8. Troubleshooting
If the beacon doesn’t work appropriately, we recommend the following instructions:
- Previous to any test, check if the power supply is working at the correct voltage and if
the wire works correctly.
After all the general considerations have been taken into account and were discarded, the
following malfuntions will be considerated and its possible causes:
1. If the beacon doesn’t light:
Possible reasons:
a) Solar panel failure.
b) Low power supply.
c) Flasher failure.
Solutions:
a) Substitute the solar panel.
b) Check the beacon power supply.
c) Check wire and connectors.
d) Check the flasher and substitute if necessary
2. If beacon lights only in fixed light, day and night:
Possible reasons:
a) Flasher failure.
Solutions:
a) Check internal wire and connections.
b) Verify the flasher by PC.
c) Replace flasher.
3. If the beacon lights with less intensity than normal working:
Possible reasons:
a) Low battery charge
b) Wrong flasher configuration
c) Internal wire failure
Solutions:
a) Verify battery power.
b) Verify flasher configuration
c) Verify internal wire.
4. The beacon lights but doen’t turned off since 24 hours:
Possible reasons:
a) Solar module dirtiness.
b) MF06 flasher failure.
Solutions:
a) Solar panel cleaning.
b) Flasher substitution.