RE: Color Kinetic Failures

["Rob Mouser" <rmouser@xxxxxxx>]

Me too...

Many thanks

Rob Mouser
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Bond [mailto:chris@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 08 January 2003 21:26
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Color Kinetic Failures
> 
> Any more news on your DMX controller im really keen to get my hands
on
> one....
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Davidson [mailto:ian@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 January 2003 8:39 PM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Color Kinetic Failures
> 
> Hi Tony
> 
> The most common fault with the lights is a SM Capacitor on the
underside
> of the top board. It goes s/c and blows a SM fuse on the same
board.
You
> need to separate the boards to get to it. Make sure you replace
the
fuse
> with the correct value, if not and you still have a s/c then you
will
> have a different sort of light display.....
> 
> Mainly orangey yellow with a fast flicker closely followed by grey
to
> black smoke emanating from the rear of the unit.
> 
> Here speaks a voice of experience!!!
> 
> If you do have any problems either email me off list or let me
have
the
> unit & I should be able to fix it for you.
> 
> 
> Ian D
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bricknell, Tony [mailto:tony.bricknell@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 January 2003 16:17
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Color Kinetic Failures
> 
> Well it was only a matter of time...
> 
> Recently installed one of my three power supply "bricks"
from Ian.
> Worked
> fine for seven days, six hours use a day (on a timer).  Then
it's
> internal
> fuse blew :o(   Cautiously replaced fuse (after all, the
switching on
> and
> off may have aged the fuse <g> ), attached power supply to a
safety
> isolating transformer, threw switch and ... BANG!  Fuse #2
blew.  A
bit
> of
> digging around the circuit shows that switching MOSFET Q1 is
> short-circuit
> between all it's pins!!  New one on order from Farnell....
> 
> And then last night one of the three cove lights in use died at
power
up
> -
> no lights, no nothing.  Just dark silence (from that annoying
whine
they
> make) :o(  If I get a chance I'll be stripping it down over the
next
few
> days to see what's upset it.
> 
> Just as well I ordered more than I needed :o)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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