Current LED light is flashing

chriscoli

chriscoli

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Anyone have their Current LED light start flashing on and off? And, no, it's not the "lightning" setting. This is the whole fixture blinking on and off. I did a quick Google search and it seems the recommendation is to try a different power adapter. I did that....still the same.

Any suggestions? I have two 4' Satellite + fixtures that are doing this, and I hate to throw them away without troubleshooting them.
 
MDB_fish_newbie

MDB_fish_newbie

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mine have done that just for a quick instant than stopped. i do notice that the plug dose not like to stay snug in the power strip and when its not seated properly will make a high pitch humming noise.

do you use them on a tank with or without a lid. i read some articles about these lights stating that they are not very water proof. it could be a short from condensation or splashing water getting into it.

try agitating the wires it might be loose?

best of luck!
 
Becca

Becca

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weird... are they on timers?

Mine has done this before when I had it on the ramp up/down timer settings and also when I had it plugged in to the timer loose and didn't realize it.
 
chriscoli

chriscoli

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MDB_fish_newbie said:
mine have done that just for a quick instant than stopped. i do notice that the plug dose not like to stay snug in the power strip and when its not seated properly will make a high pitch humming noise.

do you use them on a tank with or without a lid. i read some articles about these lights stating that they are not very water proof. it could be a short from condensation or splashing water getting into it.

try agitating the wires it might be loose?

best of luck!
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They've been in storage for a while, so no condensation but they used to get a bit of splatter last time I used them, so there might be salt buildup in bad places.

Yes, wiggled the wires.
 
chriscoli

chriscoli

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Becca said:
weird... are they on timers?

Mine has done this before when I had it on the ramp up/down timer settings and also when I had it plugged in to the timer loose and didn't realize it.
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not yet. I was just testing them out before setting them up.
 
Becca

Becca

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chriscoli said:
not yet. I was just testing them out before setting them up.
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I have some vague recollection of this happening with refurbished ones I bought (plain old satellites) and it turned out I had to play with the lighting settings a little to pick a setting to get them to stop and on a couple I hadn't gotten the connections snapped in properly.
 
mchambers

mchambers

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I have a plain old Satellite that is doing this, but only every few hours. I suspect the adapter, too.
 
mchambers

mchambers

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I've had a fair amount of trouble with adapters on LED lights. I've had it happen with Current fixtures and also Marineland. Don't know why that is.
 
Becca

Becca

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We've had this happen on the beamswork and the explanation was, supposedly, that we'd plugged it into a regular timer, not their proprietary one.

I've had current LEDs plugged into regular outlet timers, though, and not had this happen.
 
MDB_fish_newbie

MDB_fish_newbie

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Hawkman2000 said:
Does this apply to the sat plus pro as well. I have min in an enclosed cover about 2.5 inches above the water.
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When I first got mine (standard satilite), it was on a open top tank with no lid. I noticed water would always splash up and drip off of the light. In the same sense that water will be on the underside of a glass lid (either from spashing, water flow, bubbles, or condensation). I think that made me uneasy, because after examining the light it did not appear to be sealed. Also some Internet reviews stated it to not be sealed. That being said I don't know about the plus pro, it may be sealed better. For my case thought, I was quick to protect my investment and keep water off of it.

If I was you, I would thoroughly inspect it just to be sure you don't find any moisture inside the fixture. I would be worried if there was. If not you should be fine !
 
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dhavalsp

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How good are these submersible leds (or any other LEDs when it comes to supporting a lightly planted tank (anubias and vals). the one in the link says 10000K for $35, which i think is a good deal provided single one is enough.
 
CichlidAddict

CichlidAddict

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I don't know how good LED are for plants because I don't grow any. But if you mound submersible LED inside the tank, you get a lot more intensity because it is closer to the plants, and there is no filtering loss through the glass top.
 
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