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I have similar issues with my temperature probe, but even more strange. It only works if I use code from the Arduino interface, not if it's been generated through the web wizard...

Hi, I've just started using the webwizard, and i just wanted to warn you all about a potential bug in there relating to temperature. When you select Celsius in temp measurements in the webwizard, it has problems in converting this correctly both in the wizard and the code. I used the wizard and gene...

Hi guys,
Has anybody tried to control the new Jebao/Jecod cross flow CP-40 pumps with the RA?

Hi,
Do you live outside the US, and are using the plug adapters for the relay unit?

Ah, I see! Thanks Roberto you're a star

Hi, I just rewired the whole RA setup over the weekend (will post pics later), and also installed the Jebao battery backup. The backup worked great right out of the box (just need to monitor the solar charger over the next days). I tested the power cut scenario, and the backup kicked in as planned, ...

Cheers! I decided to rent a generator for the day in the end since I didn't want to risk anything.

lnevo wrote:For 6 hours a UPS will give you a couple hours I think and you could use battery powered air pumps...6 hours really isnt that much time..

Thanks for your reply. What do you mean by your comment, that 6 hours isn't that much time? That 6 hours without power isn't long enough to cause damage, or?

Hi, Does anybody have any idea how long you can drive two WP-40 on a fully charged battery backup? I have a small crisis in the beginning of next week, where my electricity company will cut the power for up to 6 hours, and I don't know what to do! I'm trying to figure out if it will be enough to dri...

I didn't know the module existed... How much is it?

Hi again. As reported before, I had the same problems with my salinity probe, and as I described in a previous post, I did order a new salinity probe. I have now installed it and the module is working perfectly! To be fair, I also relocated the probe into a different part of the sump. I will move th...

Thanks Roberto, your support is great in this forum!

Wow, that's cool, that means if there's a really bad power cut, I could connect the leads directly to my car battery in the garage and use it as a "generator" :-) Would this work as a "charger" instead of the solar panel? : http://www.vacuumspot.com.au/electrolux-ergo-rapido-vacu...

Hi Roberto,
I have bought the unit, but want to substitute the solar panel for a wall charger. What max amp rating should the power supply have, 'cause I assume that you can't use any?
Also, will the actual control unit stop the charging of the battery when it's fully charged?

I've had the same problem with my salinity probe, ever since I installed it, it's all over the place. I had to buy a new probe, but I haven't installed it yet. I have tried all the actions above but still the same problem. I'll let you know if my new probe is better after the weekend (will install i...

Not sure I follow your reasoning there. The heater is functioning perfectly with regards to temperature interval, and the tank is constant between 25.8 and 26.2 where it should be.

And the temperature in the sump is measured in the same "pocket" as the salinity probe sits in, and the temperature has been constant between 25.8 to 26.2 over the last 24 hours.

The heater and salinity probe sits in different parts of the sump, and the salinity jumped up from 30ppt to 50 ppt within 5 seconds after the heater kicked in, so it has nothing to do with temperature changes, and when the heater kicked in this morning, the salinity jumped up from 50 to 75 ppt almos...

I have found some other interesting facts in relation to this.

The salinity is steadily decreasing by 1ppt per hour, until the heater kicks in, then the salinity goes up with about 10 to 20 ppt almost instantly???

I have recalibrated it (and reconnected the power for the salinity expansion) and it's displaying some sort if readings again, but it's all over the place. The actual salinity is 34 according to my newly calibrated refractometer, but the salinity according to the probe varies during a 24 hour period...

Brilliant Roberto!, thanks so much!

Thanks guys, really appreciate the help. Realised after both your suggestions that this is more complicated than I thought... Port4 is coded just like port 6, to switch on when temp2=25.6, and switch off when temp2=25. ReefAngel.StandardFan( Port4,250,256 ) What I want is for the pump (port4) to run...

Thanks Roberto. I don't think that it works testing on the temp, since the temp can be in the same interval either because it stable there, or because the chiller is on but in the process of bringing it down. Can I instead test if the time is xx:15 (xx is any hour between 00 to 23), and if port 6 is...

Cool, I have a banner!

Ah! I can't remember, will try that tonight.

Following this with excitement!

Hi, I need to run my pump for the chiller for, let's say, 1 minute every hour throughout a 24 hour interval, to avoid that the water in my chiller gets anaerobic during long periods of not requiring the chiller. I also need to check that the chiller and pump is not already running (due to temp in su...

nope, it still stays at 5.9, no matter if I put the probe in calibration fluids or in the sump. Very strange.... Apart from that, now that I have got the rest of my RA+ and additions up and working (after my initial problems with the adapters), it's a GREAT product, I absolutely love what it can do....

Thanks Roberto! I have changed the code, and it works fine. I also have some sort of problem with the Salinity probe. It shows 5.9, no matter what solution I put it in. I have checked the connection from the relay to the expansion USB hub, and the connection to the salinity expansion, and the probe ...

I have found a place to buy the cable, didn't know that it's a standard cable.

Any ideas about the programming for the temp probe above?