My jumper cable is in the “yellow” sensor spot. Do I need to move it over to the “orange” spot to get my “No AC” signal to go off???
@christaldolan90479 ай бұрын
Thanks to you, my Orbit is up and running again. You saved me Money
@camilomirosevic72609 ай бұрын
I am glad it worked!
@robertbarrera88922 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to share this information I'm having the same issue, going to try this! Thanks 👍
@camilomirosevic72602 ай бұрын
It should work with your fingers. Anyway, if it is stuck, you can cut the cable with a scissor.
@chokumYnai Жыл бұрын
Thank you for investigating and sharing
@camilomirosevic7260 Жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@deborahfarino1315 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! That was it for me too!!! So grateful for your video!!!
@originaldanman Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I had the opposite problem, all my stations had power and would not turn off, this fixed the problem.
@Victorperez-fr7yh Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. I had same problem and finally figured out the solution.
@MSStateDawg Жыл бұрын
What was your solution? Was it the same as this video or something different?
@scottfranco1962 Жыл бұрын
I had this problem. Disconnnecting the AC and reconnecting it solved it for a short time (1 day). I finally bought a new one (its only $26 for the 6 channel dumb one). Worked for a couple of days, then failed the same way. I disconnected all the sprinklers and added them back in one by one. I found out that one of them was causing the issue. My guess is the solenoid failed and is shorted. Note that you can't tell by checking the solenoid resistance, because its a coil operated device, ie., the resistance is very low even in a good one. I don't know why Orbit does not mention the NO AC can have other causes.
@camilomirosevic7260 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment. Definitely Orbit should explain the failure and its solution.
@scottfranco1962 Жыл бұрын
@@camilomirosevic7260 I think it means that the A/C to DC converter can no longer supply enough current, IE., that the power supply dips below proper voltage. There could be a lot of causes for this. However, the thing about the solenoids is that they are directly fed by the AC adapter, I believe via a switching transistor. I believe that because I have previously blown out a channel such that one channel is bad and the rest are good, which supports the idea that a transistor blew out there. The power supply is a transformer only (26VAC out) and likely each channel is a switching transistor feeding the solenoid with the other side ground. Its a coil of wire wrapped around a plunger made of ferrous metal. If the solenoid shorts out, it can be anything from drawing too much current to practically a dead short, depending on which windings short out. Windings are several layers, so you can't say that the windings that short are adjacent (electrically). Why do they short? Just go have a look. My older solenoids are cracking open, probably a combination of heat and age, and are likely melting the insulation between windings. And once they short a little bit they can generate more heat and so on, and enter thermal runway and short completely. Thus one solenoid can suck all of the transformer current to ground. Remove that connection and the controller recovers. I think the lesson is that if you have a channel that does not operate, disconnect it. Its probably making things worse. PS. this is why reading short or open across a solenoid does not work. It has zero DC resistance. It does have AC resistance (impedance).
@roriperu3 жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias, now is working. God bless you
@camilomirosevic72603 жыл бұрын
Que bueno! 😄
@dabish28883 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your video. I had the same symptom, but it was the rain sensor jumper that needed to be removed on mine. Thank you for the idea!
@camilomirosevic72603 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments, the idea was to share a practical solution.
@MSStateDawg Жыл бұрын
Do you mean that you removed the jumper and then put it back in or that you removed it permanently?
@Jesse-ll5ux2 жыл бұрын
Thanks to your vid. I thought I had to buy a new unit. My issue was about the battery. I had to remove it and put it back. It was THAT SIMPLE!!
@camilomirosevic72602 жыл бұрын
I am glad to know that it was useful!
@naturalcare23733 жыл бұрын
My system went down a few days ago, I have been checking wires plus other things....its night time at this moment, but tomorrow morning I will try what you did. Thanks for the info.
@camilomirosevic72603 жыл бұрын
I hope it works. Previously I checked all the possible problems and measure without result.
@valentinzavala51463 жыл бұрын
Very informative, solve my problem thank you much...
@camilomirosevic72603 жыл бұрын
I am glad it worked!
@BICI19032 жыл бұрын
Whoa! It worked for me! Thank you so much. Saved me a lot of trouble.
@camilomirosevic72602 жыл бұрын
Great to know. You are welcome!
@patman04557 ай бұрын
OMG!! Thank You!!! This worked. Saved me a bunch of money.
@camilomirosevic72607 ай бұрын
Glad it helped
@judithhaden14096 ай бұрын
Gracias!
@fnshighlyfavored45766 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@rayroberts39173 жыл бұрын
Worked here. Thank you very much you saved me some money
@camilomirosevic72603 жыл бұрын
Great! That was the idea, to fix a complex problem through a simple solution
@AdrianGarcia-ri9nm Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I had a similar issue and was about to buy a new system as well. I will try your solution to see if it works.
@camilomirosevic7260 Жыл бұрын
You're welcome. I hope it works
@MSStateDawg Жыл бұрын
What was the result?
@MataRazy2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! You saved me $$
@camilomirosevic72602 жыл бұрын
That was the idea! 😃
@franceschanceyltcusarmyret21412 ай бұрын
How do you remove the orange "thingy" without breaking it? I tried with my fingers, no go. One site said unplug grey ribbon but I don't know which side to open.
@gavypants1002 ай бұрын
How do you remove the orange 24 plastic tab, I cant do it manually, can you explain or show another video please? I have the NO AC message, and everything else works even replaced the small circular battery,
@camilomirosevic72602 ай бұрын
@@gavypants100 unfortunately I don't have the orbit here, but I can upload a video in a couple of weeks. Anyway, you can remove the wire by pressing the device were it is located
@dannypham79264 жыл бұрын
It Works!!! thank you
@camilomirosevic72604 жыл бұрын
I am glad!
@zsamuco103 жыл бұрын
fue de gran ayuda este video muchas gracias
@camilomirosevic72603 жыл бұрын
Que bueno!!
@fpsalpha81603 жыл бұрын
So you have to unplug the timer and then unplug the 24 volt wire then plug it back?
@camilomirosevic72603 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@RefriGrow3 жыл бұрын
Wena compadre, funcionó
@camilomirosevic72603 жыл бұрын
Bkn!!
@JRCamposxxx2 жыл бұрын
Como se llama esa piesa anaranjada
@jonburg17873 жыл бұрын
Same issue. GFCI was tripped. Reset and all good again. 2 minutes for fixing the issue.
@jpsnsn7548 Жыл бұрын
Same
@spydermonkey2127 Жыл бұрын
I disconnected everything, even took out the battery for the display. Used my multimeter and I have 24VAC to the circuit board and still nothing
@camilomirosevic7260 Жыл бұрын
Did you check the fuse?
@spydermonkey2127 Жыл бұрын
@@camilomirosevic7260 yes, it's not blown since I get 24 VAC for the board and to the common
@camilomirosevic7260 Жыл бұрын
@@spydermonkey2127 ok. So you disconnected and then reconnected all the wires or just the wire that I mentioned?
@spydermonkey2127 Жыл бұрын
@@camilomirosevic7260 lol. As I stated, I disconnected all of the wires including the battery