I failed…so badly

[Smite]

Why aren’t my fans turning on?

@ATI North America I’m struggling SO much with this unit. I want to rip my hair out.

Did you have to disconnect them to slide the unit out?

 

[olonmv]

Why aren’t my fans turning on?

@ATI North America I’m struggling SO much with this unit. I want to rip my hair out.

That could be as simple as, it doesn’t detect enough heat to kick fans on.

 

[Miami Reef]

That could be as simple as, it doesn’t detect enough heat to kick fans on.

Oh. Ok. Let me see. Right now it’s below the temp. Im hoping it was that simple. I’d be so sad if I caused another problem

 

[olonmv]

Oh. Ok. Let me see. Right now it’s below the temp. Im hoping it was that simple. I’d be so sad if I caused another problem

Soooooo, the lights working correctly? What did you find?

 

[Miami Reef]

@olonmv you are correct. Fans are working. Light looks good, but I don’t know because it seems like problems happen after I hook it on the tank.

 

[Miami Reef]

The light looks good and consistent so far. I still need to hook it up to the tank.

 

[olonmv]

@olonmv you are correct. Fans are working. Light looks good, but I don’t know because it seems like problems happen after I hook it on the tank.

I’m starting to lean heavily on those 2 objects I circled, maybe contactor? Is there any clicking noises when the lights flicker?

 

[Smite]

Do you have something you can prop it up on face down and let it run for a bit. so you dont go through the trouble of hanging it and have it happen again.

No obvious connection issues then huh?

 

[Miami Reef]

Please watch this video. It’s making a weird sound that goes in the same flickering pattern. The lights started flickering too.

 

[olonmv]

Please watch this video. It’s making a weird sound that goes in the same flickering pattern. The lights started flickering too.

Almost looks like a signaling issue.

 

[Miami Reef]

What I circled in purple were the cables I removed and put back in. Did I miss something else? Did I not reconnect the proper wires? Only channel 2 is causing the problems. Same channel as the original issue from beginning of thread

 

[olonmv]

What I circled in purple were the cables I removed and put back in. Did I miss something else? Did I not reconnect the proper wires? Only channel 2 is causing the problems. Same channel as the original issue from beginning of thread

That looks more like a faulty control to be honest. It’s not flickering, looks more like dimmer has gotten a mind of its own. Time to call customer support.

 

[Miami Reef]

@ATI North America What do you think?

 

[Miami Reef]

@olonmv It does look like it’s dimming on and off.

 

[olonmv]

Ok, those objects I circled are indeed relays (contactors) here’s a shot in the dark..... try disconnecting the dim signal to the ballasts and see if the ramp up/down of lights continues. This should force it to stay 100% on.

 

[Miami Reef]

Ok, those objects I circled are indeed relays (contactors) here’s a shot in the dark..... try disconnecting the dim signal to the ballasts and see if the ramp up/down of lights continues. This should force it to stay 100% on.

Sweet. I really don’t want that dimming function anyway. Question, there are 2 wires in the arrow. Do I unplug them both?

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

This some kind of curing machine?

It is sir.

 

[olonmv]

Sweet. I really don’t want that dimming function anyway. Question, there are 2 wires in the arrow. Do I unplug them both?

That’s a ten four. And make sure you cap (insulate) the ends. It won’t hurt you since it’s just a 0-10v signal but you could damage the dimmer control. You can take it a step further and group the wires to their perspective ballast after you cap them.

 

[olonmv]

It is sir.

Fiberglass resin?

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Fiberglass resin?

Etafilcon A, monomer used to produce contact lenses. It’s cooked in that tunnel between two plastic molds. Then the molds are pried apart using IR. A whole lot more to the process but it’s the early stages of a contact lens.