drivemewilder Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I have 6 CCR's for this season. Last year i ran only 2. 1 of them failed before i even rolled it out. Then half way through the season 1 of them was acting up (several pixels wouldn't light). LOR has been great about replacing them. Now that i've bought the other 4, 1 of those have failed while still coiled in the box. LOR replaced it. 2 nights ago i opened that box and saw that it too isn't working right. When it gets powered up, it stays lit instead of a quick flash on and off again. I uncoiled it and messed with it, got it to turn off but when i tested it in the HU only a few pixels would work. I plugged in a ribbon from last season to the same controller and it worked, so i know it's not the controller. I emailed LOR and they acknowledged that i have a "higher than usual" failure rate. I haven't done anything to jeopardize the ribbon, but i'm still concerned that LOR will stop replacing my failed ribbons. I've had 4 failures that i can recall, in less than a year. Anyone else have even close to that many failures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heystew Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 be careful how much you run them while coiled up. They heat up quickly when still on the roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drivemewilder Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 They aren't working from the second i plug it in though. I've uncoiled it within 1-2 minutes each time to see if it had a short in it somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLD Kevin Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 The full on when you plug in and wont do anything else is definitely a short. Been there, don’t that. Your failure rate is usually high. I’ve used the same 12 CCRs several times putting up and taking down at different locations and only had 1 fail…and it was probably due to user handling.Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drivemewilder Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 I will be purchasing a spare CCR to have as a backup now that i know they can't be trusted entirely. I guess my question is: Should i buy the whole CCR controller and all, or just purchase a backup ribbon with no controller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLD Kevin Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 My personal opinion is keep a spare of EVERYTHING. Last thing you want is 2000 people standing in front of your house and a prop or strip or tree or GOD forbid half your house won’t work due to a failure. These kinds of things will happen…just when is the unknown. Better be prepared then wait a few days or week until the replacement arrives. I learned my lesson the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friskybri Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Funny. Even the big shows I see crap out. TSO for example. Bigger then anyone here and they still have stuff that dont work. Get over yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drivemewilder Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Who exactly needs to "get over yourself?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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