Vector Troubles

[wader]

Hey Guys....any ideas?

I keep blowing the GFIC. At the start it would blow it at the beginning of the wax cycle, but now it is also doing it on presoaks also, I can’t get it to blow on any high pressure passes though. When I take all the leads off of the ASCO’s and ran the presoak the problem stopped, and as soon as I hook any one of them back up it immediately blows the GFIC. The wires inside the ASCO’s showed signs of corrosion so I replaced all the terminals for ASCO’s (brown, blue, black)….but it keeps blowing. Also many of the brown, black, and blue wires look black when I strip them, I believe the corrosion has been drawn up into the wires.

Does it sound like the wiring harness should be replaced?

Note: I also replace the GFIC breaker, and the orange terminal that the yellow wires connect to looks fine.
Note: All of these things mentioned above are in the bay, it was a retrofit, so there is always moisture around.

Thanks for any help

 

[Bob Koo]

Have you checked the lights on your sign in the bay? The bulb holders may be corroded and are causing your GFI to trip out. Just watch the lights when a wash is in process

Hope this helps

 

[wader]

Very interesting, but my GFIC is tripping even when I force it in stationary mode.

 

[Bob Koo]

Not knowing how old your Vector is. Mine has the light bar on the carriage, if I force it in stationary position, the wash light flashes on the bar.

Have you opened the MCC and tightened all of the terminations, yes there are a lot of them. This is my normal first step before I even begin trouble shooting electrically problems since I have found loose connection after searching and searching, then wanting to kick myself for something stupid as a loose terminal.

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