trooperblazer Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 So I ordered the CMB24 with 8 10w RGB floods. I tested each one individually to make sure everything works! I then installed them on my house. I thought it would look cool to go ahead and run them at night. No sequencing but just through the HU. Everything turned on and stayed on (white color). But after about 30 minutes one of the lights changes to a teal blue in color while the others stay white. I did this several times and always the same channel/fixture #5. Is this normal? Or do I have a faulty light? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) First off, the CMB24 can act as a stand alone so you can install a sequence in the CMB24. That way you won't have to leave the computer connected and run through the HU. Second, did you swap the light to see if it is the light or the channel? Edited September 15, 2018 by Mr. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooperblazer Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 29 minutes ago, Mr. P said: First off, the CMB24 can act as a stand alone so you can install a sequence in the CMB24. That way you won't have to leave the computer connected and run through the HU. Second, did you swap the light to see if it is the light or the channel? I wasnt able to swap the light as yet due to everything being installed and cable routing. As yet!!! Holy ^&*( didnt know I could run it in standalone mode. i just watched a video on Youtube on how to do this. Very simple! Thanx for bringing this to my attention. Im going to try this today and have it ready for tonight. Again Thank You!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) I have a CMB24 for my landscape lighting. I run it in stand alone mode and program it to start the sequence when powered on. Connect it to a timer or light sensor and the sequence will start with no computer or director and you won't have to touch it. Edited September 15, 2018 by Mr. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriswoldStyle Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) Did you make extensions for that flood? If you extended the wires, It could be a bad heat shrink that's causing two of them to bump together. I had this exact same problem with one when I made my own extensions. It ended up just being the heat shrink pulled the wires too tight and made them connect through the other heat shrink. take that light down if you extended the wire and check the connections separate the wires and try again. If it works after you separated all the wires you know what the problem is. On a side note if you did extend the wires don't use the cheap 2:1 Amazon heat shrink. Go through buyheatshrink and order the 3:1 adhesive lined it's the best stuff out there. Edited September 15, 2018 by GriswoldStyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooperblazer Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 19 minutes ago, GriswoldStyle said: Did you make extensions for that flood? If you extended the wires, It could be a bad heat shrink that's causing two of them to bump together. I had this exact same problem with one when I made my own extensions. It ended up just being the heat shrink pulled the wires too tight and made them connect through the other heat shrink. take that light down if you extended the wire and check the connections separate the wires and try again. If it works after you separated all the wires you know what the problem is. On a side note if you did extend the wires don't use the cheap 2:1 Amazon heat shrink. Go through buyheatshrink and order the 3:1 adhesive lined it's the best stuff out there. Yea I bought the LOR extensions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriswoldStyle Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Check the connections for that specific flood. There may be one that is not connected properly or possible the connections into the board are too long. First inspect the board connections. Look for a tiny fray of wire stick out or a wire that in too long. I built my own extensions out of alarm wire. Not the low extensions. Check the board with a magnifying glass where the wires come in to the port having the problem. Odds are it is there or a bad connection point in one of the wire extensions. I am leaning towards a board connection. Hopefully it was a new board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooperblazer Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 I checked the connections. Everything seems fine. Swapped out the extension. And it still doing it. But I ran through the entire show and no problems. Only seems to do it when I have it on white and leave it on for a straight 30 minutes plus. I’ll experiment more with it at a later date and time but for now it’s working the way it should just doesn’t sound weird thing LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 3 hours ago, trooperblazer said: I checked the connections. Everything seems fine. Swapped out the extension. And it still doing it. But I ran through the entire show and no problems. Only seems to do it when I have it on white and leave it on for a straight 30 minutes plus. I’ll experiment more with it at a later date and time but for now it’s working the way it should just doesn’t sound weird thing LOL Swap the channel (with LOR extensions, just swap the plugs), if the problem follows to the new channel, the Board connections are good. Feel the connections (use a IR temp tester if you are rich), loof a Hoter one. Teal. Look at the R output, the wire/screws can get odd, be sure the wire is under the metal flap or inside the cage depends on the connector you got. It could be the Lamp is just getting too hot (poor LED Module attachment) which only shows up when RGB (white) are all on. If it is, LOR will make it good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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