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Re: How should we wire the photoswitchs?

Flashing orange means you have probably powered your signal wire by mistake.

You say "my wiring looks correct". How did you verify it? (Looking isn't enough with electrical). When you post for help, it's no use saying "I did everything correct". We all think that. You really need to say what steps you took to verify correct wiring. That way we can suggest the ones you didn't take.

eg: Did you try unplugging the PWM cable and leaving just the power connected? This would ENSURE that you are not accidentally powering the signal line. I suspect that the blinking wil stop if you do this, which means you may have plugged the PWM cable in incorrectly. It's easy to do with the DSC cable clamps. Tripple check it. Sensor's black wire goes to WHITE PWM wire, which goes to the inner most pin (furthest from the edge) of the DSC connector.


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Originally Posted by CaptainKemp View Post
Hey,

I have looked at all of the posts so far and I have checked and my wiring looks correct for my photoswitches but one of my sensors is flashing yellow and then orange over and over. I looked it up online and it said something about a teach mode. Can anyone help me out by telling me how to teach it or if that is not what is happening?

Thanks

Morton
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