Reef Angel Forum

i dont know whats happen to my skimmer is shutdown alone

i notice that happens alone every two or three days

i plug it to port 2 always on mode

dontknow what is the problem

#include <ReefAngel_Features.h>
#include <Globals.h>
#include <RA_Wifi.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <OneWire.h>
#include <Time.h>
#include <DS1307RTC.h>
#include <InternalEEPROM.h>
#include <RA_NokiaLCD.h>
#include <RA_ATO.h>
#include <RA_Joystick.h>
#include <LED.h>
#include <RA_TempSensor.h>
#include <Relay.h>
#include <RA_PWM.h>
#include <Timer.h>
#include <Memory.h>
#include <InternalEEPROM.h>
#include <RA_Colors.h>
#include <RA_CustomColors.h>
#include <Salinity.h>
#include <RF.h>
#include <IO.h>
#include <ORP.h>
#include <AI.h>
#include <PH.h>
#include <WaterLevel.h>
#include <ReefAngel.h>

////// Place global variable code below here


////// Place global variable code above here


void setup()
{
// This must be the first line
ReefAngel.Init(); //Initialize controller
ReefAngel.SetTemperatureUnit( Celsius ); // set to Celsius Temperature

// Ports toggled in Feeding Mode
ReefAngel.FeedingModePorts = Port1Bit | Port2Bit | Port5Bit;
// Ports toggled in Water Change Mode
ReefAngel.WaterChangePorts = Port1Bit | Port2Bit | Port5Bit;
// Ports toggled when Lights On / Off menu entry selected
ReefAngel.LightsOnPorts = Port7Bit | Port8Bit;
// Ports turned off when Overheat temperature exceeded
ReefAngel.OverheatShutoffPorts = Port8Bit;
// Use T1 probe as temperature and overheat functions
ReefAngel.TempProbe = T1_PROBE;
ReefAngel.OverheatProbe = T1_PROBE;


// Ports that are always on
ReefAngel.Relay.On( Port1 );
ReefAngel.Relay.On( Port5 );
ReefAngel.Relay.On( Port6 );

////// Place additional initialization code below here


////// Place additional initialization code above here
}

void loop()
{
ReefAngel.Relay.DelayedOn( Port2 );
ReefAngel.StandardHeater( Port3 );
ReefAngel.StandardFan( Port4 );
ReefAngel.ActinicLights( Port7 ); // turn port 7 with actinic offset over standard lights schedule
ReefAngel.DelayedStartLights( Port8 ); // turn port 8 using standard lights schedule
ReefAngel.PWM.ActinicPWMParabola(InternalMemory.ActinicOffset_read()); // Parabola using actinic offset
ReefAngel.PWM.DaylightPWMParabola(InternalMemory.ActinicOffset_read()); // Parabola using actinic offset


////// Place your custom code above here

// This should always be the last line
ReefAngel.Portal( "redadeath" );
ReefAngel.ShowInterface();
}

would some body answer please

Can you override the port?
Have you tried the ControllerTester code?

can stray current make the controller restart and cause this problem
i am not sure

Can you override the port?
Have you tried the ControllerTester code?

i add turn off on feeding mode

skimmer were off even when i was using old libraries


i watched the controller and i found it was restarting alone and set the delay time to 5 minutest then wotrk for about few second and some times few minutes the restart again

i unplugged several powerheads and the skimmer it self also i shut down all the wifi devices in the area also i unplugged me mp40 wireless

i am suspicious about the refelctor of my refugee lamp as it is touching the glass of the sump may be the evaporation would make stray current


not sure .... what do u think roberto

Can you disconnect the wifi attachment and report back?

i figured the problem

stray current from my reflector

would u confirm ???

Makes sense

Sorry to go a bit off topic, but if a light is mounted/clipped on to the sump wall, this could present a source of stray current?

My salinity readings have been wild, which I suspect is due to stray current, and I have had two relays go bad, which I assumed was just bad luck. I have not begun trying to figure out what could be causing stray current because my knowledge of electrical things extends no further than how to flip a light switch on/off.

btorrenga wrote:Sorry to go a bit off topic, but if a light is mounted/clipped on to the sump wall, this could present a source of stray current?

Possibly if the salt creep was bad enough. I've had that happen before. You gotta love that cool tingly sensation when you put your arm into the tank to scrub algae The easy way to check is unplug it and/or completely remove it and check.

~Charlie

sump wall,

it is touching my sump glass and i got compact flursent bulb wich i think in hot wather now and evaporation can conduct stray current to my water

the problem gone after i removed the reflector and isolate it well