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1. Mixing CT Polarity: If the display shows negative power (kW) or negative current phase angle, your CT is reversed. Swap S1 and S2 at the controller terminals.
2. Programming More Steps Than Exist: If you set P no to 16 but only have 10 contactors, the controller will search for steps 11-16, triggering an AL. 8 (Step failure) alarm.
3. Ignoring the Discharge Resistors: The manual mandates that capacitors must be discharged to <50V before re-switching. The BR 5016’s default discharge wait time is 40 seconds. Do not override this unless you have fast-discharge resistors installed.

• Binary stepping logic (P5). The specific algorithm for mixing different kvar steps (e.g., 25 + 50 + 50 kvar) is unique to the 5016.
• Alarm relay logic. The 5016 uses a failsafe relay (energized during normal operation), whereas other models use a normally-open alarm.

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