Bustluvr Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Hi the house current that feeds the controllers can NOT be on a timer? The controllers stay powered up 24/7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Fischer Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 They can be - they just don't need to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustluvr Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 if there on a timer will my laptop find the controllers automatically once there turned on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Fischer Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 if there on a timer will my laptop find the controllers automatically once there turned on?LOR (when running the show) doesn't really "find" anything. It sends out a data stream down the wire... if there are controllers on the line and powered up, they receive the info. If not, the bits fall of the end of the chain and pile up on the lawn Short answer: Yes, it will work fine. But most of us find that leaving stuff on 24/7 is more reliable. After all, the computer is basically a "timer", why have two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 LOR (when running the show) doesn't really "find" anything. It sends out a data stream down the wire... if there are controllers on the line and powered up, they receive the info. If not, the bits fall of the end of the chain and pile up on the lawn Short answer: Yes, it will work fine. But most of us find that leaving stuff on 24/7 is more reliable. After all, the computer is basically a "timer", why have two? Exactly. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orville Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 LOR (when running the show) doesn't really "find" anything. It sends out a data stream down the wire... if there are controllers on the line and powered up, they receive the info. If not, the bits fall of the end of the chain and pile up on the lawn Short answer: Yes, it will work fine. But most of us find that leaving stuff on 24/7 is more reliable. After all, the computer is basically a "timer", why have two?+2 here. Completely agree with Tim on this one. My controllers are powered 365/24/7, 366 in leap years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustluvr Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 Ok thank you everyone. Fantastic info as always . timers will go away. Im getting down to crunch time. Friday my first show will come alive. HOPEFULLY...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Wishing you good luck and keep us posted on the outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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