NEW: aquaero 5 series

[Martinm210]

Martin, you should flash the firmware right away, and probably use the "jumper method". Once the unit is connected you'll have to unplug everything in order to re-flash...

Sounds good. I tried flashing without the jumper and getting sort of a reboot occurring on the AQ5 when I click on the settings button under the new AS2012. The AQ5 reboots itself then the flash to 1019 button shows up, but clicking that seems to hang the program. I'll try the jumper thing next. I do have a logitech mouse, but using the polling software, I'm at 125Hz. Maybe I'll try another mouse too..

Martinm210: IIRC Shoggy wrote that new one is more effective (and it looks like such, as less/higher fins should be more effective in cramped bay space with little air flow, vertical fin direction also might help a little), and it looks cheaper to make .
Whatever you do, please test with a bit more scientific approach maximum total and per channel wattage with no heatsink (like LT)/passive heatsink (mounted in actual bays with "normal"(=limited) airflow over)/heatsink + fan/waterblock, before protection kicks in @90C, also with different loads in channels placed nearby or further from each other. + With several popular fans/pumps combo. Eg. how much power is left for fans if one runs one DDC/two DDC/one D5/two D5 from it. Maybe also how much power for fans is left if pumps are not toned down till lowest possible voltage. And also how well it's 4th, PWM, channel is effective in regulating MCP35X. Also .. if you can, also test real world max wattage/regulation capabilities of Power Adjust 2 connected to AA5.
I wonder why AC still has not done that themselves with posting charts of wattages/temps lines and tables with several popular pumping solutions in product description page on their site. Imho all of the AA5 users or potential buyers would greatly benefit from availability of such data. Not all potential users frequent forums like this, imho info should be first and foremost at vendor's site.

Good ideas, I'll use those as a list of goals to work on, but admitted I'm very much in figuring out how it works mode. I've got a ways to go before I feel like I know what I'm doing and capable of testing. I was pretty happy to just get the fan to turn down today..

Couple of questions in regard to the Aquaero 5 XT.

(1) Can you plug just the RPM wire from a Koolance pump (e.g., 450S) into the XT to monitor just the RPM? If so, where does it attach? I don't want to power the pump from the XT.

(2) If you use a 3-pin Y-splitter for fans (e.g., two fans per XT port) you won't be able to mintor RPM correct?

(3) Do they make extension cables for included temperature sensors, etc.? I have some serious wire routing in front of me and I don't think the included sensors will reach.

Thank you.

1) I'm sure you could use one of the four fan channels, but you may need both RPM and ground wires.

2) You would need to cut the RPM wire from the series so only one of the string of fans is feeding an RPM signal. Some cables may already be setup that way but I always make my own... I just know you only want one RPM signal and some sensors need both the RPM and ground to work. I'd leave the power wire out.

3) Not sure on the extension cables, but I would think you could fabricate your own and simply recalibrate the sensor for the added resistance of the wire extension. I'd probably use an Iced and stirred glass of water to calibrate all the sensors together. The calibration features seem pretty easy to use. I noticed today that the flow sensor didn't jive with my king flow meter and it's pretty easy to simply adjust the pulses per liter to correct it up. The temperature sensors have a temperature offset option in the firmware and I presume the new 2012 aquasuite may even have more advanced options. The older AS software provided an option to develop complex curves for sensors, but the offset method would probably serve most users needs.