Near Intersection of I-35 & I-90 Southern Mn. | Concerning control: In the Raven 16 pin connector, Pins 3 & 4 are used for control in many cases. This is the standard arrangement that Raven has used since the first Raven SCS-400 spray controller. However the PWM type of control in your RoGator requires more current than a standard 440/450 etc. can handle.
To handle this situation, the Raven 661 has Pins 3 & 4 for standard control to be compatible for other situations BUT provides a High Current PWM output on one of the pins in the 14 Pin Amp connector also. The 661 has an additional high current driver built into it that the regular 440/450's do not. This means that a 661 when set to PWM produces the PWM control output at the Pin 3/4 combo and also at a single pin in the 14 pin connector. This allows the 661 to be used in a variety of rigs. I forget which pin in the 14 pin connector is used. Possibly pin 6?
Concerning the section switches: This can get very confusing. Especially in your case where the original wiring has been butchered. The bottom line is that originally the section switches controlled the section valves directly and also back fed the controller so it would be aware of which sections were actually "ON" to perform its math correctly.
When switching to a system with auto swath, the original switches need to become "inputs" to the system. The section switches will no longer control the section valves directly as was done originally. The section switches either allow or disallow a section to be ON. Notice I say Allow a section to be ON and not turn a section ON. If a section switch is OFF that section will remain OFF despite other settings. If a section switch is ON the system can then decide whether it should be ON or OFF based on coverage and other factors.
Again the section switches can no longer be controlling the section valves directly. as was usually done with non-Auto swath systems.
Edited by tedbear 7/21/2025 07:32
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