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Old 12-14-2015, 04:34 AM
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This is the reason why I opt to do my own research and product comparison. I'm not here to bash anyone's product, BUT I will say that no one likes poor customer service and it will not improve your reputation nor your costumer base. Bad reviews always travel faster than good ones...

And that's why I'm working on my own controller

My design will be pretty much an universal solution for any sensorless BLDC motors out there from 50 to 500W monsters. Also since it will have serial capabilities it will be easy to integreate with most aquarium controllers. This may not mean much for some, but for those that run multiple pumps this means the ability to have an integral wavemaker!
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Old 12-14-2015, 04:48 AM
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I was bored today....took my jebao 12000 controller and power supply and plugged in my old DC10000 return pump and it runs like normal haha. Good thing jebao parts are available. Might just get some of those to get the wavelines up and running.
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Old 12-14-2015, 05:23 AM
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I was bored today....took my jebao 12000 controller and power supply and plugged in my old DC10000 return pump and it runs like normal haha. Good thing jebao parts are available. Might just get some of those to get the wavelines up and running.

If I'm reading this right, the controller from the Jabao works fine on the Waveline?

Please confirm.
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Old 12-14-2015, 02:04 PM
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I was expecting WAVELINE daniel@rlss.ca to reply publicly on the forum or privately with daplatapus.
Nope, haven't heard a darn thing from anyone.... disappointing seeing how much pumps and other equipment I've bought from them over the last couple years.

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I was bored today....took my jebao 12000 controller and power supply and plugged in my old DC10000 return pump and it runs like normal haha. Good thing jebao parts are available. Might just get some of those to get the wavelines up and running.
You know, I was considering doing this too. I'd also like to confirm this.
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Old 12-21-2015, 02:11 AM
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My driver is coming along nicely :P


CN1 and CN2 are power feed / loop through to other modules.
I separated the drivers from the logic side for ease of serviceability as well as future upgrades.

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Old 12-21-2015, 02:24 AM
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Adrian, nice!

Will your controller easily integrate with all DC return pumps?

Will you be making this available for DIY'ers?

Thank you!
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Old 12-21-2015, 01:23 PM
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My driver is coming along nicely :P
You have to keep us up to date on the progress of this. Have you reverse engineered the Waveline controller or is this from scratch? Only reason I ask is I'm still totally stumped why the Gen 1 controller performs so differently from the Gen 2.
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Old 12-25-2015, 04:02 AM
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Adrian, nice!

Will your controller easily integrate with all DC return pumps?

Will you be making this available for DIY'ers?

Thank you!
It will run most, if not all sensorless BLDC pumps.
And yes, once its been tested I will make it available to the DIY crowd

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You have to keep us up to date on the progress of this. Have you reverse engineered the Waveline controller or is this from scratch? Only reason I ask is I'm still totally stumped why the Gen 1 controller performs so differently from the Gen 2.
This is completely off reservation so to speak as the drivers I'm using are capable of 600VDC and 30A continuous current if cooled properly, so in other words it's complete overkill!
As far as the Waveline controllers go... I have no clue and only can go by the pictures were posted. IF I had a better high res pictures of the V1 and V2 controllers I could most likely reverse engineer something, however since they are still using a discrete H bridge its simple yet a crude way of approaching this.

Either way... My plan is to use a micro that is capable of driving multiple channels... you know just in case you have multiple return pumps and another dc pump on your skimmer. My aim is for a maximum of 4 channels with I2C control or stand alone control.

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Old 12-29-2015, 01:43 AM
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This is the power supply they're using:
$35 ebay special
I'm gonna be using the 480W version as its only a couple bucks more
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Nope, haven't heard a darn thing from anyone.... disappointing seeing how much pumps and other equipment I've bought from them over the last couple years.



You know, I was considering doing this too. I'd also like to confirm this.

Still nothing.
Anyone else hear crickets?

My dream job would be customer service with this company. Just put every contact on 'ignore' put your feet up and enjoy your tank. Unless, of course, it had Waveline pumps in it. Then you'd be so busy swapping them out for something that actually works you'd have no time to respond to anyone.

Mystery solved.
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