a meanwell,hlg 240h 48ab or the 320 version for the other light same problem.Is it that way plugged directly into the wall
I'd venture to say it's a driver issue, not shutting down
What driver
Okay, with outlet you mean the outlet of the driver? Or the outlet from the wall?Check the outlet, and any outlets upstream from your outlet. You might find that the hot and neutral are reversed on the wiring. This gave me the EXACT same problem with timers. As soon as I swapped the neutral and hot to their correct terminals on the outlet..boom all the timers I bought worked (it was with a different light but same issue)
If the light when not plugged in through a timer goes off totally when switched, and no timers worked for you and it is always a small amount of light I would put some money on that being the issue. Keep in mind with wiring if there are 5 outlets connected to the circuit and one upstream has the neutral and hot reversed and the others are wired correctly, this would still cause the same issue.
The issue seems to be caused because of single pole switching mechanisms in most timers.
Sorry, no, from the wall it goes to a cable to transport it to the growtent, from there it goes into a powerstrip, then it goes to the timer.Again have u tried it plugged directly into the wall
The wall outlet. Nothing to do with your light or the timer. The wiring in the hosue.Okay, with outlet you mean the outlet of the driver? Or the outlet from the wall?
Ahh I see, thanks for explaining. The problem is that these lights dont have an off switch so I can’t check the hypothesis as you proposed.The wall outlet. Nothing to do with your light or the timer. The wiring in the hosue.
You would need to turn off the breaker to inspect the outlet, and if the hot and neutral aren't reversed there you would need to see what other outlets are on that circuit. Pretty simply though if you can plug straight into the wall (without a timer) and turn off the light and it goes completely off, but when using a timer you have a light leak..I looked everywhere for the cause of this and the ONLY cause I could find was the hot and neutral being reversed.
Someone else had a issue, was just a aged plug in, earth ground or something, I would try replacing the plug as well if going in for a look for shits and giggles.The wall outlet. Nothing to do with your light or the timer. The wiring in the hosue.
You would need to turn off the breaker to inspect the outlet, and if the hot and neutral aren't reversed there you would need to see what other outlets are on that circuit. Pretty simply though if you can plug straight into the wall (without a timer) and turn off the light and it goes completely off, but when using a timer you have a light leak..I looked everywhere for the cause of this and the ONLY cause I could find was the hot and neutral being reversed.
Ahh damm dude, I’m sorry, completely misread that question. Didnt sleep very well last night..Oh goodness
I recently replaced the plug to meet requirments for the medicinal permit. But I’ll look into that aswell.Someone else had a issue, was just a aged plug in, earth ground or something, I would try replacing the plug as well if going in for a look for shits and giggles.
YesDoes the driver have a dimmer
The wall outlet. Nothing to do with your light or the timer. The wiring in the hosue.
You would need to turn off the breaker to inspect the outlet, and if the hot and neutral aren't reversed there you would need to see what other outlets are on that circuit. Pretty simply though if you can plug straight into the wall (without a timer) and turn off the light and it goes completely off, but when using a timer you have a light leak..I looked everywhere for the cause of this and the ONLY cause I could find was the hot and neutral being reversed.
How so? How can a driver not shut down when it's disconnected from power by a timer?Is it that way plugged directly into the wall
I'd venture to say it's a driver issue, not shutting down
What driver