Reliability of D512 compared to old USB Cable

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Re: Reliability of D512 compared to old USB Cable

Postby James » 03 November 2022, 13:18

support wrote:The D512S protection is very solid.
No problem with small ground loop problems.


In your opinion would the D512s be reliable or should I go belt and braces with the D1024 as that has the optical isolating protection?

I don't want another failure live on stage, but at the same time I want to know if the D512s is likely to blow like the previous 2 USB Cables?

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Re: Reliability of D512 compared to old USB Cable

Postby support » 03 November 2022, 18:19

We think it will always be possible to blow a DMX interface.
We never tried but with 110/220 AC volts in the DMX line, we are not 100% sure it will resist a long time.

If your DMX line is really unsafe, you can insert a DMX isolator device between our DMX interface and the DMX line. Then a problem will first burn the external DMX isolator and this will protect our DMX interface.
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Re: Reliability of D512 compared to old USB Cable

Postby James » 03 November 2022, 23:16

Thank you for your reply, much appreciated.

Still don't understand how an Earthed Laptop connected to 2 Earthed LED Pars, powered with an Surge Protection power strip all PAT tested, still blow 2 of your your Interfaces with 2 different laptops?

Would the D1024 offer me better protection than the D512s?

It concerns me with having to shell out over £300 for the possibility it could blow again at anytime live on stage during a show? Granted it was with your earlier USB Cables I'm guessing that's why you have discontinued them hence why I'm purchasing a third device.

I'm struggling to find an external isolator, so must be a rare thing to happen, even though it's now happened to me twice within a year.

Are there hardwear issues we are not aware of?
I need to make a purchase ASAP to replace my dead interface.

Could you please tell me if I am better protected with the D1024 even though I certainly won't be using 1024 DMX channels

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Re: Reliability of D512 compared to old USB Cable

Postby support » 04 November 2022, 07:53

In the past, we saw some returned "Cable" because of electrical problem coming from the DMX line.
We got 0 return for electrical problem reason with the interfaces D512S, D1024 and Rack1024.
That is all we can say.
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Re: Reliability of D512 compared to old USB Cable

Postby James » 04 November 2022, 08:20

Excellent! thats certainly reassuring.
D512s will certainly suffice.

Many thanks for all your help
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