Scooch Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 I have one chanell that seems to have a power bleed when not on. By that I mean that there is some power getting to the lights, leaving part of the string glowing faintly. The channel still works in the sequencing as programmed.
Ralph A Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 I assume you are using LED's? Is your controller is an older one, Version one or two? Sounds like you have a bad Triac. You may want to open a help ticket with LOR.
bob_moody Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) The triacs are the 3-legged square black devices along each edge of your controller (8 on a side .. assuming a 16 channel controller) screwed to your heat sink.Technically it is a electronic device for switching Alternating Current. I had one do exactly the same thing this year.If your controller is still under warranty, then as Ralph suggested, open a ticket with LOR.If not and you are comfortable desoldering and soldering components, you can order replacement triacs from somewhere like Mouser or Digikey. I ordered from Mouserhttp://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=BTA16-600BWRGvirtualkey51120000virtualkey511-BTA16-600BW 10 pcs with shipping was $19.89 - I ordered 10 just becasue some of my controllers are getting older and wanted to have some spares on hand. Hope this helps... Bob Edited December 28, 2014 by bob_moody
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