dnspade Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Longtime reader, first time poster...great forum.... Was troubleshooting my heater for flow issues (turned out to be the filter itself). Had the covers off when a leak sprung from the drain plug in the heater. Forgot to shut down the electricity; not sure what happened, but heard a sound akin to someone stepping on a plastic water bottle. My assumption is that water shorted one of the adjacent connections. I replaced the fuse on the board as well as the fireman's switch, and, generally, still no display on the board/panel, which after following the troubleshooting steps, led me to order a replacement control board. However, as I was playing around, I noticed that if I cranked down (applied pressure, primarily perpendicular to the pins) on the two connectors that include the 24v supply, the card would light up and the heater would engage. It would start up the blower motor and try to fire, then shut down, although if I laid off the connector at all, it would immediately die. Knowing enough about cicruit card assembly to be dangerous, did I inadvertantly burn out some of the inner-layer circuitry wtih overvoltage/current? Otherwise, can't logically figure out why the board works as clearly the micorprocessor is ok. Just don't want to install the new board and figure out it was something else. Appreciate any perspective or experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Clown Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 There is a four wire plug that goes to the board, J7 i think. That is power to the board. Pull that plug, and confirm that all the wires are pushed into the plug all the way. Best way is to make sure is if you can see the barb through the little window on the plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoolGuyNJ Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 If PC is right, great, otherwise there is a hidden trace on the board that cracked and the pressure you're exerting is bringing the two half together. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizzard of spas Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Push on the conecton works, let off the pressure fails, hmmm? probly need a new pump. just kidding. Give Scott a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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