Energy Bar Issue help

jlaudiofreak · 06/01/2011, 07:23 PM

For some reason outlet 2 and 6 stopped working. I have tried to manualy turn the on and off and they are stuck in the on position. Anyone have an issue like this with there energy bar.

Spar · 06/03/2011, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jlaudiofreak

For some reason outlet 2 and 6 stopped working. I have tried to manualy turn the on and off and they are stuck in the on position. Anyone have an issue like this with there energy bar.

I am having this issue with one of my EB8's as well (ports 3 and 6 on mine). Curt is having me send it in for repair.

He said it is likely due to an overload blowing it out, but I am not sure how with my equipment that would be possible... nothing more than 80 watts plugged into any ports.

What devices do you have plugged in those ports?

jlaudiofreak · 06/03/2011, 08:57 AM

On port 2 I had my Co2 regulator and on port 6 my Kalk stirrer

kurt_n · 06/03/2011, 09:40 AM

Have you tried some higher wattage devices on those two outlets? The two things you list don't draw much power and it might be causing the triac controlled outlets (1-3, 5-7) to not switch. If the outlets you're having issues with work with something like a table lamp, then just move that solenoid and stirrer to outlets 4 and 8 and you should be fine.

bboudreaux · 06/03/2011, 10:54 AM

yeah mine are doing the same thing. it started with 2 and 3 then 5. i'm only drawing 54w geismenn ballast on those sockets.

jlaudiofreak · 06/03/2011, 11:28 AM

Kurt I have tried a lamp and even if its a low draw on the outlet. I should be able to manualy be able to turn it off with the controller. Neptun will repair it under warrenty my only thing is in order for me to send it back I have no way to controlle all the things that are running on it. I have tried localy to see if anyone had on I could borrow but no one does. I just feel like with the amount if money we spend on these controllers they should have some kind of exchange program where they send you one and you send yours back in. For alot of us these controllers are the heart of our system.

kurt_n · 06/03/2011, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jlaudiofreak

Kurt I have tried a lamp and even if its a low draw on the outlet. I should be able to manualy be able to turn it off with the controller. ...

Not true. If the wattage is too low (say, less than 5W) you may be able to turn the outlet "on" and "off" via the controller, but the triac outlet will not change state - and the device won't react.

So you're saying that a 60W light bulb plugged in to outlet 2 or 6 won't turn on/off either? If that's the case, yeah... something's wrong with the energy block.

jlaudiofreak · 06/03/2011, 04:30 PM

Kurt
That is what I am say, I pluged a lamp in to the outlets and still could not turn it on or off via the controller manualy

06/01/2011, 07:23 PM	#1
jlaudiofreak Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 459	Energy Bar Issue help For some reason outlet 2 and 6 stopped working. I have tried to manualy turn the on and off and they are stuck in the on position. Anyone have an issue like this with there energy bar.

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06/03/2011, 08:57 AM	#3
jlaudiofreak Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 459	On port 2 I had my Co2 regulator and on port 6 my Kalk stirrer

06/03/2011, 09:40 AM	#4
kurt_n Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: WA Posts: 766	Have you tried some higher wattage devices on those two outlets? The two things you list don't draw much power and it might be causing the triac controlled outlets (1-3, 5-7) to not switch. If the outlets you're having issues with work with something like a table lamp, then just move that solenoid and stirrer to outlets 4 and 8 and you should be fine.

06/03/2011, 10:54 AM	#5
bboudreaux Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 120	yeah mine are doing the same thing. it started with 2 and 3 then 5. i'm only drawing 54w geismenn ballast on those sockets.

06/03/2011, 11:28 AM	#6
jlaudiofreak Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 459	Kurt I have tried a lamp and even if its a low draw on the outlet. I should be able to manualy be able to turn it off with the controller. Neptun will repair it under warrenty my only thing is in order for me to send it back I have no way to controlle all the things that are running on it. I have tried localy to see if anyone had on I could borrow but no one does. I just feel like with the amount if money we spend on these controllers they should have some kind of exchange program where they send you one and you send yours back in. For alot of us these controllers are the heart of our system.

06/03/2011, 04:30 PM	#8
jlaudiofreak Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 459	Kurt That is what I am say, I pluged a lamp in to the outlets and still could not turn it on or off via the controller manualy