Using your multimeter tone as a guide for continuity can give you false readings. Multimeters will give a tone sound even when there is up to 150 ohms of resistance. You need to set the multimeter to resistance mode and look for zero ohms readings when checking continuity.
Quoted from buffaloatx:I'm still concerned that the 12 volts form the rectifier board is only outputting 10.02 volts
The voltage at TP3 on the rectifier board (with the head (J3) disconnected) looks like point Q below. When you connect J3 to the rectifier board and it applies capacitor C23 from the solenoid driver board onto the 12V supply rail, it will now look like point R. That capacitor stores energy and raises the average voltage on that supply rail. Since you're getting a low voltage there, it looks like C23 is not connected or faulty so is unable to filter that 12V supply rail which is causing excessive ripple on the input to the regulator. The ripple is causing drops to zero volts during the voltage phase (as you see in point Q) resulting in the regulator output being low. The voltage regulator needs a voltage on the input that is at least 2 volts above its output voltage rating and it must never drop below this in order for the regulator output voltage to be stable.
Even if C23 was properly connected and working and you were still only measuring 10 volts, it's still a high enough input for the voltage regulator to output 5 volts.
If you disconnect connector J3 from the rectifier board, what voltage do you measure at TP3 on the rectifier board?
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