Rainbird Sprinkler controller possibly faulty?
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Rainbird Sprinkler controller possibly faulty?
Hi everyone,
I've been trying to sort out by irrigation system and unearthed several sprinkler heads and excited my valve system in the backyard as well. I seem to have one zone that will not power on. I've checked the resistance at the wires in the controller and the wires/solenoid seem to be fine. When i turn on that zone, it doesn't get power at the terminals. The controller is a Rainbird ESP 12-lx. I tried zones 11 and 12 as well and they don't get power either, but all of the other ones work fine.
Is it possible the controller is going bad? Does it need reset? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve
I've been trying to sort out by irrigation system and unearthed several sprinkler heads and excited my valve system in the backyard as well. I seem to have one zone that will not power on. I've checked the resistance at the wires in the controller and the wires/solenoid seem to be fine. When i turn on that zone, it doesn't get power at the terminals. The controller is a Rainbird ESP 12-lx. I tried zones 11 and 12 as well and they don't get power either, but all of the other ones work fine.
Is it possible the controller is going bad? Does it need reset? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve
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Where are you checking for voltage? At the screw terminals on the controller? I've had Rainbird circuit boards go bad... if so, you can sometimes see a light burn mark on the circuit board somewhere along the the path. Have also seen solder joints go bad.