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I bought this SF2000 back in 2020 when Virginia legalized growing. It has been a good light until recently I noticed that sometimes when I opened the tent the light was less bright then I had set it. I tried adjusting the dimmer and I noticed that it was no longer working properly. I could set it to a percentage but later it would not maintain that same reading on a PAR meter. I tried turning off the light and adjusting the dimmer from minimum to maximum 20 times to see if that would improve anything. No joy. I tried turning off the dimmer function which means the light shines 100% and moving it to the top of the tent. I didn’t like this solution so I bought a new Ionframe AC-IF3K and replaced it.
With the unit unplugged, I took the dimmer box off the SF2000 and opened it up. The dimmer is a potentiometer. It looks just like a pot on a guitar so I got a can of contact cleaner and sprayed into the opening slot while twisting the spindle back and forth. This seems to have fixed it, at least for now.
I’m not recommending that anyone else should do this. I’m reporting what I did.
Now I have 2 lights so I guess I’m going to have to get another tent too!
With the unit unplugged, I took the dimmer box off the SF2000 and opened it up. The dimmer is a potentiometer. It looks just like a pot on a guitar so I got a can of contact cleaner and sprayed into the opening slot while twisting the spindle back and forth. This seems to have fixed it, at least for now.
I’m not recommending that anyone else should do this. I’m reporting what I did.
Now I have 2 lights so I guess I’m going to have to get another tent too!