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Measure the diodes from the AC pins to the + and - terminals. Attached is the diode arrangement. If you measure both ways between the AC pins you should show no connection. If you measure both ways between the +/- pins you should see two diode drops (about .4v each). FWIW, this is the...

I'm attaching a picture of my Surge Board and where I found the short. You can identify the 4 points as 2 of them have the AC power to them (one through the breaker) and the other two are labeled +/-. You don't need to know the direction, just set your meter the diode setting and test each...

Sorry for the delay on responding to this. The Surge Board is likely the same as the Power Center board and consists of a full wave rectifier from a 24VAC input. If you look at this voltage output with a multimeter set to measure DC voltage (or AC voltage) then you'll get a different value...

In another thread I described the actual replacement of the bridge rectifier. Yep, that was the problem and I'm back up and running. And it seems like you're 100% right about the price premium for that logo. A quick survey shows that the entire BOM (Bill of Materials) cost with components and...

My estimate is based on two data points, and is admittedly pretty weak. The first is the pool repair and Pentair "expert" in our area who says that the surge board failure is pretty common and the likely culprit in most of his "popped breaker" events. No, I don't have any numbers. The second...

Follow up to my previous post. I ordered a bridge rectifier to replace the failed one and it works fine (yes, it was out of warranty). I found that the specs for the original rectifier were 25A max, 100v reverse, and 125C operating temp. The replacement is a 35A, 200V, 150C device. I suspect...

<Posted elsewhere but got the message that the thread was inactive, so summarizing here> I had the 12A breaker pop on my EasyTouch that uses an IC40. The pool maintenance guys said it was a bad breaker, so I dutifully replaced it only to have the same problem. I tracked down the problem to...

I've followed this discussion with interest as I found my 12A breaker continually tripped. The pool guys here said that the breaker was bad, and being a new pool owner, I thought they knew what they were doing and replaced it. Nope, not the problem and the breaker was hard to find and...

We bought a house with a great pool and water features, but we've never had one before and it's kind of mysterious. The local pool cleaners who we're using to get started have been helpful, but this forum has proven to be the best source of information for several issues. How to clean filters...