Aqualink pda stuck on waiting

[winn]

Good evening,

My aqualink suddenly quit working this past sunday. I searched the web and found a thread on here from 11/13/2012 and followed the directions to a T and it still will not connect. After following the procedure stated the handled just kept blinking while trying to connect. The Mounted unit also kept blinking both red and green and would never turn solid color. How might I trouble shoot if it actually the board or the handheld?

PS I did notice some condensation inside the handheld on sunday morning but it powered up with the code Waiting.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

How about sticking the PDA in a bag full of rice and seeing if that will absorb any condensation there?

Welcome to TFP by the way!

Maddie

 

[winn]

How about sticking the PDA in a bag full of rice and seeing if that will absorb any condensation there?

Welcome to TFP by the way!

Maddie

I will try that Maddie. Thanks

 

[Pool Clown]

Cycle power to the controller.

 

[winn]

Cycle power to the controller.

By Cycle the power do you mean turn off all breakers and wait a few minutes? If so I tried that as well. When I opened the cover of the receiver it was blinking red. I followed the instructions for a rest to a different channel and it would not complete the learn mode cycle.

 

[Pool Clown]

Check the wire that runs from the transceiver to the box, AND the connections at both ends. Black and red wires are power. If things light up, those are good. It's the green and the yellow that are important. Those move the data back and forth, and if they are disconnected, you will get the symptom(s) you are having.

 

[winn]

Check the wire that runs from the transceiver to the box, AND the connections at both ends. Black and red wires are power. If things light up, those are good. It's the green and the yellow that are important. Those move the data back and forth, and if they are disconnected, you will get the symptom(s) you are having.

thank you, I will give that a try and get back to you.

 

[SpringPool]

Which version do you have? Is it the Internet version that allows web login? If so try to login from a phone or tablet.

Check Jandys website for the correct manual. But it sound like the PDA isn't connecting. If it's an option you could change the frequency on both units

AquaLink PDA | Jandy Pro Series

 

[superray]

Since you seem to have looked at the basic troubleshooting of wires damaged/poorly connected and RF channels to the PDA, I would give this guy a call (http://bpelectronics.com/). Eliminating the PCB board can be done with a PC and the Jandy emulator software using an RS485 to USB device ( connected to the RS485 Terminal block) where the RF wires in to confirm the main-board (PCB) is operating but I am not aware of any tests that you could perform to test the RF Transmitter or the PDA (receiver) without substituting parts that are known to be functional without more specialized hardware or RF diagnostic tools.