Help! Need potentiometer

[Balz3352]

I am in the middle of the rapidled upgrade and I think my vdm module is defective. Blinking 3 green lights with green status light.


But I need a 2 channel 10v potentiometer. Anyone have one or know where I can get one?
Preferably in aurora but if I have to drive I will.
Thanks

 

[zombie]

Radioshack.

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[Balz3352]

Nevermind I'm stupid and programmed wrong

 

[Balz3352]

Hey zombie how would I program my lights to be dimmed to 20‰ for the time being

 

[samindenver]

Are you using Apex Fusion?

 

[zombie]

Make a profile called whatever you want. Im gonna call it ramp below.

Ramp
Type ramp
Min intensity: 20
Max intensity: 20
Time: 1 min

Light_V1
Set Ramp

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[zombie]

What do you want your lights to do after you test with the 20%? I can tell you how to program it.

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[Balz3352]

Umm I want them to stay at 25 to acclimate my corals... Turn on at 9 turn off at 7

 

[Balz3352]

Well I actually used the table on fusion and set it how I want but it's not on and says tbl in top right of each slide bar

 

[zombie]

Im guessing that you want them to slowly ramp to that value to simulate sunrise and sunset right? You just want max intensity at 20% so you can work them up to full brightness?

If so, create 3 profiles. If you want different amount of red vs blue, you can make 3 more and change intensities accordingly

RampUp
Type: ramp
Ramp time: 120
Min intensity: 0
Max intensity: 20

RampDown
Type: ramp
Ramp time: 120
Min intensity: 20
Max intensity: 0

Day
Type: weather
Max intensity: 20
Cloudy intensity: 15
Cloud duration: 5
Cloudy time: 5
Prob of lightning: 0
Lightning intensity: 0

Light_V1
Set OFF
If Time 07:00 to 09:00 Then RampUp
If Time 09:00 to 19:00 Then Day
If Time 19:00 to 21:00 Then RampDown

As you acclimate, just slowly increase 20 by 5 each week until you hit a sweet spot. I like to set my cloudy around 80% of my max intensity so its still apparent, but not too dim.



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[zombie]

Misread accidentally did 7 to 9. Disregard the light_v1 and use this instead.

Light_V1
Set OFF
If Time 09:00 to 11:00 Then RampUp
If Time 11:00 to 17:00 Then Day
If Time 17:00 to 19:00 Then RampDown

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[Balz3352]

That works thanks

 

[FishTV]

Instead of a 0 value for your starting, and ending points, start at 10%. Your drivers wont kick in below 10%.

 

[zombie]

Instead of a 0 value for your starting, and ending points, start at 10%. Your drivers wont kick in below 10%.

Not necessarily 10%. It depends on what the SV4T is set at, how many leds are on the string, type of led, type of driver, etc. Typically you are good down to 5% or less, but it takes some playing around.

Use the override in the old dashboard to figure out what is the lowest percent they will turn on at. Replace the 0 in ramp up and ramp down to whatever value that is.

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