Ralphie 1 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Does everyone leave the power to the controllers on all the time or do you turn it off after the show? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flint Hill Lights 10 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 leave it on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
qberg 158 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 On for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
s8830906 11 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Everything on automatic timers. When they go off, power to everything is off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
randyjb77 10 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Always on over here to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill V 65 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 On Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NH - Dave 23 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 24x7 here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KStatefan 10 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 On here. Not sure what I would gain from turning off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Baret 0 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 On Unless we expect an inch of rain, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim H 0 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 On during the show times only. Don't like the idea of powering something when not needed. Combo of safety concerns and energy savings. IMHO, Enjoy the Season! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jihans 26 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 On from when I put them up until I take them down. No reason to power down. They use almost no power during the day. All mine are plugged into GFCI plugs so no safety issue. Timers are just one more link in the chain of things that can go wrong. For example, unless your timer has a battery backup a power outage during the day can cause your controllers to come on late even though your show starts on time (assuming your computer has battery backup or your using a dcMP3 director which has battery backup.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 4 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 On Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gawegiel 0 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 On with a lock on the box to prevent kids from opening it and getting shocked.. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lee_N_the_NorthWest 10 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 On, I cover each of my boxes with a black plastic bag to keep any water off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sidetrack73 5 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregC 10 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 On Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deacon 0 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Powered on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mcas4380 49 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 On Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Takoda 23 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I also leave mine on 100% of the time until tear down. I also cover mine with black trash bags to keep the rain and snow off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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