TheDucks Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Last evening I looked at my security camera and saw a string of lights on when it should have not. The show setup under test, was shut down the previous night (and they were out). The show PC was turned off. I removed power (both), waited 10, plugged back in, those lights. Restarted PC, HU, I can Twinkle,shimmer, or on full. this channel just never goes below 1/2 bright. Any ideas what went south? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Triac has gone bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 15 minutes ago, Mr. P said: Triac has gone bad. I guess it is not a direct short. The failure is out of the blue. a string of 5 pathway pumpkins (mini lights) sure did not overload it For now, I will just not use that channel. S&H would be a killer on a single triac (or 2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 10 minutes ago, TheDucks said: I guess it is not a direct short. The failure is out of the blue. a string of 5 pathway pumpkins (mini lights) sure did not overload it For now, I will just not use that channel. S&H would be a killer on a single triac (or 2) If you have any basic soldering skills you can replace it yourself. Contact the helpdesk and they will normally send you a triac. Or, you can pack it up and ship it back and LOR will fix it. I keep 5-6 triacs and 5-6 mosfets along with quick blow fuses in my repair kit just for situations like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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