Aquabus cable question

[bobyboy]

So I’ve been reading and searching for the past few days and have decided to flat out ask the community.

Can I extend the aquabus cable to cover a 50 foot run?

I see that they sell a 30 foot cable is there any downside to connecting 2 together either with a passive extender, female/female adaptor, or soldering the cables?

I know standard USB cables need to be amplified or boosted longer then 10-15ft but I’m not sure about the Apex specific signal degradation.

As far as I can tell the aquabus is the same as a USB except it uses different signal/power rates and should not be connected to any commonly “powered” usb device. Is that correct?

 

[radiata]

Here's the answer for your 50' run:
https://forum.neptunesystems.com/showthread.php?13920-Where-can-I-get-a-50-ft-Aquabus-cable

Basically, 50' to doable as long as the cable doesn't use a "repeater" (which is standard on long USB cables).

FWIW, I'm using one of the connectors pictured in your post, and have had no issues with it. My source for cables is Monoprice. The source shown in the Apex Community link for custom cables sure seems pricey.

 

[nycfishy]

You want one of these. Good quality that will work
https://www.usbfirewire.com/parts/rr-apex-xx.html#RR-APEX-50

 

[bobyboy]

Thanks guys, I may look into getting a single passive cable otherwise using the couplers and some electric tape will have to do.

 

[nycfishy]

I ordered the custom one usbfirewire as am snaking it through walls and floor and did not want to risk any problems from couplers. So if you can get to the coupler sections easily it will be cheaper and worth the risk, if not spend some more now to avoid headaches in the future. Think you also need to make sure it's a USB 2 cable

 

[bobyboy]

I ordered the custom one usbfirewire as am snaking it through walls and floor and did not want to risk any problems from couplers. So if you can get to the coupler sections easily it will be cheaper and worth the risk, if not spend some more now to avoid headaches in the future. Think you also need to make sure it's a USB 2 cable

I only have 2 walls to go through so I’m leaning towards the extensionss especially after a friend that works at Best Buy sent me this price.

 

[nycfishy]

at that price worth the risk. remember you need male to male connections between apex devices

 

[bobyboy]

at that price worth the risk. remember you need male to male connections between apex devices

Extensions should work with the existing aquabus cables or do they not?

 

[nycfishy]

Yes if you are just extending an existing aqualink cable