BornToHula Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Hey guys, I was messing with the timing and intensity of my two Build My Leds last night and today only one of the two is working . After an hour of fiddling with it I'm kinda stumped with what I messed up. Maybe someone can see an error in the code? I did notice both lights were on for about 5 minutes before one of them went out. Also, I did find an overlap in timing on one the outputs below that I corrected, but the one light still remains off. I checked all the connections and couldn't find anything that came loose. The goal is to have both lights come on at 1:00 PM, ramp up to 90% over 2 hours, stay at 90% for 5 hours, then ramp back down over two hours before they turn off for the day. Power Plug Code - Note: Both lights are on the same power strip plugged into the single apex powerbar outlet. BML_12K_14K Fallback OFF Set OFF If Time 12:59 to 22:01 Then ON If Temp > 81.0 Then OFF Outputs: BML_1 Set OFF If Time 13:00 to 15:00 Then BML_Sunrise If Time 15:01 to 20:00 Then BML_Daytime If Time 20:01 to 22:00 Then BML_Sunset If Time 22:01 to 12:59 Then OFF BML_2 Set OFF If Time 13:00 to 15:00 Then BML_Sunrise If Time 15:01 to 20:00 Then BML_Daytime If Time 20:01 to 22:00 Then BML_Sunset If Time 22:01 to 12:59 Then OFF Profiles: BML_Sunrise Type: Ramp Ramp Time: 120 Start Intensity: 15 End Intensity: 90 BML_Daytime Type: Ramp Ramp Time: 1 Start Intensity: 90 End Intensity: 90 BML_Sunset Type: Ramp Ramp Time 120 Start Intensity: 90 End Intensity: 15 Here is what it looks like on my Apex Fusion homepage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I programmed mine in wizard mode using the graph then copied to the 2nd so they were identical. Usually when programming it's Fallback OFF , Set ON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austx Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Not sure if the set off would be the problem, I have my lights using Fallback Off Set Off and timer which works fine but I'm just running an ati sunpower fixture not ramping. I would add the fallback off in case the base unit disconnects from the energy bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 If both lights have identical programming, and are plugged into the same Apex Powerbar outlet, I'd suspect it's either something wrong with the power supply or the light. Try swapping the power supplies for the lights and see if the other light is the one that's off. If so, then it's probably the power supply. Also of note, if the power supply gets too hot, they will shut themselves off to prevent burning up. I had this happen when my cooling fan died. My lights would start turning off during the day as their power supplies got too hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 check the connection on the power supply and then the dimmer connection itself. I had trouble and would have to jiggle mine sometimes to get them to connect correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 After that, I'd try using a different outlet on your EB8, might have a bad one. (has happened to me before also) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austx Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Positioning could be a good point as the plug 4 and 8 are different outlets entirely and apparently if the draw is too low the outlet will shut itself off. Also had the issue with the fan going out on a skyye led over my sump that would cause led to cut power to cool thenn turn back on. Definitely try swapping power supplies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Well after trying a few trouble shooting tips without success I decided to reset the apex itself. It fixed it. Both lights are on now. I'm still not sure what happened . I appreciate everyone's help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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