FIELD TESTING A FEEDER
1. Disconnect timer from feeder. Make sure battery is connected to wiring harness properly. Inspect the condition of the wiring harness. Make sure all connections are good.
2. Get a short piece of wire (a paperclip will work) and bend it into a U shape.
NOTE: The female molex connector (flat plastic connection on the wiring harness) will have (3) three wires if it is a scatter feeder. Directional feeders will have (4) wires.
All feeders: red wire is hot wire; black wire is ground; green is the motor wire.
Directional feeder: red black & green are the same – the 4th wire powers the solenoid or auger drive motor, it will be orange.
CAUTION: STAY AWAY FROM THE BLACK WIRE! DO NOT STICK ANYTHING IN THE BLACK WIRE HOLE—IT COULD BURN UP YOUR HARNESS.
3. With the U shape wire, connect the red and green. The motor should run. By this you know the motor is good, the battery is good, and your wiring continuity is good. The timer is most likely the problem.
4. If the motor does not run, the battery is the first suspect. Check wiring and be sure all connections are good. The motor is the last suspected to be bad.
Additional Step for Directional Feeders
5. Connect the U shape wire from the red to the orange. The solenoid should open the gate or the auger should turn; if not check the battery first. It is usually the problem. Then check the wiring harness.
