Both lights gone dim at same time?

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I have a Pentair 5G Intellibrite and a SAVI Color LED bubbler pool light. These have gotten at most 50 hours of use in total for the past 4-5 years. Last night I went to turn them on and they came on, but they were both quite dim. Also, the SAVI can display all the colors (green, blue, white, red, magenta) but the Pentair cannot display white, instead it shines red.

I tested the voltage and current coming out of the transformer: 13.4 VAC and 0.4 Amps. So, the transformer seems OK, but the current draw seems too low, which makes sense because the lights are dim.

I see there is a replacement cartridge available for the SAVI, and I see that there's a company in Florida that sells a replacement board for the Pentair. Anyone have any luck with those?
 
Check all connections and see if something as come loose or there is corrosion on some of the connectors. Corroded connections will have higher resistance and reduce current draw making the lights dimmer.

Also, make sure the lights don't have water inside.
 
If there is water in the light, you should be able to see the water line in the middle of the light unless it is 100% filled but usually some air stays inside.
 
mas985 said:
If there is water in the light, you should be able to see the water line in the middle of the light unless it is 100% filled but usually some air stays inside.
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I removed and disassembled the pentair light and there was no water in it. The LEDs (well, certainly the white one) have failed. You can see that in the photo I took while briefly powering it on outside the pool. I set it to WHITE and the RED leds were by far the brightest :-(


pentair5g_failed.png
 
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I need to figure out how to remove the SAVI light from the pool. That light is about a foot down inside a vertical tube that's on the tanning ledge and I am not sure if I am supposed to be draining the pool down to completely empty the ledge to take that light out.

Anyone know the correct process?
 
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