Older Aqua rite Goldline system with T9 cell incompatibility

[booyaka]

Hey there, I bought a house last year and just getting the pool sorted and figuring things out. My system was not powering up so I replaced the board and upon firing it back up was trying to put the correct T cell into the board. Turns out my board does not have the ability to choose the cell number. I am learning that this then means that it is set to 5 or 15.

What are my options here? Do I need to purchase a new cell?

I have read that there is potentially a jumper on the board to change the default setting however, all the things I've been researching do not ever mention a T9 cell.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[ajw22]

Welcome to TFP.

How did you replace the board and get one with old firmware?

Revision 1.50 added the ability to select the T-cell type in the settings. Prior to revision 1.50, the system was preset to take a T-5 or T-15.

The earlier boards have a jumper on the board to select the cell type of T5 or T15. In some cases the jumper is adjustable and in some cases it requires that you solder the points together to select the T15 option if the board originally came set to T-5.

Hayward Aquarite SWG - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[booyaka]

That's a good question. I will call the place where I got the board and inquire about the version.

 

[ajw22]

Is it a genuine Hayward board?

I think Rev 1.59 is the latest firmware.

Firmware Levels:

• Revision 1.59 came out 8/20/2014.
• Revision 1.58 was from about 2011 to 2014.
• Revision 1.55 came out on 5/8/2009.
• Revision 1.50 added the ability to select the T-cell type in the settings. Prior to revision 1.50, the system was preset to take a T-5 or T-15 cell.

 

[ajw22]

Post what you get when you clock through the diagnostics...

Pressing the diagnostic button sequentially will display:

• Default salt display
• Pool temp
• Cell Voltage - When not generating, the voltage is about 30 to 32 volts dc. When generating, the voltage drops about 1 volt per amp of current.
• Cell current
• Desired output (% of the knob)
• Instant salinity
• Product name
• Software revision (r.XX)
• Cell type

 

[booyaka]

OK. I called the place where I had bought the new board and they sorted me out. My cell is indeed a 15. Embarrassing.
So glad I found this forum. It helped me troubleshoot my board issue earlier this week.
thank you