRIOR to
servicing the unit. NEVER PERFORM ANY CCHC - 2A and later (China direct drive)
SWITCHING, DISCONNECTING, OR VOLTAGE CCGC - B0 (China gear drive)
TESTING WITHOUT PROPER ELECTRICAL PPE AND CVRD - F0 and later
ARC FLASH CLOTHING. ENSURE ELECTRICAL PRGD - E0 and later
METERS AND EQUIPMENT ARE PROPERLY RATED RTAC - N0 and later (Pueblo)
FOR INTENDED VOLTAGE.
RTHD - H0 and later (Pueblo)
Failure to follow instructions could result in death or
serious injury. CGWF/CCAF - D0 and later

Copyright
This document and the information in it are the property of
Trane, and may not be used or reproduced in whole or in
part without written permission. Trane reserves the right
to revise this publication at any time, and to make changes
to its content without obligation to notify any person of
such revision or change.

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Discussion
• This bulletin will:
• Explain product changes.
• Identify the various components which make up the
new unit wiring system. Use it to identify parts for units
that have been changed to the new system.
• Illustrate a typical system of components.
This literature piece is informational only and written to
inform parts and service personnel of a product change.
Figure 1. Example of new IPC routing

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1. Control Panel
2. CAB01146 - Branching harness, male to 2 female
3. CAB01149 - Short extension, male to female
4. CAB01155 - Extension, leads to female
5. TDR00334 - Transducer

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Parts Information
Use the following reference table to familiarize yourself
with the various parts of the new unit wiring system.
Table 1. Identification of parts

Part
Description Figure Number
Branching harness, male to 2 female, 19.69 in (500 mm) Figure 2, p. 5 CAB01146
Branching harness, male to 2 female, 39.37 in (1000 mm) Figure 3, p. 5 CAB01147
Branching harness, male to 3 female, 19.69 in (500 mm) Figure 4, p. 5 CAB01148
Short extension, male to female, 39.37 in (1000 mm) Figure 5, p. 5 CAB01149
Long extension, male to female, 78.74 in (2000 mm) Figure 6, p. 5 CAB01150
Extension, male to stripped leads, 39.37 in (1000 mm) Figure 7, p. 5 CAB01152
Extension, female to stripped leads, 39.37in (1000 mm) Figure 8, p. 5 CAB01155
Frame to panel LLID adapter, male to white LLID connector, 39.37 in (1000 mm) Figure 9, p. 5 CAB01151
Frame to panel LLID adapter, male to white LLID connector, 78.74 in (2000 mm) Figure 9, p. 5 CAB01153
Frame to panel LLID adapter, female to white LLID connector, 39.37 in (1000 mm) Figure 10, p. 6 CAB01154
Actuator, stepper drive for CTV inlet vanes Figure 11, p. 6 ACT00680
Temperature Sensor - Standard range Figure 12, p. 6 SEN02133
Temperature Sensor - High range, Purge regeneration Figure 12, p. 6 SEN01960
Pressure transducer - Low range (0–50 psi), CTV Figure 13, p. 6 TDR00495
Pressure transducer - Standard Range (0–475 psi), RTAC, RTHD, CGWF, CCAF Figure 13, p. 6 TDR00354
Liquid level sensor, RTAC, RTHD Figure 14, p. 6 SEN02128(a)
Electronic expansion valve, EXV, RTHD, RTAC Figure 15, p. 6 See CATS(b)
White 4-place screw terminal connector Figure 16, p. 6 (c)

Adapter Kit, four flat wire harness female connector kit Figure 17, p. 7 KIT12559
Adapter Kit, four flat wire harness male connector kit Figure 18, p. 8 KIT13723
Cable for communication and power, 18 AWG, 4 conductor round jacketed, twisted no image CAB01163
non-paired configuration, 600 Vac, 150 ft (45 M) roll, bare leads on both ends to be
used for remote starters, etc.

(a) May require ADP01123 for first-time change-out.

(b) There are several expansion valves that replace the group of expansion valves. Use the complete unit model number and
the CATS™ parts identification system to determine which LLID replaces the original parts. Like the original expansion valves
these new valves have replacement motor parts. These are detailed in the notes associated with the new LLID part numbers.
(c) Procure locally.

New connector system: • Do not leave unused female or male plugs on harness;
• Aesthetically pleasing. use correct piece.
• Automotive industry grade. • Do not cut off unused plugs. An unused plug means
• Sealed connector system. you did not select the right parts.
• Easier connection for factory and field. • Do not tie wrap over the plug latch as this could allow
• Repeated manual dis-connection and re-connection plugs to separate.
allowed. • Do not attempt to repair a plug, piece parts are not
• No special tools required with new system. available; only replacement cable assemblies are
• Supports take apart machines, supports water box available, as listed in this literature.
removal, supports unit bus troubleshooting circuit
breakdown. WARNING
• Has plug to flat wire adapters available for new LLIDs Hazardous Voltage!
with plugs to connect to old comm bus. Or, old LLIDs
can be connected to new comm bus. Failure to disconnect power before servicing could
result in death or serious injury. Disconnect all electric
• Okay to paint. power, including remote disconnects before servicing.
As with the existing IPC system there are proper Follow proper lockout/tagout procedures to ensure the
techniques to follow: power can not be inadvertently energized.

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Important: Do not disconnect these plugs with the IPC
powered up, as this will cause Figure 6. CAB01150 - Long extension, male to female,
communications diagnostics, and 78.74 in. (2000 mm)
shutdown of an operating chiller.

Figure 2. CAB01146 - Branching harness, male to 2

female, 19.69 in. (500 mm)

Figure 3. CAB01147 - Branching harness, male to 2

female, 39.37 in. (1000 mm) Figure 7. CAB01152 - Extension, male to stripped
leads, 39.37 in. (1000 mm)

Figure 4. CAB01148 - Branching harness, male to 3

female, 19.69 in. (500 mm)

Figure 8. CAB01155 - Extension, female to stripped

leads, 39.37 in. (1000 mm)

Figure 5. CAB01149 - Short extension, male to female,

39.37 in. (1000 mm)

Figure 9. CAB01151 or CAB01153 - Frame to panel LLID

adapter, male to white LLID connector

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Figure 10. CAB01154 - Frame to panel LLID adapter, Figure 13. TDR00355 or TDR00354 - Pressure
female to white LLID connector, 39.37 in. transducer - low and standard range
(1000 mm)

Figure 11. ACT00680 - Actuator, stepper drive for CTV

inlet vanes Figure 14. SEN02128 - Liquid level sensor

Figure 12. SEN02133 or SEN01960 - Temperature

sensor - high and standard range

Figure 15. Electronic expansion valve

Figure 16. Procure locally - White four place screw

terminal connector (used on CTV Industrial
option INDP)

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Connect a New Sensor to Existing cable. When the flat wire LLIDs are no longer available, the
PRIDE™ distribution system along with CATS™ parts
Four-Wire Bus identification system will substitute to the newer LLIDs
having the pluggable connector. There will be notes that
The original design flat wire LLIDs will remain available for specify that an adapter kit may be needed to connect to the
a short time. The following adapter kits will be available for flat wire bus. The adapter kit will NOT ship in the package
connecting various configurations of old or new LLIDs and with the new LLIDs.

Figure 17. KIT12559 - Adapter Kit, four flat wire harness female connector kit

Kit includes female adapter butterfly connector and two white caps.
1. Existing LLID bus wiring
2. White cap
3. Connect adapter to new LLID
Use a butterfly connector to connect adapter. Always install white caps to prevent problems
due to moisture. Use ADH00038 to install caps.

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Connecting an Existing LLID to
the Pluggable Connector System
Figure 18. KIT13723 - Adapter Kit, four flat wire harness male connector kit

Kit includes male adapter butterfly connector and two white caps.
1. Existing LLID
2. White cap
3. Connect adapter to new bus
Use a butterfly connector to connect adapter. Always install white caps to prevent problems
due to moisture. Use ADH00038 to install caps.

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Plug Wire Identification Product Changes
Units built with the design sequence listed below or later
Figure 19. Female Plug wire identification (Wire color have the new connector system installed. Refer to digits 10
referenced to round cable) and 11 of the unit model number.

CVHE - 4F and later

2 3 CVHF - 2W and later
4 CVHG - 2M and later
CDHF - 1J and later
1 CDHG - 1J and later
CCHC - 2A and later (China direct drive)
CCGC - B0 (China gear drive)
CVRD - F0 and later
PRGD - E0 and later
1. IPC - (Gray) RTAC - N0 and later (Pueblo)
2. IPC + (Blue) RTHD - H0 and later (Pueblo)
3. Grd (Blk) CGWF/CCAF - D0 and later
4. 24 Vdc (Red wire)
Questions
Figure 20. Male Plug wire identification (Wire color Contact the Product Technical Service department with
referenced to round cable) questions regarding this Service Bulletin. They can be
reached at:

La Crosse [email protected]
Products: CVHE, CVHF, CVHG, CDHF,
CDHG, and PRGD

Pueblo [email protected]
1 Products: RTHD, RTAC, CGWF, and CCAF
4 3 2
Global Parts [email protected]
Products: Global Parts PRGD and CVRD
1. IPC - (Gray)
2. IPC + (Blue)
3. Grd (Blk)
4. 24 Vdc (Red wire)

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PART-SVB16C-EN 22 Jun 2015
Supersedes PART-SVB16B-EN (21 Nov 2008) and
RT-SVN10B-EN (02 May 2008)