Led question is this normal

So lights were just about to cut off for the night and i was in the area and bam they did but i looked at my LED and noticed it still had some lights lite up is this normal

ukkpa said:

So lights were just about to cut off for the night and i was in the area and bam they did but i looked at my LED and noticed it still had some lights lite up is this normal

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It's your timer,some timers leak power so you need to get a different one.

wow that sucks

Use an analog timer. Digital timers store power.

i have a analog timer at the moment i have a digital im not using, Its not my outlet i tested it , My last grow with same light was very successful,

hyroot said:

Use an analog timer. Digital timers store power.

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Depends on the brand. I've got a bunch of Intermatic digital timers that don't leak.

maybe it because it goes from outlet to cord to timer to lamp,

May just be defective but if you buy a new one,check it with a voltage meter.

cool will do thanks appreciate the feedback

I use 2 analog timer LEGRAND OMNIREX-T with the same problem...
how can I test with voltage meter?

captainmorgan said:

Depends on the brand. I've got a bunch of Intermatic digital timers that don't leak.

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What brands do not leak power? It gets very tedious and annoying having multiple analog timers in the same room and syncing them all to the same time. Digital would be so much easier. All the ones I have used store a charge for the timer part.

hyroot said:

What brands do not leak power? It gets very tedious and annoying having multiple analog timers in the same room and syncing them all to the same time. Digital would be so much easier. All the ones I have used store a charge for the timer part.

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I've got at least a dozen of these because I grow in smaller tents and cabinets and use 730nm at lights out in all of them.

http://www.amazon.com/Intermatic-DT620-Heavy-Indoor-Digital/dp/B004TGO6RY/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1411407536&sr=8-6&keywords=timer

hyroot said:

What brands do not leak power? It gets very tedious and annoying having multiple analog timers in the same room and syncing them all to the same time. Digital would be so much easier. All the ones I have used store a charge for the timer part.

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I use Apollo digi's there cool

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I had that problem with countless timers on so much equipment i hated throwing away any of them, so i started using relays. The relay will completly disconnect all electricity from the circuit. I use digital on everthing with a relay they make 220 and 110v relays. No voltage leaks, can use your favorite digital. The relays are as much as that next timer you are gambling on.

I use this.

http://www.titancontrols.net/products/lighting/helios-1.aspx

So I just picked up an Apollo timer apollo 9 did not work :/ with all the money I've spent on the timers and trying to fix this problem I probably should've just bought a new LED of better quality