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LED Rock lights RGB

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Tacoma609, Feb 20, 2017.

  1. Feb 20, 2017 at 7:43 PM
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    I just installed lock lights about 3 days ago and they worked great but yesterday when I was washing my truck I noticed that they were dimly lit but I didn't have then on, I checked the switch and it was off. ( The controls on my phone and it works through Bluetooth) but after reconnecting them to the battery and reinstalling the app the problem was still there, I can't get them to turn completely off, does anyone know what I can do to fix this?
     
  2. Feb 20, 2017 at 7:47 PM
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    Are you running ground or power through the switch? Relay?
     
  3. Feb 20, 2017 at 7:49 PM
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    The lights are wired to a box that connects to Bluetooth on an app on my phone then from the box to the truck batteries ground and positive
     
  4. Feb 20, 2017 at 7:50 PM
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    No switch in the cab? To turn on off, or do you do that with app only? Or do you have a switch that goes to the box?
     
  5. Feb 20, 2017 at 7:52 PM
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    They didn't come with any of that it has an on off switch in the app though and that works but they just won't turn completely off
     
  6. Feb 20, 2017 at 7:56 PM
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    You're running the power and the ground for the box to the battery. Is that per the instructions? You might see what happens if you ground to chassis.
     
  7. Feb 20, 2017 at 8:06 PM
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    It also takes very little power to light an LED dimly. Since from what you have described that the box does not use a physical on off switch but rather just a blue tooth signal, this means the box always draws some current, in order to be able to receive the signal.
    You should make sure that the box is using some type of switched power source, to activate. If it really only has one power wire to the battery you are going to slowly drain your system.
    Other things to consider is where you mounted the box. If it is in an area with many other electrical fields, that can provide enough current to "power" your leds dimly.
    You could install a switch on the power or the ground to break the circuit when you don't want it active.
     
  8. May 2, 2020 at 3:06 PM
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    You started off by saying this happed after you washed the car. Not sure what model of rock lights you have, but my Led Rock Lights state that the main unit is not waterproof, so if you got that wet, it could be your issue.
     

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