Connect Field Wiring; Connect Valve Wires - Rain Bird ESP-LXME Installation, Programming & Operation Manual

Connect Field Wiring

Connect Valve Wires

Field wires for valves are connected to module terminals using quick
connectors. Press the swing arm of the appropriate terminal and insert
the wire. When you release the spring arm, the clamp will hold the wire.
A
Locate (or remove) the large knockout on the bottom of the
controller cabinet. Attach a conduit fitting to the bottom of the
cabinet; then attach conduit to the fitting.
B
Feed the field wires through the conduit and into the controller
cabinet.
C
Field wires for valves are connected to module terminals using
quick connectors. Press the swing arm of the appropriate terminal
and insert the wire. When you release the spring arm, the clamp
will hold the wire.
1
D
Strip the wire jacket back by a maximum of 1/2 inch (12 mm) and
connect each valve wire to one of the numbered terminals on a
station module.
E
Connect the common wire(s) to any one of the COM terminals on
the controller. Wires used to connect the valves must be code-
approved for underground installation.
b b
NOTE: Complete the following step only if your system uses a
master valve or a pump start relay. The controller does not provide
main power for a pump.
F
Connect the master valve or pump start relay wiring to the MV
and COM terminals.
2
Master
Valve
4
6
5
Power
Wire
Common Wire
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