can my RA work with buildmyled or haloes

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Devaji108
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can my RA work with buildmyled or haloes

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Hey guys i got a RA+ a cpl years ago then had to take the tank down. finely setting up another build and wondering if my RA can control the build my led MC 20K?
it has the 0-10V dimming but they only offer apex and reef keeper cables.
wondering the same with all lighting really. how about the aquaiclife Halos sorry been out of the loop for a while now...
RA makes a cable if i remember...hell prob. have it.

thanks guys!
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I know you can control buildmyled, but not so sure about the other one.
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Hey Roberto!
looking forward to setting my RA back up only got a few weeks use out of it...
anyway what cable do need to control the Build my leds?
the other lights are the aquticllife Halos here:
oh i guess linking to amazon is a no no?

As always thanks for the help!
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You can get the dimming port lead wire to connect your fixture to RA. They are available in the webstore.
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Just make sure you switch the dimming module to PWM or Analog based on the controllers you buy from buildmyled
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^ well I was not planing on buying any controllers form BML thanks whats I have the RA for.
so Rami the MC series has 3 controllable channels. can the RA+ do that with 3 ted wires?
sorry for the noob like questions, but I have been out of the game for a while.
I make sure I totally understand it before I spend the money.
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I also dont see the lead wire in the RA store.
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RA only has 2 channels on the standard system.
For a 3rd channel, you would need the dimming expansion module.
Dimming port lead wire is under accessories section:
http://www.reefangel.com/order.aspx
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oh only 2 dimming ports on RA + glad I found out before ordering the light. that ads an extra $100 just to control each channel would be nice but totally not needed. hummmm
but the RA lead wire will still work with the one channel dimming XB series tho correct?
just wanna make sure i fully understand before choosing a light.

and if I go with the Kessils I will still need one kessil wire from the store per light yes?
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If the fixture only has one channel, then you only need to use one dimming port.
Kessil cable controls the first fixture. All others are daisy chained to each other.
So, you only need to control the first fixture and the others will just follow it.
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You can double up your channels. So you could put two channels on one port and the third on the second port. If that helps.
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