I just recieved the controller. Plugged it in and have 115v going in and 115 v out, no matter where the knob is. Am I missing something?
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forwarding to my husband who was the actual buyer :) he's on a business trip so may be delayed in answering.
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It should always read 115V out (same as input). It's not a voltage regulator. It controls speed by PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) which means it changes the AC waveform. Look up PWM on Wikipedia.org if you'd like a more detailed explanation.
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I believe that unit is load dependant. You must have a load for it to function.
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some have posted something about operating the controller at 220v vice 110v...my question is "does this unit plug into the 110 house outlet?
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i fell for that controller as well, worked for two days numerous emails with the company, went on amazon again and bought a renogy 30amp controller. sorry you got one from the same china no helpers
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Strange... my Procomp came with the male and female connectors. But, I'd check with Radio Shack for the correct plug. You could cut and solder, as Bart suggests, but it might be less convenient for future removal/repairs. Is it possible that your controller has the correct matching plug? Tom Note
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This was a failed project for me, one of my 2 controllers died, There were times one of 2 lights worked. I might have my controller on one side of my 220 line and the sockets on the other side. What I can tell you is that manually turning the lights on with the switch in the garage, they don't come on. I think "Francois" has answered the question for us. If I saw his thoughtful answer before I started to respond, I might not have replied. Thank you Francois.
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It's a faulty battery. Needs a new battery. In the case of this controller where the battery is built in, you're probably better off returning it and getting a new one. If that's not possible, I guess you can try taking the back off and looking for a similar battery on amazon or something.
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Make sure the wiring polarity is correct... I had mine reversed by accident at first, and it didn't work (plus the power wire almost immediately heated up).
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Certainly sounds like you wired it correctly. Just remember that LEDs are polarity sensitive, so make sure your positive is on the red wire. If that is confirmed, then I have nothing more to suggest.
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Dear friend, please wait one or 2days. Cause our amazon sales is off time. and now I will transfer your problems to our engineer to get answer.If finally, it's no way to charge your battery, we will give you refund and you send back the controller to us.
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The controller (if you purchased the controller) takes a 2.1mm x 5mm DC power connector (available at Radio Shack solder-on or on-line as a screw down conductor type), the center pin is +12 Volts the shell is return or - ground. It doesn't malke any difference which end of the string you plug into,,but the key goes to the key on the connector and they must be aligned. you will only be able to plug one 5M string into one controller (otherwise you will over power the controller) the second string will not be the same brightness as the first string, that's why you will need an amplifier to power the second string from the same controller, you run a second 12 volts + & - from the power source and plug the first strips other 4 pin plug into the amplifier and the 2nd string either end into the other side of the amplifier. Hope this helps? Also if you didn't get the controller and remote the white wire is +12 Volts and the colored wires are returned to - depending on the color you want white is all three colored wires to - return.
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Mine still works fine. Maybe it has dirt in e switch. I would try a good cleaning around the switch and see if you can free it up.
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You have to remove the screws from the back of the controller and remove the back. Be careful not to damage the wires inside. Then attach the lever from the inside. It works great! !
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The L, N and GROUND are for the AC Input. The WHITE wire from the strip goes to the +12 V screw on the Power supply. If you hook the Blue wire to COM, the BLUE LEDs will light. If you hook the Green wire to COM, the GREEN LEDs will light and the same for the RED wire/RED LEDs. If you hook Blue, Green and Red all up to COM at the same time you will get WHITE. There should have been a small white controller box and a remote control. The strip hooks to the controller and then the +12v and COM from the power supply hook to the power connector on the controller. Then with the remote you can select the color and pattern you want the strip to use. The L, N and GROUND are for the AC Input. The WHITE wire from the strip goes to the +12 V screw on the Power supply. If you hook the Blue wire to COM, the BLUE LEDs will light. If you hook the Green wire to COM, the GREEN LEDs will light and the same for the RED wire/RED LEDs. If you hook Blue, Green and Red all up to COM at the same time you will get WHITE. There should have been a small white controller box and a remote control. The strip hooks to the controller and then the +12v and COM from the power supply hook to the power connector on the controller. Then with the remote... » Read More The L, N and GROUND are for the AC Input. The WHITE wire from the strip goes to the +12 V screw on the Power supply. If you hook the Blue wire to COM, the BLUE LEDs will light. If you hook the Green wire to COM, the GREEN LEDs will light and the same for the RED wire/RED LEDs. If you hook Blue, Green and Red all up to COM at the same time you will get WHITE. There should have been a small white controller box and a remote control. The strip hooks to the controller and then the +12v and COM from the power supply hook to the power connector on the controller. Then with the remote you can select the color and pattern you want the strip to use. « Show Less
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Try unplugging the controller from the outlet. Let it reset for 30 seconds or so and plug it back in. I use this unit regularly on projects and that has worked for me in the past.
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hmmm. I guess I would start with making sure the channels are matching the sliders. Are those the only lights you have connected to your controller or do you have others?
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Connect with a USB cord or if that dnt work turn the controller over and get something small with a point n that small hole it should reset the controller then try to use a USB cord again
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The remotes come programmed at 'all zeros' by default and most people only change them if there are interference issues. Try just using it out of the box. If that doesn't work, you can try setting the switches through the possible codes (there are 256, so it's not impossible) or you can open up the shroud for the fan and see what the controller module has set.