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    50 ft aquabus cable

    Can someone point me to a link to get this cable? I keep finding active repeater cables. I need a 50 ft and a 30 ft cable.
    Thanks in advance

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    Thanks a bunch. I knew I saw it somewhere before, just couldn't find it again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RussM View Post
    Cable ordered. Thanks

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    Ouch. $50 was touch for me to swallow when I could spend $10 and get the same thing.

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    Post the link where you can get a 50' USB cable for $10.
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    Quote Originally Posted by aquamanic View Post
    Post the link where you can get a 50' USB cable for $10.
    I did. From monoprice. Is it not showing up? It is right after Russ' post

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronnie View Post
    I did. From monoprice. Is it not showing up? It is right after Russ' post
    it showed a 15 ft.
    Believe me, if I could have found one for $10 I would have bought it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joncat24 View Post
    it showed a 15 ft.
    Believe me, if I could have found one for $10 I would have bought it.
    Yes. But I linked two different cables. The second one has a female adapter. So two or three of those along with a couple of the A to A and you are golden.

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    I understand what you are saying. I wanted one continuous cable. In my experience, every junction is another possible point of failure, and it will be exposed to alot of saltwater. It is for a coral growout.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joncat24 View Post
    I understand what you are saying. I wanted one continuous cable. In my experience, every junction is another possible point of failure, and it will be exposed to alot of saltwater. It is for a coral growout.
    Mine will run through the ceiling to my laundry room for an automatic water change system. So I wasn't too concerned about the junctions.

    I have it on my second EB8 currently even though it's close to the apex. Just to test it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joncat24 View Post
    I understand what you are saying. I wanted one continuous cable. In my experience, every junction is another possible point of failure
    +1. That's the right way IMO. Multiple extender cables may work, but a single long cable is best.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RussM View Post
    +1. That's the right way IMO. Multiple extender cables may work, but a single long cable is best.
    Are the connection points the only potential issue? Or is there something else that a single cable has that greatly outweighs the much much lower price point?

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    50 ft aquabus cable

    Quote Originally Posted by Ronnie View Post
    Are the connection points the only potential issue? Or is there something else that a single cable has that greatly outweighs the much much lower price point?
    In theory at least, each additional junction increases the resistance of the overall cable run (which may result in signal loss), and also may increase susceptibility to electronic noise. In real life, it's probably not an issue. I've tested with 4x 15' USB cables, and it worked fine. The biggest real-life problem I see with multiple cables is that the USB connectors don't lock together, and can easily be pulled apart. This can be handled though - electrical tape on the union, creative use of zipties, etc. A single cable is much easier too if you are need to fish it through walls.

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    I planned to use electric tape on mine since they will be hanging down the wall.

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    Something to consider...you've got a $500+ controller, perhaps $,000's of livestock and coral. If the communications between the controller and other modules becomes suspect and an outlet doesn't turn ON or OFF when it should...was it really worth the $40 savings in the cable?

    Not looking for a flame war - just saying.
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    Quote Originally Posted by aquamanic View Post
    Something to consider...you've got a $500+ controller, perhaps $,000's of livestock and coral. If the communications between the controller and other modules becomes suspect and an outlet doesn't turn ON or OFF when it should...was it really worth the $40 savings in the cable?

    Not looking for a flame war - just saying.
    Point taken, but if communication is lost in my case, the only thing I lose is the automatic water changes happening. So that extra $40 allowed me to buy another breakout box.

    And I'm cheap, so I only paid $300 for my apex used.

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    Has Anyone tried the USB over Ethernet adapters with their Apex? I know they use power from the bus just not sure if they can handle the 12v from the apex.

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    Don't even try it - they will probably fry.
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    It's easy enough to use a USB wall outlet adapter anyway. The apex has to be near an outlet so you're already close to one.

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    Careful there - Aquabus <> USB
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    Quote Originally Posted by aquamanic View Post
    Careful there - Aquabus <> USB
    I meant for using WiFi/gaming bridges. If there isn't an Ethernet jack near the apex. I guess you were talking about something else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by maxwellag View Post
    I meant for using WiFi/gaming bridges. If there isn't an Ethernet jack near the apex. I guess you were talking about something else.
    This thread is about extending Aquabus, not network connectivity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by aquamanic View Post
    Careful there - Aquabus <> USB
    Is this actually true? Is there something magical about the Aquabus cable that makes it different from a USB cable? I know it doesn't implement the USB communication protocol, but in this case, isn't a wire a wire? If you can use a USB extender it's obviously the same thing cable-wise.

    So this raises the question....
    What about putting USB-A ends on an Ethernet cable (as seen here: http://youtu.be/7iSC9yXxVVc?t=3m51s), would this work?

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