ronknights Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Hi.Hope somepne can help... I've got a pair of robe 575xt movers, which I've had no problems with until this weekend, when both of them blew their fuses (mains one next to power cord inlet) at different times. The fuses are the small 5a ones. One I managed to replace before the event started, the other I couldn't, due to it being 10ft in the air and the blown fuse got stuck inside! Fortunately no one seemed to noticed the unlit light!Both had been on a few hours, and the marquee was hot , as were the units in general, although neither had overheated, or the display saying they were too hot.Curiously, I have also noticed that when striking they use 9a each, and when lit 7a. I don't get this when the fuse required is 5a. Could there be some kind of power factor correction not working or something?Any thoughts much appreciated!Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sound In Gloucestershire Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 was this being run off a generator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronknights Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 Yes it was - voltage was stable 240 per phase and it wasn't being over stretched though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyF18 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 This happened in one of my Robe ColorWash units, turned out to be needing a new lamp - maybe check your lamp hours on the display. I really like the Robe units that I have, one of my only criticisms is that they go through lamps too quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyF18 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 By the way, mine are the AT units, but I think the same would probably apply... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronknights Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 Just had a very helpful chat with a guy a robe uk, who suggests they might need new capacitors. Does anyone know a good place to get them from? thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn.williams Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Just had a very helpful chat with a guy a robe uk, who suggests they might need new capacitors. Does anyone know a good place to get them from? thanks... RS components or farnell are probably your best bet! HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinE Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Any electrical wholesaler will have them as they use them inside all sorts of light fittings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_lamb Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Hi.Hope somepne can help... I've got a pair of robe 575xt movers, which I've had no problems with until this weekend, when both of them blew their fuses (mains one next to power cord inlet) at different times. The fuses are the small 5a ones. One I managed to replace before the event started, the other I couldn't, due to it being 10ft in the air and the blown fuse got stuck inside! Fortunately no one seemed to noticed the unlit light!Both had been on a few hours, and the marquee was hot , as were the units in general, although neither had overheated, or the display saying they were too hot.Curiously, I have also noticed that when striking they use 9a each, and when lit 7a. I don't get this when the fuse required is 5a. Could there be some kind of power factor correction not working or something?Any thoughts much appreciated!Ron I have had problems very much like this, they have a power filter unit, it looks like a capacitor with 5 wires. It is a whitish colour and is above the capacitor. It will have a brown mark on the case. Generator use is a classic cause of these going faulty, a quick fix is to by-pass it but remember it is doing an important job and I would not recomend it. AC lighting sell them from stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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