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Ok, did the swap. It was easy enough. Old Kraken is reset & deleted off the collective, new Kraken is installed & added & both Sicce 7.0 pumps are up & running! No on, off, on, off. They are both running fine for 1hr+ now and hopefully for good! Just wow! It sure appears I had a bad Kraken all...

So, I actually found a 6ft cable which is long enough to do the swap. But now I'm thinking why go thought all of that? I literally only have two 24V force ports in use one running a Varios for my skimmer & another powering my 4 bank doser.. Can't I just i just clear all settings on old Kraken...

So I am going to replace Kraken with a new on that CS sent & I was given this procedure to follow. https://www.coralvuehydros.com/product-support/hydros-control/replacing-a-collective-device/ The question I have is that it see at some point I will need to have both devices connected to the...

Support ticket entered. Phone call with Michael S. went far beyond my expectation and is sending a replacement unit. Hopefully I'll have it next week. Very curious to find out if this has been a bad Kraken all along. Top notch CS. By far the best CS experience I've had with any aquarium product...

You are talking another language to me. :) I am not an electrician, at all. But after the frustration set it with my Kraken I did buy this from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09C6MGD7J?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_asin_image&th=1 but I don't know how to use it and have never used it lol. I think it is...

I'll snap a pic and post it tonight. My tank is plumbed thru a wall. The sump is in an unfinished area. The sump is sitting on a 6" tall platform with the Kraken and Launch mounted up about 4ft above and back from the sump about 6" (if that makes sense). The Meanwell brick is about 2-3 feet away...

I opened the app this morning and the board temp has turned orange and is at 131.4 degrees. I brought this up to support previously & they said it wasn't a concern,. But I can't image running a second SDC 7.0 pump, it would likely turn red, I'd think. This is with only one SDC 7.0 pump running...

Ok, so here's the answer. I made another connector exactly as the first. Plugged it in, pump fired up. Within one minute the first pump (first connector I made today) shut off. It fired right back up, then the other shut off, & started right back up again. Back and forth we go, on, off, on, off...

So I just went for it! I did some research first. On the Sicce ControlAll app (see screenshot) it shows SYNCRA SDC 7/9 and I checked Sicce's website parts list & the controller is interchangeable for the two pumps, so I assumed they are wired the same & plugged it in. It's been running an hour...

So I am trying this today. I am not using the Amazon barrel connector, I am doing just as you did, snipped the barrel connector off of a 24V Force Port adapter cable. With the keyhole at 12 o'clock going counterclockwise, I put the red wire from the FP cable to pin 1, made a jumper with some...

Great minds think alike! I already have them. Next time I feel like tinkering I'm going to try it. Thanks!

Yes. It power cycles non stop at any setting. I'm not sure why. Now I'm even more stumped! Did you use the jumpers?

How exactly did you wire the connector? Can you post some pics? I have this connector & I tried & tried getting an SDC 7.0 to power with Kraken & it did power up, but would immediately power back off, then on, then back off in an endless loop. I actually gave up on it. Please post more info on...

Does Hydros make a 24V FP extension cable? Can't seem to find one. Is the only way to DIY it? Need to go about an additional 8-10ft further than what the stock cable provides. Seems I could just buy a male/female barrel connector extension the proper size & it should work. Is that not...

Understood. Did you take a look at how I made the connector? Do you see anything I could have done in error?

I tested this today. Both of the Kraken ports in question function normally with my Varios S4 pump running my skimmer. I ran it on each port about 6 hours, perfectly normal. Any other ideas? If not, I'm about ready ready to bite the bullet & just purchase 2 Varios 4 pumps & be done with it...

Actually, no. I haven't, and I should have. I will definitely try that today. The Kraken is currently powering two Versa 4 head base stations & one Varios 4 running my skimmer. They function properly. I will do that today & post back the result. Not holding out much hope though. I have two of...

Been doing a little more research. I came across this on Sicce website (see attached screenshot below). It says the power supply used for Sicce SDC7.0 uses a "Switching Power Supply". So I Googled "What is a switching power supply" and a snipet of the results are pasted just below. I am no...

I actually tried both. I have one connector with both jumped, and another with only one jumper (jumper from p1 to p2 removed), exact same behavior with both connectors. I am now pretty confident the problem is not the connectors or the pumps, but the Kraken itself or a setting somewhere I am...

Just got back from vacation & tried one of the new SDC 7.0's that Sicce sent. Same thing. The pump starts, runs for a few seconds, shuts off & just does an endless loop, same thing over & over. Next step is to open a ticket with Hydros, but I've read they will not help or comment on DIY projects...