KStatefan Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I started last year with one controller with 4 channels. This year I am going to add three more controllers as soon as the Summer Sale gets here. I am using all LEDs and less than 5 amps. I was on another thread and it was mentioned that both phases were required for the controllers to work correctly. I did some more searching and found this statement."the LOR has been designed around the left and right banks must have power inputs 180 degrees out of [highlight= #FFFF88]phase[/highlight] for channels 1-8 to work correctly"Is this correct? This will change how I was planning on hooking up. That was one of the benifits of going to LEDs one power cord to run every thing. I was not planning on having to run on both phases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Unless I'm incorrectly reading the statement you posted, that is incorrect.A controller should be connected to the same phase on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Are you talking about putting all four of your controllers into one enclosure and just using one power cord?If so, yes, you can do that...especially using all LED's.I have 4 controllers in one enclosure with just one power cord...(not as pretty as Denise's' though!!) Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 KStatefan wrote: found this statement."the LOR has been designed around the left and right banks must have power inputs 180 degrees out of [highlight= #FFFF88]phase for channels 1-8 to work correctly"That statement is out of context. It originally appeared in a thread about using an LOR controller in a 3-phase power system (as you would find in a commercial building, but almost never in a residence).The conclusion was that it wouldn't work if you hooked the left and right banks to 2 different phases of a 3-phase system (with the inputs 120 degrees out of phase). It works properly if they are 180 degrees out of phase, but will also work properly if they are hooked to the same circuit.The situation involved 16 channels of incandescent lights that would draw too much current for a single circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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