Command Start Install & Function Tutorial
Last Updated on May 31, 2019
READ #1 when you command start your welder, it will not let you shut it down until fifty seconds have passed. This is to allow the code to follow through and ensure the oem processor has relinquished duty to my code .. :)
READ#2 READ THIS TWICE BECAUSE ITS COUNTER INTUITIVE. TO PLUG IN OR DISCONNECT THE MODULE FROM THE HARNESS, THE SMALL FIVE PRONG HARNESS WHICH HAS THE GROUND HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED LAST IF YOU ARE REMOVING THE MODULE. ITS BECAUSE THE UNIT HAS FLYBACK DIODES FOR THE RELAYS AND CAN BE DAMAGED. THIS IS OEM INSTRUCTIONS. SO IF A WELDER REPAIR TECH DISCONNECTS THE GROUND OF THE BATTERY, THE REMOTE START ALTHOUGH NOT LIKELY, MAY BE DAMAGED. TO INSTALL IT, THE EASY WAY IS TO FLICK THE SWITCH OFF TO THE REMOTE START.
The command start will come to as ready as possible for install. It will include a six wire harness plug and a smaller harness plug with one ground wire comprising of seven connections and a sole 24 inch red wire spaded on either side.
The larger harness is:
RED - 12vdc ( goes to voltmeter polarity switch bottom prong ) (two wire to one wire with fuses)
PURPLE - Crank
GREEN - 2nd ignition (identical to yellow)
ORANGE - GLOW (attached white wire relay harness)
YELLOW - 1st ignition (identical to green)
The Smaller harness is:
Black - Ground from battery
Relay Harness: GLOW PLUG
White - Wired into Orange of large harness
Black - Wired into Black (gnd) of smaller harness
Blue - (ring connector - Lincoln) one side of glow plug button
Yellow - (ring connector - Lincoln) other side of glow plug button
2ft Red Wire: Responsible for transferring power from the top prong of the ignition switch to the center prong which is live when the switch is off.
Lincoln Vantage
Connection #1: Attach black wire ring connector under the nut of the ground stud on the right side behind the faceplate. This is a ground and can be confirmed by confirming other wires attached to contain a "5*" wire (no picture at this time)
Connection #2 Attach the sole 2ft red wire included spade to the top prong of the ignition switch empty spade. (see below where the double wire is, put it there as the double wire goes now to the voltmeter bottom prong) —> beware, its live VDC with the ignition switch in the off position. unless the ground of the battery is removed and live when the ignition switch is in the off position. Attach the sole red wire other end to the bottom spade of the wire voltmeter switch. Voltmeter switch is identical to the ignition switch in the sense that it has two sides. So use the free side. Note: This will turn on the command start when the voltmeter switch which you never use is in the up position.
Function of that switch is when the switch is in the up position, center prong is connected to the bottom prong. Switch in the down position center prong is connected to the top prong <- thereby cutting power to the command start start. (a side note is when the original ignition switch is on for normal machine use, this cuts power to the command start which is a nice touch)
Connection #3: Attach green wire spade connector in line with the left side ignition spade shown above. Remove, and insert add on and reinsert (see pic) You pull the existing two connected wires, insert yours then add the originals to yours (if the ignition switch is off, you can perform this without the circuit live)
Connection #4: Yellow wire spade is identical to above, just the other side of the ignition switch (presently no picture)
Connection #5: Attach the purple wire ring connector to the stud of the crank button. (the side which does not have 12vdc when the button is not depressed) if you put it on the wrong side, it just wont crank the machine.
Connection #6. Attach the smaller yellow wire from the automotive relay harness to the right side of the glow plug button. And attach the smaller blue wire from the relay harness to the left side of the glow plug button. Or vice versa, it doesn’t matter in this connection.
Connection #7 Attach the double red wire to the center prong of the wire voltmeter switch.
Connection #8 Attach module to smaller harness first to the module. Then attach larger harness to module second.
A correct hook up will have the module click four times after about three seconds of being turned on. Then for three seconds, the ignition will turn on and off as a test, then the glow plug as a test
It is ready for hand remote trigger.
Arcade Remote: dial maxed, hold both buttons for at least eight seconds or till it says "machine on/off" This is a on/off request. if the machine is remote started, it will turn off. If the machine is off, it will attempt to start it.
GLOW PLUG DELAY
Glow plug delay is now temperature based. no glow plug above 10 celsius. incrementally longer as the module is colder.
Miller Electric
RECENTLY UPDATED Correction Date 2019-08-03
The above picture is the current miller remote start harness. from the left you have Ground (42), interrupt (62), other interrupt (62), glowplug (58) <- orange, ignition (55) <- green, battery (48) <- red, starter (51) <- purple
Unplug the five pronged female plug on the back of the ignition switch. If in doubt, this plug has the following wires attached to it: 48 (BATTERY), 51 (START), 55 (RUN/IDLE) and 62 (RUN) but they will likely be dusty so u can get by using the diagram to the left following the same orientation very carefully
Note: double check all your connections. ask if you have concerns.
Connection #1: With a 13mm or 1/2” wrench, picture supplied on this page with the wrench, remove the nut securing the ground wires and add your ringed black wire. It is included with a #10 stud ring. Should you have a 1/4” stud, you must cut the ring off and replace it with a 1/4” size ring connector.
Connection #2 & #3: attach the green wire female spade to the middle row left prong (55 run/idle). then attach the green wire male spade to the corresponding slot in the oem plug that has 55 run/idle wire coming out of it.
Connection #4 & #5: attach the purple wire female spade to the top row single prong (51 STARTER). then attach the purple male spade to the corresponding slot in the oem plug that has 51 Starter wire coming out of it.
Connection #5 & #6: attach the female spade wire coming off the relay to the bottom row most right prong, number 62,. then attach the male spade to the corresponding slot in the oem plug that has the 62 wire coming out of it. these two wires are not directional. one is male, one is female.
Connection #7 & #8: attach the red wire female spade to the middle row right prong (48 battery). then attach the red wire male spade to the corresponding slot in the oem plug that has 48 battery wire coming out of it.
Connection #9: the orange wire coming off the big harness is the glow plug wire. Locate the back of the glow plug button module and disconnect wire (58). attach it to the supplied Double Male Spade and reattach the wire bundle to the glow plug button module. in my case, it was the top wire of the glow plug switch. but technically, you atach this wire to the side that only receives voltage when the switch is depressed.
Connection #10 Attach the module connector which has the ground wire to the module. Then attach the connector with the remainder of the wires to the module.
Connection #11 A correct hook up will have the module click four times (two light blinks) after about three seconds of being turned on. Then four seconds later, the ignition will turn on for three seconds as a function test.
Connection #12 At this point, with the hood still off the machine, you will test your original switch function by turning on your machine. If you machine does not turn on, you have mixed up the wires. If it started normally, you may shut off and go to the next step
Connection #13 With your machine off, you may test your hand remote starter function. It is ready for hand remote trigger. Arcade: dial maxed, hold both red and green buttons down for at least eight seconds or till it says "machine on/off" more on this. when your holding red and green, you should see a letter on the screen and the leds increment.
GLOW PLUG DELAY
Glow plug delay is now temperature based. no glow plug above 10 celsius. incrementally longer as the module is colder.
FINAL NOTE: You must wait fifty seconds after a successful remote start to repeat the sequence to turn it off
