2018 Apr 04, 05:26 AM
(2018 Apr 02, 03:28 PM)astrogerard Wrote: Well, I doubt if the problem is on the 24VAC side. I'm guessing your are powering the relay board from the PI. If so, the 5v could also be a problem. To omit this I use a separate 5V psu (usb charger) for the relay board (see here).
--Gerard
So the OpenSprinkler board is said to be powered from the 24VAC brick. I actually don't even see a separate USB hookup on my controller. It has worked fine for about almost 3 years in this same configuration, so seems odd that the 5v would suddenly be an issue.
I can tell the controller board is getting power, because I see it's LED is turned on the controller board. And it is starting to try and turn on the sprinkler when I activate a zone. It just doesn't seem to turn completely over.
I tried swapping out the 24VAC brick, but no luck. I also tried swapping out the PI, thinking maybe it was just crapping out some how. But no luck.
I decided to just buy a new controller board. So that should fix it all.