House lost power... apex is now funky.

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with the storm rolling through last night we lost power for a bit. I woke up and now my apex is acting funny.
Trident has all test results as zero.
Cor is "missing".
Can't control my outlets.
Trident and dos are blinking orange.
 
Unplug terminals to the eb8 and then Reset fusion and reconnect
 
The usb ones, you can do all outlets also
 
I recommend disconnecting each module’s AquaBus or 1Link cables so all you have connected is the Apex and EnergyBar. Verify you are able to control the EB outputs. Then, start reconnecting each module one by one, and verify everything is controllable before connecting the next module. It’s possible a single module was damaged by the storm, and that module blocks communications with other modules. This process will help identify if a particular module is bad.
 
A while back I had some very worrisome behavior from my 2016 apex after power losses. Twice, after a power restore, a power bar was deleted and reassigned a new address number. In the process, all outlets defaulted to ON. After varied back and forth with Neptune CS I concluded that putting the brain on its own power supply and connected to an UPS was prudent. I have a standby generator, so the UPS only needs to supply power to the brain for a short period of time, but it ensures that’s there’s no interruption, even a brief one. Have had no issues with apex since. I HIGHLY recommend it.
 
I think you best bet is to have a minimum amount of items hooked up. Try the head unit and a power bar. If that doesn't work try a different power bar. Then start adding things back one at a time. I had a storm surge kill a power bar on my Archon. The power bar would light up but would kill the communications on the system buss. The power bar that got damaged was in the garage. I also had a surround sound system damaged at the same time. The subwoofer output was damaged but the subwoofer was not. The subwoofer was plugged into a different outlet from the receiver. The controller was the same issue since part of the system was plugged into an outlet in the garage the rest was in the room with the tank. Surge suppressors didn't help in either case. I am guessing that the outlets were on oppisite sides of the 220 in each case.
 

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