These two tolerate her well lol
Wait now Iâm confused if I apply power to my valve and open it then unhook battery it doesnât close I dont understand why its drawing power in the open position
Turn it on for 20 minutes and shine the thermal camera at it.
It probably has more to do with the âauto returnâ function of it. It doesnât get as hot as solenoid valves do so I know the ball valve doesnât get the full 12 volts. Iâm no electrician so Iâm just assuming on the auto return thing. If you look at the instructions it says âpower consumption is nominalâ so itâs not getting the full 12v in the open.
I thought those valves had an internal battery that would auto close it if it was disconnected.
They probably know they have to if they want a full bowl of food in the morning! Or, theyâre scared of it too!
Ok Iâm not saying your wrong but it just seams like that would be more the way the remote switch is wired and its ability to cut off power. But maybe I just dont understand like I said if I open the disconnect power it doesnât close
Zoey the shepherd chases her short distances. When daisy (the cat) is hyper she intentionally jumps on Fiona (the fat brown blob chocolate lab) when sheâs sleeping and scares the crap out of her.
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I donât think so but Iâm not sure. I have an old two wire before I knew about the 5 wire and no heat and will pull it apart to see. Maybe the higher end valves do?
So in theory the valve has to close on its own when you cut power. Because if itâs only 2 wires and itâs wired to the remote thatâs exactly what the remote does. It cuts the positive side of the circuit. Unhooking it from the battery when the remote is on and valve is open should do the same thing as clicking the off button.
The valve has 2 wires. Black and red. Cut one in any fashion and it goes back âhomeâ so it has to have a battery of some sort or be spring loaded to âpullâ itself closed.
If it has a spring then thatâs why it generates heat. The motor is fighting the spring tension to keep it open.
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But if that was true wouldnât the valve return to close when power is cut to the positive wire. And if not pulling any current why would it generate heat
The remote is cutting the power to the valve just the same as if the battery did it. Only in a fancy way.
Correct but if it doesnât have power why would it generate heat
If it has 2 wires and you touch it to a battery you will heat it open. Take the positive side off the battery and it should close. Thatâs the only way a two wore can possibly operate without a 3rd wire as a trigger.
If it doesnât close when you disconnect the battery Iâd say you have a bad valve or itâs spring loaded and you didnât hear it close.
Doesnât generate heat when in the off position. Just the on
You guys are gonna make me take that valve apart arenât you?
When energized it has a slight click when fully open, so I believe there is some sort of pawl lock. When disconnected it clicks again and closes, canât tell if itâs spring loaded or internal battery. The instructions mention the power draw is nominal.
âDue to power limiting features of these valves, they can be hooked up to power non-stop without risk of overheatingâ.
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Ok I got the truck tore down Iâm going to check Iâm almost when I tested it if I take of power it doesnât return on it just stays in that position
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It has to. Thatâs what it was built to do. Power good me turn on. No power me turn off.
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Only the auto return model does that.
How does a 2 wire not have auto return?
