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[Crabcakes&football]

Looking for any suggestions, here's the situation. I have 8 drivers for LED lights, it's all the same brand. They all have remotes for color changing. The owner wants each driver to have its own remote,since it's all the same brand any remote will work with all the drivers. I spoke with the lighting rep and inorder to program each driver with its own remote, rest of the drivers must have no power.

These lights will be controlled by a photoeye,that will engage the lighting contactor. I've come up with somewhat of a plan. I'll have single pole toggle switches outside of the lighting contactor enclosure. Basically power will be spliced, one pigtail to the switch and the other to feed my contactor. Also the SL will be spliced,with a pigtail to my switch and also to the contactor. Basically the switches will be an override. What's yalls thoughts on this? Open to suggestions. I understand if a switch is left on and the photoeye turns on ill have a bad day. Maybe put keyed switch there instead.

 

[Todd0x1]

When you say "to program each driver with its own remote, rest of the drivers must have no power" is this a one time thing to pair the remote with the driver? Or does it mean that the only way to have a remote operate only one driver is to have the other drivers powered down while using the remote to operate the desired driver?

Whats the make/model of these drivers?

 

[Crabcakes&football]

When you say "to program each driver with its own remote, rest of the drivers must have no power" is this a one time thing to pair the remote with the driver? Or does it mean that the only way to have a remote operate only one driver is to have the other drivers powered down while using the remote to operate the desired driver?

Whats the make/model of these drivers?

It's a ome time thing, once the remote is programed to its driver it has a memory and will save the pairing.

 

[Todd0x1]

It's a ome time thing, once the remote is programed to its driver it has a memory and will save the pairing.

Ok so then why not just disconnect all of them, power them one at a time while programming the remotes, then reconnect them all?

 

[Crabcakes&football]

Ok so then why not just disconnect all of them, power them one at a time while programming the remotes, then reconnect them all?

I brought that up and they want switches, incase they need to re-program them. This has been a ridiculous person to deal with

 

[Todd0x1]

I brought that up and they want switches, incase they need to re-program them. This has been a ridiculous person to deal with

ok that makes sense. what contactor are you using?

 

[Crabcakes&football]

ok that makes sense. what contactor are you using?

I have (2) 4-pole contactors.

 

[hbiss]

Ok. You have a switch (master on) that bypasses the photocontrol (red to black) that will pull in the contactor and turn all lights on.

Then you have a switch between the contactor and each driver. 8 switches that always stay on.

To program a driver, you turn the master on then turn off all the switches except the one you want to program.

If you are afraid of tampering you can use key operated switches.

-Hal

 

[Crabcakes&football]

Ok. You have a switch (master on) that bypasses the photocontrol (red to black) that will pull in the contactor and turn all lights on.

Then you have a switch between the contactor and each driver. 8 switches that always stay on.

To program a driver, you turn the master on then turn off all the switches except the one you want to program.

If you are afraid of tampering you can use key operated switches.

-Hal

That's a good suggestion. Thank you

 

[Todd0x1]

how much current does each driver draw?

 

[hbiss]

how much current does each driver draw?

I was thinking the same thing. Why a separate set of contacts for each driver on two contactors? Seems to me the drivers could be doubled up or even all together.

-Hal

 

[Todd0x1]

I was thinking the same thing. Why a separate set of contacts for each driver on two contactors? Seems to me the drivers could be doubled up or even all together.

-Hal

i was working toward a way to replace all those toggle switches with a single 9 positon rotary switch

 

[Crabcakes&football]

I was thinking the same thing. Why a separate set of contacts for each driver on two contactors? Seems to me the drivers could be doubled up or even all together.

-Hal

That's a very good point, I didn't think about that.

 

[hbiss]

i was working toward a way to replace all those toggle switches with a single 9 positon rotary switch

Yeah, but I don't think you will find a rotary switch that will provide that function or with the necessary current handling capacity directly. You are talking about a 9 position rotary selector switch controlling 8 relays (the relays will provide the function of those 8 switches) in a control panel.

-Hal

 

[Todd0x1]

Yeah, but I don't think you will find a rotary switch that will provide that function or with the necessary current handling capacity directly. You are talking about a 9 position rotary selector switch controlling 8 relays (the relays will provide the function of those 8 switches) in a control panel.

-Hal

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