Bustluvr Posted December 10, 2013 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?
Tim Fischer Posted December 10, 2013 Posted December 10, 2013 They can be - they just don't need to be.
Bustluvr Posted December 10, 2013 Author Posted December 10, 2013 if there on a timer will my laptop find the controllers automatically once there turned on?
Tim Fischer Posted December 10, 2013 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?
Santas Helper Posted December 10, 2013 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
Orville Posted December 10, 2013 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.
Bustluvr Posted December 10, 2013 Author 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......
Santas Helper Posted December 10, 2013 Posted December 10, 2013 Wishing you good luck and keep us posted on the outcome.
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