zanclus Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Hi I have a quick question... How does everyone protect their displays from tripping the GFCI . I have my controller plugged into a Ground Fault and when it rains The GF keeps tripping. I have ALL of my connections wrapped securely with electrival tape but it still trips. Does anyone else have this problem nad if so what can I do to avoid this? I do have my controller in the garage so that is not getting wet. Thanks for any info John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 For starters, get rid of the tape on your electrical connections, elevate them and keep them off the ground.Do a search in the forum on the topic..tons and tons of good reading and sage advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstevens Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 DonFL wrote: For starters, get rid of the tape on your electrical connections, elevate them and keep them off the ground.Do a search in the forum on the topic..tons and tons of good reading and sage advice.That's the first step. The tape can trap in moisture and cause more problems than it solves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don Gillespie Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Thats what GFI plugs are supposed to do, I don't run my display in the rain, electronics and rain don't mix well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hans Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Over the past years I have been able to reduce the trips to just about none.* Make sure every connection is off the ground!!!!!* Everywhere I have strings connecting to each other I position them so that the open female part of the plug is facing down.* The female ends of my strings are positioned facing down* In the cases where I think I may have an issue I put one of those plastic "baby proof" outlet caps in the female connection.I never tape or put my connections in plastic bags as this just tends to hold in the water. Bottom line is that at every step of building and set up make sure every plug/connection allows water to drain out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbirdruss Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I had the same issue the first year I did my display. After I removed all the electrical tape from the connections, the issues went away. I don't even bother covering the female connections or elevating the connection off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitePlainsNY Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Jim Hans wrote:Over the past years I have been able to reduce the trips to just about none.* Make sure every connection is off the ground!!!!!* Everywhere I have strings connecting to each other I position them so that the open female part of the plug is facing down.* The female ends of my strings are positioned facing down* In the cases where I think I may have an issue I put one of those plastic "baby proof" outlet caps in the female connection.I never tape or put my connections in plastic bags as this just tends to hold in the water. Bottom line is that at every step of building and set up make sure every plug/connection allows water to drain out.Ditto. Works for me. Last night was all rain during the 5 1/2 hours and not one issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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