dig. powerbar oddity

[elzool]

This evening I noticed one of the digital sockets didn't shut off.

After establishing my LAN connection earlier, I played with the controls all day long so I thought maybe I had a setting incorrect, but manually overriding it did nothing, there was no off position. I tried power cycling the powerstrip, unplugged everything, power cycled the Profilux and nothing worked.

I had full control over all other sockets, just not that one.

I checked the fuse and it was fine, put it back together and I immediately had control over that socket again.

Any ideas?

 

[Matthias Gross]

i guess this was not an inrush-protected socket?

If yes - then plug the device into a socket with inrush current protection. It seems this device draws a very high current while switching on (maybe a MH-ballast?).
For this purpose the protected sockets had been designed.
The newest generation of powerbars (in production since 3 months) have only high current sockets - each of them can switch 15A and are suitable for critical loads like ballasts.

 

[AQD_ottawa]

If anyone has high AMP loads on a plug bar I do suggest using the very affrodable HIGH AMp extension bar, this takes away all high loads from the plug bar and isolates them on their own AC input, much safer and far better for the long life of relays in the power bars.

Link

http://www.aqua-digital.com/index.p...-Expansion-Socket/Detailed-product-flyer.html

 

[siskiou]

Could you elaborate a bit more on that extension bar, please?
Does it offer two "extra" plugs in addition to the six on the digital power bar?

 

[Matthias Gross]

Hi Susanne,

these are no extra plugs - they can't be switched independent from the other 6 sockets. The 2 sockets will switch simultaneously to one of the 6 sockets.

 

[AQD_ottawa]

The concept is as follows.

The High amp bar has two 110V inputs, one is a switching line the other is the main socket power

The switching line plugs into one of your existing ProfiLux plug bar sockets

The power line plugs into a sperate wall socket, providing independant power to the High AMP sockets.

For example - you have a high output HQi light unit and you want to isolate the power of this unit for better electrical safety and not to overload the digital power bar.

On the ProfiLux assign the control of this light unit to maybe socket #1 of the digital power bar.

You now plug in the control line (grey wire switching line) of the high AMP bar to this socket.

The HQi lamps plug into the HIGH AMP bar.

The power for this comes from the black lead plugged into an independant wall socket.

When the ProfiLux switches on the assigned socket on the digital power bar, this then sends a switching voltage signal to the HIGH AMP bar and switches a relay inside, the HIGH AMP now becomes live via power from the wall socket and in turn switching on your HQi. (this is an example it can be any high load)

In effect you are utilising the control system of the ProfiLux BUT isolating the high power draw away from the digital bar, protecting it from long term damage from HIGH AMP switching

Hope that makes sense.

 

[siskiou]

Thanks!
That really helps!