Solar 1000 dimmer version 4.0

purplexfiles · 01/21/2006, 11:10 AM

Purchased a used system that includes an older Solar 1000 dimmer. There's no instruction manual! Does anyone have it? I checked with blueline and they no longer support the 4.0 version. We cannot program it unless we have the manual.
Thanks!

Gobie · 01/21/2006, 11:22 AM

What do you want to program? I have a solar 1000 l2 I may be able to help,,, or not.

purplexfiles · 01/21/2006, 11:26 AM

2 VHO, 2 moon lights, and one metal halide. I read that we cannot connect the metal halide to the dimmer. The VHOs are connected ice cap ballast.

Gobie · 01/21/2006, 11:34 AM

Does it have a place to plug in a moon light in the back?
Are you trying to find out how to wire it?
Or program it?

Gobie · 01/21/2006, 11:36 AM

Some can be hooked up to the halides with X-10s if you have that model.

Gobie · 01/21/2006, 11:46 AM

One thing I have to tell you about these dimmers, is if you have a burned out bulb they will still light with the icecap ballast, but if you run the dimmer it will burn out the ballast. The safety feature that shuts down the ballast is defeated when using the dimmer. So if you donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t have a bulb installed properly, instead of the ballast shutting down it will just burn out and you will have to send it in for repair. Its happened to me more then once. You have to check your bulbs carefully with an ohm meter when you install them. They usually burn out when dimming up. You shouldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t have a problem if you have the end caps mounted and good bulbs.

purplexfiles · 01/21/2006, 11:46 AM

Gobie--thanks for responding to our problem. After returning to the garage and digging through the box of stuff that the former owner gave us along with the tank, we actually found the manual. Lights are already wired, we just needed to program the 1000. Thanks again.

purplexfiles · 01/21/2006, 11:49 AM

Oh--appreciate the advice about checking the bulbs first. We had no idea.

01/21/2006, 11:10 AM	#1
purplexfiles Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 48	Solar 1000 dimmer version 4.0 Purchased a used system that includes an older Solar 1000 dimmer. There's no instruction manual! Does anyone have it? I checked with blueline and they no longer support the 4.0 version. We cannot program it unless we have the manual. Thanks!

01/21/2006, 11:46 AM	#7
purplexfiles Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 48	found it! Gobie--thanks for responding to our problem. After returning to the garage and digging through the box of stuff that the former owner gave us along with the tank, we actually found the manual. Lights are already wired, we just needed to program the 1000. Thanks again.

01/21/2006, 11:22 AM	#2
Gobie Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 668	What do you want to program? I have a solar 1000 l2 I may be able to help,,, or not.

01/21/2006, 11:26 AM	#3
purplexfiles Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 48	2 VHO, 2 moon lights, and one metal halide. I read that we cannot connect the metal halide to the dimmer. The VHOs are connected ice cap ballast.

01/21/2006, 11:34 AM	#4
Gobie Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 668	Does it have a place to plug in a moon light in the back? Are you trying to find out how to wire it? Or program it?

01/21/2006, 11:36 AM	#5
Gobie Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 668	Some can be hooked up to the halides with X-10s if you have that model.

01/21/2006, 11:49 AM	#8
purplexfiles Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 48	Oh--appreciate the advice about checking the bulbs first. We had no idea.