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05-13-2012, 05:51 PM
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Long usb cable for apex controller
I'm trying to source a 50 foot cable for my Apex. I want to run 2 tanks on the one controller. The cable can't have a repeater or booster on it. I would rather have one single cable than joining several. Anyone know where I could get a 50 foot usb male to male cable or if they are even manufactured?
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05-13-2012, 06:20 PM
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Just put it in google and surf from there. Or eBay. Or try electronicsforless.ca
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206 gal tunze centre overflow star fire front illumina 260 Loudest part of my system would be the nagging sound I hear on a regular basis about how much time and money I spend on the tank.
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05-13-2012, 06:25 PM
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Typically over 15 feet you would need a repeater. You will probably have a tough time finding one that is over 15ft as it wouldn't work without some type of booster/repeater.
Is there no other connectivity method with the Apex such as ethernet that is not as restricted by length?
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05-13-2012, 06:32 PM
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+1 Or an amp, your best bet is to use a splitter or repeater, when I use to do installs in school before I went to school, we would us a 6 ft usb to a splitter (amp) and then cat 5/cat 6 to another splitter then back to usb. usb signal can't travel very far before it dies out
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I'm not 'fallow' you must be talking about my tank!
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05-13-2012, 07:14 PM
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I've tried to google it and Ebay. The issue is getting a cable over 16 feet that doesn't have a repeater. The Apex uses a 12 volt system not the typical usb 5 volt but the cable is the same type. The Apex can have a 200 foot cable so its not limited in that regard. Finding a cable is the hard part.
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05-13-2012, 11:03 PM
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These guys sell them. http://www.usbfirewire.com/Parts/rr-apex-xxg.html
They aren't cheap but they are made specifically for the APEX. You can't get a repeater in the line or it will blow the APEX. I'm in the same dilemma, but rather than find that long cable, I'm repositioning my head unit to see what I can do with it first.
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Mark...  290g Peninsula Display, 425g total volume. Setup Jan 2013. Last edited by mseepman; 05-13-2012 at 11:06 PM.
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05-13-2012, 11:56 PM
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Thanks. That's the cable I'm looking for but look at that price. Triple the price of one with the repeater.
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05-14-2012, 02:23 AM
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have you checked monoprice?
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05-14-2012, 02:41 AM
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why not make it?
Really, a USB cable is pretty simple -- just take a a single short Usb, cut it, and insert a 50' length of Cat 6 STP or even some cheap cat5e cable?
Should only cost about $10 or so to make up (you could just by the SB ends and put them on 50' of four condutor wire (cat 5 would be cheapest).
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05-14-2012, 02:46 AM
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