DIY Repair of Apex display cable?

[Fin]

PS I had another display laying in my fish junk closet. Wasn't my shoddy soldering skills apparently (although I still need improvement) the unit I had been trying to fix was genuinely trash. However, I got the other one working!

For those wondering USB to APEX color conversion is : Red to red, green to green, black to blue, and white or clear to "bare"/plain copper.

I know this is an old thread, but I just wanted to say thanks for posting it. Following a couple of posts here I was able to fix an ancient Neptune AquaController display (I always preferred the blue display) and have it back in service on a small tank I have. I have another one that I hope to revive. You saved me a few bucks!

 

[FRANCISCO TERRA]

Was the defect of the displays mentioned in the topic being completely off? Mine lights up, but it doesn't show the characters, I re-soldered the cable, tested the continuity, but the defect remains, has anyone managed to resolve this?

 

[Ellery]

Was the defect of the displays mentioned in the topic being completely off? Mine lights up, but it doesn't show the characters, I re-soldered the cable, tested the continuity, but the defect remains, has anyone managed to resolve this?

Can you still access the Dashboard via the local browser on PC? If not the your controller may be bricked/corrupted. I had the blank look on my spare Apex Classic but putting it on my main one works.

 

[FRANCISCO TERRA]

Você ainda consegue acessar o Dashboard pelo navegador local no PC? Se não, seu controle pode estar brickado/corrompido. Eu tinha o visual em branco no meu Apex Classic reserva, mas colocá-lo no meu principal funciona.

Testei em outros 2 apex e não funciona, só aparece uma tela iluminada, mas sem caracteres.