Industrial Equipment Company

since 1936

Collection: JBC Control Systems

Control systems allow for quick electrical installation of all HOTSTART engine heaters. They are designed as a time and labor saving component. Control systems are especially useful on installations that require two coolant heaters or combinations of a coolant heater and oil heater/hydraulic heater etc. 

All HOTSTART heaters with thermostat, operating on three phase current (at any voltage), require the use of a control system with a 3-pole contactor. All HOTSTART heaters with thermostat, operating over 480 V (single or three phase) require a control system to reduce the primary voltage to 120 V for the control circuit. For increased thermostat life, use a control system on all heaters above 277 V either single or three phase.

All control boxes can be used with either single or three phase heaters. Control boxes are available in Hazardous Location models - contact factory for part number. For heater protection and power savings, HOTSTART recommends de-energizing the heater when engine is running. Control boxes are supplied with a 24 V relay to de-energize the heater upon engine start-up.

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