Electrical Question — Broken Apex Aquabus Port

[Maddlesrain]

Hey all,
I did a dumb thing and am wondering if my Eb8 is toast. I only need to use one or two of the aquabus ports, so I don't need to fix this broken port unless it's somehow electrically dangerous. So I'm wondering if I can safely use the unit even though this first aquabus port is damaged / broken?? Or would it be dangerous to use for some reason? Is there a way to make it safer, even if still unusable? Thanks!

 

[Gtinnel]

I’m no expert but I don’t see anything that makes it unsafe to use. Obviously like you already know that port is useless but I don’t think it would harm anything.

 

[Maddlesrain]

I’m no expert but I don’t see anything that makes it unsafe to use. Obviously like you already know that port is useless but I don’t think it would harm anything.

Thanks! I'll test it out. I'm not sure if it's even worth attempting to repair since I really don't think I'll ever use all of the ports.

 

[Maddlesrain]

Update: tried it out. As soon as it was connected, my entire system went dark. Unplugged it, and everything came back online. Tried daisy chaining it to two other established eb8 and had the same results both times. Hopefully Neptune can help me fix it!

 

[blaxsun]

Update: tried it out. As soon as it was connected, my entire system went dark. Unplugged it, and everything came back online. Tried daisy chaining it to two other established eb8 and had the same results both times. Hopefully Neptune can help me fix it!

Yeah, Neptune support is probably your best bet now.

 

[Maddlesrain]

Yeah, Neptune support is probably your best bet now.

Yeah! I'm so annoyed with myself haha I just *had* to push it up an extra quarter of an inch. Live and learn I guess!

 

[Gtinnel]

Yeah! I'm so annoyed with myself haha I just *had* to push it up an extra quarter of an inch. Live and learn I guess!

I honestly doubt there is much they’ll be able to do, but it’s worth asking just in case.

 

[Maddlesrain]

I honestly doubt there is much they’ll be able to do, but it’s worth asking just in case.

Yeah, I think they do repairs when they can, so I'm thinking they'd add a new port or something. We'll see!

 

[92Miata]

Hey all,
I did a dumb thing and am wondering if my Eb8 is toast. I only need to use one or two of the aquabus ports, so I don't need to fix this broken port unless it's somehow electrically dangerous. So I'm wondering if I can safely use the unit even though this first aquabus port is damaged / broken?? Or would it be dangerous to use for some reason? Is there a way to make it safer, even if still unusable? Thanks!

If their aquabus wiring is anything like the USB formfactor they're using - you've basically got a bunch of pins grounded out on the metal housing. That plastic/resin tab that busted off keeps them isolated.

 

[Maddlesrain]

If their aquabus wiring is anything like the USB formfactor they're using - you've basically got a bunch of pins grounded out on the metal housing. That plastic/resin tab that busted off keeps them isolated.

This was my concern. Is there a way to insert some sort of little tab, even something DIY? I thought the pins touching the metal plate underneath was bad.

 

[BZOFIQ]

@_AV Should be able to replace that port for you.

 

[BZOFIQ]

Looks like the two pins below are touching the metal, push them up slightly so that they don't short to the metal

piece

If no luck, reach out to @_AV or if you're about to dump it PM me.

 

[Maddlesrain]

@_AV Should be able to replace that port for you.

I already sent it into Neptune. They binned it, and gave me a discount on a new one. They said the internals were fried and they no longer carry the replacement pieces because the EB8 is discontinued.