|
|
|
![]() |
|
|||||||
|
||||||||
![]() |
|
|
Thread Tools | Rate Thread | Display Modes |
|
|
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
|
Constant Orange Light on Spike
Hi guys,
Our compressor isn't running when we enable to robot, below is everything I've noticed: Light on the Spike stays orange when we enable the robot Light on the sidecar turns on when we enable PWM cable has been switched out many times, still doesn't work 20 amp breaker in spike and pd board, neither breaker trips when we enable Compressor works when bypassing the spike We've been running the same compressor code since St. Louis, it worked at a previous off season, so we are very certain it is not a code problem We have an off season event this friday, so any help is appreciated. Thanks, Dylan |
|
#2
|
||||
|
||||
|
Re: Constant Orange Light on Spike
Is your pressure switch connected to the digital sidecar?
|
|
#3
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Constant Orange Light on Spike
Yes the pressure switch is connected to the digital side car. We've also tried various spikes and we can't get it to work.
|
|
#4
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Constant Orange Light on Spike
Is the PWM cable on the spike properly seated?
|
|
#5
|
||||
|
||||
|
Re: Constant Orange Light on Spike
This times all of it. I have helped trouble-shoot so many "my compressor won't run" problems that traced back to this, especially when teams insisted that it was seated properly. It is really easy to mess up.
|
|
#6
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Constant Orange Light on Spike
Okay, I'll redo the PWM cable once I get a chance, and the bad seating would be consistent with how the problems reoccur when we change the spike/pwm.
|
|
#7
|
||||
|
||||
|
Re: Constant Orange Light on Spike
Do you have a replacement Spike. I have seen them just stop working.
|
|
#8
|
||||
|
||||
|
Re: Constant Orange Light on Spike
Many times, if your PWM wire prongs are straight they may not make contact. We bend them slightly outward so they exert a bit of pressure in the connection. It helps keep them from falling out as well, but we still retain them with other methods because they just don't stay in.
|
|
#9
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Constant Orange Light on Spike
We changed the PWM cable, bent out the prongs, still doesn't work. Also previously when we replaced the Spike with a brand new one it worked briefly, but after we turned it off, tied it down, and re-ran it, it no longer worked.
|
|
#10
|
||||
|
||||
|
Re: Constant Orange Light on Spike
Something I have found is that If the Vex spikes are not working because of the loss PWM. I suggest is to test an old IFI Spike. The connection seems to be more solid.
Last edited by audietron : 01-10-2014 at 18:36. |
|
#11
|
||||
|
||||
|
Re: Constant Orange Light on Spike
Ditto. The VexPro spikes have given us a problems many times, like the PWM not being seated properly and for some reason the fuse is always either so tight it can't be pulled out ever or really loose. The old IFI spikes have never given us an issue.
|
|
#12
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
Re: Constant Orange Light on Spike
Given that the light on the DS turns on, that says the DS is getting the activation signal, which rules out the pressure switch or code.
Getting a PWM correctly seated in a Spike or Victor is an art. I suspect that is your problem, despite the fact that you tried multiple PWM cables. It may be helpful to get help from a local team that has the touch, if the problem persists. One other thing I didn't see in your list is measuring the signal from the DS, although I don't think it is likely that this is the problem. |
![]() |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
|
|