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My landscaper was out today and in the process of diagnosing why one of the valves wasn’t working he managed to fry additional stations.
It appears I have three triacs that are blown. See uploaded image. From reading the forums I suspect that there’s no short protection for a station. I’m a beginner when it comes to sorting out parts but I’m ok with the soldering end of things.
Two questions:
– What part # do I need to replace these?
– What can I do to prevent this in the future?
I have OpenSprinkler RasPi 1.2
— Ken
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The part is BT1308W (and equivalent substitute: Z0103MN). You can buy these from digikey.com or mouser.com. You can also send a support ticket so that we can ship you a few spare parts. Do note that these are surface mount parts — unless if you have surface mount rework tools, it’s hard to take them off using a soldering iron. Again, if you send a support ticket, we can arrange to repair it at a reasonable cost.
There is a fuse on the 24VAC line to protect shorted circuit. I suspect that this damage might not be due to shorting but due to high transient voltages. OSPi 1.2 does not have built-in TVS diodes which are for protecting the triacs from high transient voltages.
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