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Questions about purchasing a Robo-Tank DIY Aquarium Controller Kit
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Regarding this page https://www.robo-tank.ca/en/Robo-Tank-Ki...57c59.html
First a comment, the wording on this confused me at first:
"
Available Options
Assembly
O None Required
O Solder Jumpers to VGA Sockets (4 connectors, 40 wires) (+$20.00 USD)
O Assemble Complete Kit (+$100.00 USD)
"


Maybe change it to something along the lines of
"
Assembly:
Available Options
O Purchaser assembles everything
O Seller solders jumpers to VGA sockets (4 connectors, 40 wires) (+$20.00 USD)
O Seller assembles complete kit (+$100.00 USD)
"
Also "Assembly" does not match the other formatting on the page. "Case Colors Available:" and "Kit Addons:" both have colons and are bold while "Assembly" does not and is not.

Not trying to be rude/nit picky...just trying to help you! Sorry if I'm coming off as obnoxious Blush .

Questions:
  1. As far as the purchaser assembles everything option what exactly does that mean? I would guess soldering "jumpers to VGA sockets (4 connectors, 40 wires)" and some sort of additional assembly...
  2. "Boards will have a small mod made to them but you'll barely notice." What mod specifically is made? I am guessing it's this one: https://www.robo-tank.ca/forum/Thread-Ge...d-Required? Are there any other mods made to the Gen2 that's on sale?
  3. I plan on purchasing the "Robo-Tank DIY Aquarium Controller Kit - North America" and the "Automatic Top Off (ATO) Kit". I would like to know exactly what I will need to get everything included in the kit running. As far as I can tell I will need: a "standard Ethernet patch cable" and 2 sensor cables (based on "DS18B20 Digital Temperature Sensor (no cable included)" and "DHT22/AM2302 Digital Temperature and Humidity Sensor - (no cable included)"? Is that correct? Initially I thought the "Kit Addon" "DS18B20 Waterproof Digital Temperature Sensor Probe - 5 meter cable" was the cable I needed to buy (x2)...but the small image next to it shows what looks like a sensor and the description seems to also imply cable+sensor...so I'm thinking that addon is actually an additional sensor and cable. So...where do I get the cables for the 2 sensors included in that kit that don't have cables?
  4. Does this robo-tank kit have the possibly bad "Combo AC Power Switch/Fuse/Socket" (from here https://www.robo-tank.ca/forum/Thread-Po...use-Socket)?
  5. I plan on buying 5 "GroBeam Ultima"s (http://www.aquarayusa.com/grobeam.html) and just wanted to confirm that the robo-tank can indeed dim them (pwm).
Thanks in advanced for reading this huge wall of text and helping out! ^___^
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Questions about purchasing a Robo-Tank DIY Aquarium Controller Kit - by jeremyh - 02-21-2017, 10:20 PM

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