Help sundial current troubleshooting

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  1. chelltom

    chelltom Skunk Shrimp

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    I have a 36 inch sundial current with 4 x 39 and moonlights it has the 2 built in timers I bougjt it used about a month ago and just plugged it in and it has been working great I was cleaning the tank this weekend and had to move it around quite a bit and now the 2 daylight bulbs want go off unless I use the mannual switch. Could I have messed up one of the timers or touched something that needs to be reset its used so no mannual thanks for any help
    Tom
     
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    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    there is a little red switch on the timer. are you sure that is set on the timer mode? (its hard to move sometimes) other than that i have seen them sell just the timer because it has failed before.
     
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    It is in timer mode so unfortunately the timer may nee to be replaced I guess . Has anyone had any experience with this thanks
     
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    i never had to replace mine when i had the fixture but i have seen a how to somewhere that gave pretty good instructions. from what i remember it looked pretty easy. i would contact current and see if you can buy the timer from them direct.

    if you cant get the timer you can always plug that cord into a standard wall timer. might be cheaper that way.
     
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    True but then you would lose the moonlights
     
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    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    How would you loose the moonlights? they are on there own switch and run off a light sensor.
     
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    Because there is only one plug for the whole unit
     
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    duuuuurrrrr:drool:
    forgot about that lol good call
     
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    Lol I know when you first replied I said to myself awesome you are right I wont lose them then I thougjt about the one plug deal bummer I need some karma