Reef Breeders Photon V2 light won't turn off as scheduled

[GreekGoddess]

Hello,

I am new to the forum and fairly new to reefing with just about 2 years experience. I have been using the Reef Breeders Photon V2 (not the V2+) for the entire 2 years and have never had an issue...until now. The light will not turn off as programmed; I have to manually turn the lights off. The light comes on and changes lighting as scheduled. I have tried resetting the remote but still have been unsuccessful in correcting the issue. And yes, all color channels are set to zero for the times that I want the lighting to turn off.

I was going to purchase the upgrade kit prior to this mishap; but want to make sure this is not a wasted upgrade and my problem will still persist. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

 

[Retro Reefer]

Welcome to R2R! Not familiar with the light but @Reef Breeders is on the forums, maybe they will chime in with some ideas.

 

[NormanB]

You probably did this already and just didn't mention it, have you unplugged the light for a few minutes and try again?

 

[acropora4u]

You probably did this already and just didn't mention it, have you unplugged the light for a few minutes and try again?

+1 i used to have these lights and that usually worked

 

[TexasTodd]

They can also sometimes lose their program, and you have to re-program all 24 hours.
The one I had seemed to do it when charging the remote. What I had to do, was plug the remote into the cord BEFORE I plugged the cord to the outlet.

 

[NormanB]

Good to know about charging the remote.

Thanks

 

[GreekGoddess]

Welcome to R2R! Not familiar with the light but @Reef Breeders is on the forums, maybe they will chime in with some ideas.

Yes I have been in contact, tried the recommendations but nothing changed. Then a day later, the light and remote were back in sync. They are working together again.

 

[GreekGoddess]

They can also sometimes lose their program, and you have to re-program all 24 hours.
The one I had seemed to do it when charging the remote. What I had to do, was plug the remote into the cord BEFORE I plugged the cord to the outlet.

Thank you. I will keep this in mind. Light and remote are back in sync. I had unplugged; then reprogrammed. The problem was still there but a day later all worked out. I don’t whether to be happy or not since I don’t know what caused or fixed the issue. I guess patience is always key.

 

[NormanB]

Good to know about charging the remote.

Thanks

 

[OscarHaglund]

Bit of a necro post here but i have seen that my newly aquired second hand light shines a low intensity red when according to the schedule it should be turned off. If i go into the scheduler and then press ok the lights will turn off. Anyone know ehats going on?

 

[Dburr1014]

Bit of a necro post here but i have seen that my newly aquired second hand light shines a low intensity red when according to the schedule it should be turned off. If i go into the scheduler and then press ok the lights will turn off. Anyone know ehats going on?

Hmmm, good question. Almost sounds like the tuning is off. Have you contacted Logan?