HHS3200 Questions

WhelenNDealin

Member
Aug 6, 2017
575
Ontario, Canada
Got an NIB HHS3200 that was recently manufactured. It's been programmed and works great for bench tests but ONLY if it's hooked up to the laptop with its program. If it's not hooked up to the laptop, it doesn't fire up! Why is this and how can I fix it? Getting a bit tired of always bringing the laptop to the workshop just to get the unit to turn on for bench tests!

Second question is that are the control heads hard programmed into the unit? I have a model 3200, but would prefer a Carbide/CanTrol style control head from an HHS3206 or 3207. If I got either of those, would they work with my unit if I changed the control head type in Command?
 

Mattdecker

Member
Mar 16, 2013
1,172
Barren County, Kentucky
Got an NIB HHS3200 that was recently manufactured. It's been programmed and works great for bench tests but ONLY if it's hooked up to the laptop with its program. If it's not hooked up to the laptop, it doesn't fire up! Why is this and how can I fix it? Getting a bit tired of always bringing the laptop to the workshop just to get the unit to turn on for bench tests!

Second question is that are the control heads hard programmed into the unit? I have a model 3200, but would prefer a Carbide/CanTrol style control head from an HHS3206 or 3207. If I got either of those, would they work with my unit if I changed the control head type in Command?

Do you have the ignition sense wire hooked up? I ran into that problem.

I had all the power and ground wires hooked up but still wouldn’t come on. Once I wired up the ignition sense wire up, worked up perfectly.
 

WhelenNDealin

Member
Aug 6, 2017
575
Ontario, Canada
Do you have the ignition sense wire hooked up? I ran into that problem.

I had all the power and ground wires hooked up but still wouldn’t come on. Once I wired up the ignition sense wire up, worked up perfectly.

That nailed it! Thanks!

Either you wired it wrong or it’s defective would be my guess. You should be able to change the control heads

Got it working! Followed wiring to a T as per install manual. If was defective, still under warranty (whew!). Whelen is merciless when it comes to post warranty costs!

The issue now is finding a 3206 or 3207 control head! Any suggestions?
 

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