Unplugged my lights and now one of them will not start up the other took about 10 minutes to boot up. The GHL logo flashes every 3 seconds.
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Unplugged my lights and now one of them will not start up the other took about 10 minutes to boot up. The GHL logo flashes every 3 seconds.
https://youtu.be/_9q_97Dx2BM
Case being handled via support ticket system.
I have exactly the some problem!
I had an old ticket for this problem but got no solution so I made a new on yesterday.
I would be grateful if you could write me your solution!!!
Thank you!
Unplug the connector between the power supply and the light.
Yes! But after electricity power off and if I am away from home reef will stay at darkness!
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Originally Posted by CarpeDiemIris
The only time I have had it happen is when I unplug the light and that has only happened to one light a couple times.
All th three of mine do not start up after electricity is off....Quote:
Originally Posted by Skydivingcatfan
Was there any fix for this issue, besides using the circular connector? My LX 7206 also have this problem. More often than not they don't turn back on when I unplug them from the wall. I was away on vacation for 2 weeks and some of the lights didn't turn back on after a power outage.
Hello,
If it's a issue that happens frequently, I can suggest you add a time delay relay. (Personal advice, not an official GHL advice).
Gaël
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Originally Posted by Gael
Thanks for the suggestion. Do you mean on the circular connector side? I would be willing to do that providing I can find the mating circular connectors to wire out to the relay. Or do you mean for the wall power? In that case, I should just get another powerbar to plug them into. Then I could manually power cycle them in GHL Connect until it powers up properly.
I was hoping GHL would be able to implement something like an automatic reboot when the Mitras goes into that state where the GHL logo is blinking blue after powering up. But this is wishful thinking, I don't know what is causing the issue or what's possible in that error state.
The power outages aren't frequent. Just so happened that one occurred a few weeks ago and that was the second day into my vacation.
No, on the main electrical outlet of course (I would never advise to modify a GHL product, even less on a waterproof connection!)
The purpose of a timed relay is to wait xx seconds before powering up. So you have to delay the restart.
The problem occurs when the power supply is de-energized and re-energized too quickly, without having enough time between the two.
Gaël
Thanks for clarifying that. I didn't understand how delaying the mains would help. That would explain why sometimes they power up successfully. Usually I only wait about 5-10 seconds before plugging them back in. I'll try leaving them unplugged longer next time.
It is necessary that the capacitors discharge completely, and the brightness of the lamp at the time of the power cut also has an impact
Gael.
I don't think that is my problem. I unplugged my lights for some maintenance. After being unplugged for 15 minutes, only 2 of the 3 lights turned back on. I tried a couple time and had to disconnect the circular connector to get it to turn back on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gael
Hello,Quote:
Originally Posted by ryan79
In this case open a support ticket https://www.aquariumcomputer.com/sup...ets-enquiries/ (Guest login)
Gaël
Will do. Thanks for your response.
My unit was also failing to power up successfully after momentary power loss (workaround was to unplug the power supply for about 10 seconds, then plug back in).
The solution was GHL replaced the power supply under warranty, which resolved the bad behavior. Also, the replacement went from a blazing-hot 200-watt unit (same rated output as the maximum draw of the LED fixture, a bad idea to leave no overhead) to a 300-watt unit that runs very cool. GHL should ship the 300-watt unit as standard.
They replaced the one power supply that wouldn't start back up even after waiting. It was the same 200W PSU. The other one I still need to let sit for a while before restarting. I bought a powerbar so I could setup the delay start in case of a power outage. It is ridiculous that I had to spend another $250 to fix a problem after spending $800 per light.
The power supplies get crazy hot. Whenever I'm below the tank I check to make sure they haven't melted or warped the expanded PVC foam they are sitting on. I bought a PropellerBreeze 3 and the clamps don't work on my eurobracing. I considered mounting it below the tank to keep the power supplies cool.
I mounted a standard 12v 120mm PC fan over top of the 300 watt power supply, it helps a lot.
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Good idea! I've got a couple PC fans sitting around too.