Orphek Atlantic V3 diodes burning

fragit · Feb 29, 2020

I have 2x Orphek Atlantik V3 Compact fixtures purchased direct from Orphek in 2016. About 6 months ago I noticed that some of the diodes are burning the lenses. I have kept the fans clean of dust and the fixtures have not been excessively hot when checking the temps through the app. Today I took apart my fixtures and some of the diodes have melted but still function and have burnt the lenses. They are outside the warranty. Any recommendations of what to do? @Orphek or other Orphek user suggestions.

reef lover · Mar 20, 2020

Bump!

fragit · Mar 20, 2020

Here is the thread to read.

My Review of Orphek Atlantik V4 after 15 Months

On my previous builds, I’ve used black box LEds (Ocean Revive) and had a lot of success. When I set my tank back up at the start of last summer, I thought I’d try something of a higher quality to see if I could get even better results. I purchased two Orphek V4s and a gateway directly from...

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PhilSD211 · Mar 20, 2020

the V3 and even the gen1 of V4 had these issues but rarely discussed. I never heard of anyone saying they had burnt diodes until it happened to my V4 Gen1 Compact.

Good thing is, Orphek's customer service is pretty good at dealing with that issue. I've received replacement diodes free couple of times free shipping DHL 2nd day from overseas. I ended up going with a upgraded Gen2 PC board which has the newer/better diodes which hopefully won't burn out.

Contact Orphek's customer service via email is your best bet.