Questions and Answers

It is unlikely that you will experience any problems with your Rooster Booster but if you do here are some typical questions and answers.
 

• My unit is in day mode but the lamps have not come on.
• The lights don't go out in daylight.
• The lamps on my unit flash on and off.
• I have checked the output voltage and found it to be less than 12V
• When I disconnect the main power source and reconnect it the timer always starts at 5 hours into day mode.
• The LED does not flash
• My hens are roosting before the lamps come on.
• My rooster booster has stopped operating.....
• The fluorescent tubes in my lamp are black at one end and seem dim.....

My unit is in day mode but the lamps have not come on.

• Are you sure all connections are made properly.
• Are the lamps in good order?
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• s your battery fully charged?
• Are the fuses OK?
• Could external lights be affecting the sensor?
• If there is a short circuit in the sensor or extension lead the unit will think it is light all the time.
To check for this, remove the sensor completely, leave the unit to run for 8 hours. If after this time the lamps come on plug the sensor without the extension back in and the lights will go out. Completely cover the sensor and see if the lamps come on again. If not the sensor is faulty. If they do, connect the sensor using the extension lead, and see if the lamps come on now when the sensor is covered. If not the sensor extension is faulty.

The lights don't go out in daylight.

• Check the sensor is fully plugged in.

The lamps on my unit flash on and off.

• This will happen if the sensor detects its own lamps.

I have checked the output voltage and found it to be less than 12V

• A 1 volt drop through the circuit is normal.
• Is the input voltage 12V?
• A small voltage drop must be expected if using long lengths of cable.
• You must expect a voltage drop at the extension lamp end of more than 1 volt. The longer the extension cable and the smaller diameter of wire used the greater this will be.

When I disconnect the main power source and reconnect it the timer always starts at 5 hours into day mode.

• Check that the backup battery has not gone flat.
• Make sure the backup battery is connected correctly.
• The back up battery should last about 1 season and it is recommended that it be renewed at the beginning of each season.

The LED does not flash.

• If the supply voltage falls below 10-volts the will not flash, check your battery.

My hens are roosting before the lamps come on.

• Hens vary in the time that they decide to roost, some will go in when it is still quite light outside others are still out when it is nearly dark.
• Try repositioning your sensor so it is not pointing directly to the light pointing it downward for instance.
• Caution:- the sensor must detect enough light to trigger it.

My rooster booster has stopped operating.....

This morning I was feeding the birds when one of my pigeons flew onto the neutral wire and pulled it off. The lamps where on at the time. I replaced the wire and now the unit does not work, the red light is not flashing. I have checked fuses, all the batteries involved with a meter and all lamps cables etc. Again the red led is not flashing.

Can you please think what the problem could be as I am in the middle of breeding my Gamefowl and this could put them off lay.

• Further investigation ito this problem revealed that the fuse in the black holder near to the red battery vlip had blown, replacing it fixed the problem.

The fluorescent tubes in my lamp are black at one end and seem dim.....

• This is a common problem with 12-volt fluorescent tubes as the power is driven from one end. Mains driven fluorescent tubes a driven from both ends.

  A good way to help extend the life and to reduce this problem is to turn the tubes around once a week. Many customers have said that they have had very dim tubes and when they have done this the tubes come back to normal.

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