sysco Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I have power to # 6 controller but it will not turn the lights on for the first 2 arches just started last night any ideas to what it might be tested the lights on the 2 arches they work fine by using a power cord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Are the first two arches on their own channels? In other words, are you talking about 2 channels, or more than two channels. If it's a few channels, it could be a triac has blown, or something else has come loose on the inside of the controller. If it's the whole controller, could be a fuse that blew on the controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Are these channels on numbers 1-8 by chance? If so and not channels 9-16. Then it might be the fuse for channels 1-8. Channels 9-16 are on a different fuse and this fuse is also the one that runs the communications, the brain and the other chips that controll the triacs. So it is possible to loose half of your controller, but not the whole controller. Lots of people having trouble with rain and ice causing more current to be drawn, causing fuses to be popped. Remove the power and then check the fuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sysco Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Max there are 7 channels per arch so 14 channels total for the 2 arches plus 2 spares = 16 channels this is the second night it has happened not in row though now tonight they are working I don't know checked everything all a ok at the moment same results the first time all connection are good the other 2 arches are working fine no problems at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Sorry you threw me off with that statement of "First two arches". I mean what is suppose to mean? I took it to mean that these two arches are tied together. Thus only using the "First" 7 channels. And the two more arches on the next 7 channels. And for some reason the first two arches are not work cause they are on the 1-8 bank. And the second set of arches are on bank 9-16. So, am I to understand the two arches that are working fine are on a second controller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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