Scooch Posted December 28, 2014 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted December 28, 2014 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooch Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 What is a Triac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_moody Posted December 28, 2014 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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