[dazmond]

for those of you in the know any ideas whats wrong?

battery fully charged but varistream digital controller wont turn on or off its just stuck on 0.

THE PUMP just kicks in for a fraction of a sec then stops when i try to increase flow using the buttons.by the way no matter how many times i press the buttons it just stays on 0 all the time.


ive checked all the wiring.its fine and fuse is working.any ideas lads?


many thanks in advance


dazmond

[Spruce]

for those of you in the know any ideas whats wrong?

battery fully charged but varistream digital controller wont turn on or off its just stuck on 0.

THE PUMP just kicks in for a fraction of a sec then stops when i try to increase flow using the buttons.by the way no matter how many times i press the buttons it just stays on 0 all the time.


ive checked all the wiring.its fine and fuse is working.any ideas lads?


many thanks in advance


dazmond

The old electronic 'fix' is to remove the battery terminal so the item can power down and let any residual voltage drain away. This will take a couple of minutes. Connect up again.

If that doesn't work, then I would again disconnect the power by removing the battery terminal a second time. Each of the pads is a microswitch. If you press it you should hear the switch clicking. If you can't hear and feel that on the on/off switch pad then there may be a bit of dirt behind it (how it would get there is another question though.) I would remove the 4 faceplate screws and carefully lift off the faceplate. Carefully disconnect the electrical connector with the 4 wires on the circuit board (it pushs on so pull it back). There are 3 plastic nuts which hold the circuit board to the face plate. If you very carefully undo those nuts with a tiny socket (5.5mm I think it is) then carefully remove the circuit board from the faceplate.

You should be able to operate the pad switches with a plastic point, ie pda stillus or maybe even you finger. Check for any swarf, muck etc that could be restricting the operation of this switch not only on the circuit board but also the pad on the faceplate. You could try connecting the circuit borad back up to the connector block and connecting the battery terminal back on, but making sure that the board isn't touching anything to short it out. Try operating the microswitch now.

If not, then I would consider giving Williamson's a ring on Monday morning. They have a good technical dept who maybe able to advise you, but I would probably replace it at this stage.

edited: I have just opened my Varistream and its the identical circuit board used on the Brodex controller.

Here is the link to replacing theirs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNotffWH1wE

[Dave Willis]

Try a different battery. I know the Spring controllers are designed to shut down when the voltage is too low I should imagine the Varistreams could do the same. There's power getting through to light the o might not be high enough voltage to fire it up. Some of my leisure batteries in the past never got further than nine months. Try and borrow to make sure.

[Mike #1]

I had a analogue controller on my PF Trolley and a few weeks after i had sold it to a mate . It started playing and no matter what number he put it on it would would run the pump flat out .

He switched to van mount and has just left trolley in shed but maybe it had just become worn out and needed replacing . Mike

[Spruce]

Try a different battery. I know the Spring controllers are designed to shut down when the voltage is too low I should imagine the Varistreams could do the same. There's power getting through to light the o might not be high enough voltage to fire it up. Some of my leisure batteries in the past never got further than nine months. Try and borrow to make sure.

The latest Varistream set their cutoff at a lower voltage (10.3v) than the latest stream controllers are set at (10.5V).

I don't know where the cutoff point was with the first digital Varistream though.

[dazmond]

battery is reading 13.7.so its not the battery.im gona go up to my dads and leave trolley in garage for now and plumb in my new pump box with fresh battery(if it gets delivered today!! )

thanks to all who have posted.i will try what you ve suggested spruce.........eh just not today!!


best wishes to you all


dazmond

[Mike #1]

Dazmond have you bought the Streambox by streamline if so i find it a top bit of kit easy to remove and take in house in winter or for charging battery .

I got my charger from halfords for £45:00 works great . Mike