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Patio Umbrella LED Lights Only Work in the (heat of) Daytime??
We have a brand new Galtech Auto Tilt with Lights Aluminum Market (read
patio) Umbrella 9'. LED lights run along the spines of the umbrella, are wired through to a control panel in the upper section of the pole. In the connection between the upper and lower pole is a male (upper)/female (lower) connection plug very similar to headphone/listening device connections. The lower section of the pole houses the AC adapter plug. When all pieces are fit together and the adapter is plugged in, a red power light lights on the control panel. I can then set the time, etc. on the control panel. When I tried to see the lights last night (58 degrees) outside, nothing happened when I pushed the button - numerous times, retried plugging in the AC adapter, changed outlets, etc. Everything I could think of. When I tried again during the day (75 degrees), the lights came right on - no problems. I tried again tonight (60 degrees), no lights. I tried removing and resetting the upper pole, rotating the pole around in various positions, opening, closing, tilting the umbrella - no dice. My guess is that something about the heat of the day expands something in either the upper or lower electrical connection housing that pushes them together just enough to power the lights (even though the red power light is lit just fine with the AC adaptor plugged in). Are there any suggestions for solving this? A small piece of solder (metal type?) in the female housing?? I know I said this thing is new, but shipping it back will be a big ole hassle, particularly if someone has a simple fix to suggest. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide! |
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Patio Umbrella LED Lights Only Work in the (heat of) Daytime??
capple wrote:
We have a brand new Galtech Auto Tilt with Lights Aluminum Market (read patio) Umbrella 9'. LED lights run along the spines of the umbrella, are wired through to a control panel in the upper section of the pole. In the connection between the upper and lower pole is a male (upper)/female (lower) connection plug very similar to headphone/listening device connections. The lower section of the pole houses the AC adapter plug. When all pieces are fit together and the adapter is plugged in, a red power light lights on the control panel. I can then set the time, etc. on the control panel. When I tried to see the lights last night (58 degrees) outside, nothing happened when I pushed the button - numerous times, retried plugging in the AC adapter, changed outlets, etc. Everything I could think of. When I tried again during the day (75 degrees), the lights came right on - no problems. I tried again tonight (60 degrees), no lights. I tried removing and resetting the upper pole, rotating the pole around in various positions, opening, closing, tilting the umbrella - no dice. My guess is that something about the heat of the day expands something in either the upper or lower electrical connection housing that pushes them together just enough to power the lights (even though the red power light is lit just fine with the AC adaptor plugged in). Are there any suggestions for solving this? A small piece of solder (metal type?) in the female housing?? I know I said this thing is new, but shipping it back will be a big ole hassle, particularly if someone has a simple fix to suggest. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide! Hi, There may be a cold solder on the logic board inside control panel or you know that heat excites electrons making them more active! Or poor quality components are used(something like QC fall out parts) |
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Patio Umbrella LED Lights Only Work in the (heat of) Daytime??
"capple" wrote in message When I tried to see the lights last night (58 degrees) outside, nothing happened when I pushed the button - numerous times, retried plugging in the AC adapter, changed outlets, etc. Everything I could think of. When I tried again during the day (75 degrees), the lights came right on - no problems. I tried again tonight (60 degrees), no lights. It has a logic board in it. It is saying logically, it is too cold to sit out on the patio so why turn the lights on. |
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Patio Umbrella LED Lights Only Work in the (heat of) Daytime??
New =warranty, fix it=waste of time.
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