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QB stays on after timer goes off

Jordann

Jordann

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Anyone know a way around this. Just had to shut off a fan that was keeping me up, bearings are going. Never noticed before. And have had the light since before these girls started to flower and have not had a problem but they stay dim at night. I tried a few timers just now and no difference. Light stays on with all 4 timers. It's daisy daisy chained through another led but if I switch to direct from the timer still no difference. The third picture is looking down, the plants don't seem to be lit up per say. But just enough to know it's on when I opened the tent.
 

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I was going to say duct tape but I dont think it would help lol have you talked with the manufacturer they might know whats going on
 
Do they do this if you unplug them? I like to put a relay between my timer and the lights, just to take the stress off the timer. But a relay can cut both lines where the timer cuts 1. (all the timer runs is the relay, a definite purpose 2 or 3 pole motor starter with 110 volt coil)
 
Just that it might stay on dim and not to worry it's not bright enough and if they send me another it will do the same 😶
 
If I turn the driver down it goes out but that's not in my mornings and nights schedule FFS. These flowering bagseed will be a good test before I throw the next fems in. It's been more than a month and no damages yet. I'm thinking I'm going to compare it to the moon at night 🙄
 
I have a couple other timers to dig out and try. Couple digital timers and a couple cheapies. Never had this problem with hids but they're staying in storage it's 38 Celsius plus humidity here. Sitting here in boxers with the fan and AC running. I won't even go into my bedroom during the day.
I'll have to look into setting up a relay soon.
 
Heres a link on the starters, (grainger is a bit high, using them for fast info). IDK whats in your area, you would want at least 2 poles 30 amp and break both lines (not the ground). Also safety says put in an enclosure (not like mine and open LOL).
https://www.grainger.com/category/e...ntactors/definite-purpose-magnetic-contactors

I have seen some weird shit with DC circuits, are there any grounds on the DC side of the drivers? Do the fixtures touch one another?
The MFG could have good input on this as well, they should know their product.
 
They're saying they could send a replacement that would do the same thing. I have another driver I could try. Everything has its grounds both in and out. They're about a foot from eachother but they're chained threw the first to the one that stays dim. Safety says I don't burn the house down but safety is flexible 👌 I checked the site, seems doable for under 100. I got a few things to try first that will cost 0,00 though. Wish me luck. Thanks for everything.
 
I unplugged her from the other light and into a different timer and it seems to have shut down completely.
 
I think I got it beat, moved it from the daisy to its own timer and it seems to black right out. Always room for more timers lol. I'll make sure once it's dark out and the lights go out at 10 tonight, I cant tell 100 percent even with all the other lights off. I'd have to climb into the tent and zip it up lmao. I'm too fat for that shit at 6.2 300 pounds.
 

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Got it on its own timer. 3 timers. 2 for the 2 lights and one for the 4 fans. Seems to work now that they're not chained together, but can't tell with climbing in and zipping up. Not happening.
 
I think the Chinese are high on their bat soup and don't know what they're talking about. Ordering my next light from California light works.
 
For me, it was a switch on the timer that said 'Timer' on one side and 'Outlet' on the other. The timer did it's thing but was set on 'Outlet' so the light never turned off.
 
I made that mistake a while back but I woke up in the middle of the night and jumped out of bed when my room was still lit. I had switched it from timer to the on position when my plants were out at the end of the light cycle and being stoned never noticed when I went to bed at 11 that the lights go out at 10 and we're on. But that was veg atleast. Maybe if I play with that switch it would fix it. Could be slightly touching the pins for some power to go through when it's lights out. I found it weird that my philzon, which the spider was plugged into. The philzon was out and the spider got power through the philzon to stay very dim. Maybe it has to do with the daisy outlet being separated from the power to the light since I can shut my philzon and the spider stays on unless I unplug it from the daisy outlet. I should of went for electrical engineering instead of carpentry maybe 🙄
 
Oh ya, good luck! Check prices at local electrical supply houses, you may find them cheaper. Do you know a HVAC service person? They may have one laying around or get a cheap one for you.
So it is an issue they know of, I would remove any ground/s on the DC side, not the AC side. I have seen so many weird issues with grounding DC. I still think the relay will fix it 100%
 
Actually that switch could be the issue, it doesn't take much current to fire some diodes. And everything points to a voltage leak.
 
I've accidentally left a smart digital timer set to 'on'' instead of 'auto' and got 24/0 when I was expecting 12/12. It's so much harder to do that with a dumb mechanical timer. For the load being put on that setup with multiple boards it might be a good idea to look at something closer to industrial-grade and leave the consumer-grade stuff to lighter loads.
 
I broke the dimming knob on my new HLG. Through whatever something, I found out the light will stay on 100% if the dimmer switch is not wired.
 
These are rated 15 amp they're "industrial" according to the package but you get what you get for 50 Bux lol. I'll see what I can get when the credit card stops smoking. Most of the stores here are curb side pick up with only payment option credit card over the phone. Covid-19 our district has not had a new case in 18 days but no signs of things lightening up all of Ontario is good but Toronto has 300 cases a day so we all get the same blanket treatment. I'm limiting one light to one timer. One light at 3 amps and one at 1.8. The affected timer with the philzon and the one that seems to be good with the spider.if it continues, which it seems to be solved. I'll try some digital timers tonight if it continues.
 
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