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JBJ solenoid clicking when power cord moved

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Recently, while moving around the power cords behind my tank, I noticed that the solenoid to my JBJ regulator will start to click on and off if moved. It works perfectly fine when not disturbed. Should I worry about this? I'm guessing it's a loose connection where the powercord connects to the solenoid.
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As long as it's stable when not moved, I wouldn't worry about it. Just make sure it turns off and on when you want/need it to.
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Naja002
I agree with epicfish, but you may want to have a look at it to see if maybe its an easy fix. Also, any chance it could be on the controller end where it plugs in? If so, You may be able to bend the plug prongs a little bit for a snugger fit....
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Momotaro
The plug could be loose, or the wire going into the solenoid could possibly be damaged.

Give it a look.


Mike
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The frog is right, it's probably the plug, may be as simple as bending the prongs a bit.

The wires to the solenoid are soldered, two terminals, so if it's broke you just need to resolder it.
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I took another look at it, I isolated the problem to the connection between the wires and the solenoid. I think my best bet is to let it be, and if it breaks, then I'll have to re-solder it.
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Martin Schellinck said:
I took another look at it, I isolated the problem to the connection between the wires and the solenoid. I think my best bet is to let it be, and if it breaks, then I'll have to re-solder it.
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I would fix it. That's gonna start arcing and may cause a fire. At the very least, it puts a lot of resistance into the line which could burn out the solenoid coil.


Tommy
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