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cwatkins · #1 12-13-2011, 06:16 AM

Firmware flash worked, then 10 minutes later it crapped out again.

Base unit must be fried. Stupid electronics. I guess they don't build them for Apollo missions.

I'll have to call up Neptune when I get back and do the debugging thing. Doubt this will be fixed by xmas.

Mitchell · #2 12-13-2011, 12:42 PM

uh oh...sorry to hear man. Is this a common problem with the Apex systems? Im looking into either the Apex or the RK

Aquattro · #3 12-13-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mitchell

uh oh...sorry to hear man. Is this a common problem with the Apex systems? Im looking into either the Apex or the RK

Based off my reading in the Neptune forum on RC, no, this isn't common. I've been running mine now for a while, no issues at all. However, like all things in this hobby (or any other hobby), there are always units that fail for some reason. Support from Neptune is great, so should a problem be encountered, it's generally corrected promptly. Of course if you're leaving town the next day, you're still kinda screwed....

Mitchell · #4 12-13-2011, 01:08 PM

awesome great to hear as I really want the Apex over the RK

cwatkins · #5 12-16-2011, 11:14 PM

Well if you can believe it, the un-trusty old Coralife dual timer has now failed on my housesitter. It won't come on at the scheduled time reliably. I guess those cheap mechanical timers wear out. That was my second Coralife timer. Same thing happened to the first one.

So she's down to manually turning the halides on and off for their 8 hours each day.

But other than that everything is happy.

I don't think the earlier tripping issue is related because I think I stabilized it a few days prior by removing the bulbs and swapping them around and ensuring they were seated 100% correctly. There was no corresponding power outage for when the Apex died. It just randomly crashed.

Any electrical device should be able to be turned off and on at least once or twice per day. And the base controller is a separate module, so it doesn't take a hit when the EB8 goes on and off. Yes it does get a small amount of power from it via the Aquabus, but it's probably only 5 or 12 volts. I may even try getting a dedicated power supply for the base module.

cwatkins · #6 12-17-2011, 02:56 AM

I must say though, other than this experience, the Apex has been solid and I love it.