snafufireman Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Here is my situation. I have 30 mini trees with 3 colors of lights on each one. All of the the trees and colors work except for one. I have 2 strings of 50ct red LED's from CDI on this tree and these lights won't work on any channel on the controller and the controller is new this year. When I plug them directly into an outlet they work fine, they just won't work when plugged into the controller. I have tried resetting the controller, changing dimming curves and every channel on the controller and this one color won't turn on. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallleyes Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Have you checked to make the channels are assigned properly? Unit 1 circut1 etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafufireman Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 I used the console in the HU to turn the channels on individually. What ever channel I had that particular tree plugged into it wouldn't turn on in the console or running a sequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don Gillespie Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Are they plugged in directly to the controller or via an extension cord? if it is an extension cord start there might be the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 (edited) Do you have the controller UNIT ID set properly? Edited November 24, 2012 by George Simmons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafufireman Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 The unit id is correct and I have already eliminated the extension cord. Like I said, it doesn't matter what channel I have that one tree plugged in to, it won't turn on when it is connected to the controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Well I might be all wet behind the ears but This is one of those screwy problems that might have a screwy fix. In the plug is a sliding door that gives you access to the fuses. Open the door and use a small like pocket screwdriver and give the silver caps of the fuses a little push and see if they are fully seated. Here is the screwy thinking behind this request. The times that the string worked with a extension cord the socket is made differently than the sockets on the dongles. Maybe just a bit difference in spacing of the recepticle thus causing a different pressure on the spades of the plug, causing contact to be made or not depending on the socket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafufireman Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Max-Paul, I have tried different extension cords with this particular tree, but I will give your idea a try. It seems like the screwy answers always work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Have you tried a snubber? Plug in a set of incans into the end of the LEDs and see if anything changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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