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Burgermeister- Why are you using a 4.5ah battery? The ADF-75 comes with a 7.5ah battery. If it is a 4.5ah battery that could be part of your problem. Also, if your battery discharged all the way and was like that for more than about 36hrs it will not hold a full charge for very long. I am not trying to be difficult but with the new panels and timers battery life has not been a problem in our testing. Our testing was equal to more than 4 months of the feeder going off 2 times a day for about 7 seconds with no battery problems. I can get you a new panel and battery to see if that works.
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Gentlemen, I see the ADF-75 has been discussed here, could you tell me if the ADF-25DX, has had problems.
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My 25D has not had problems but it is 5+ years old with an old timer.
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Adirondack- The ADF25DX is a totally different design feeder than ewest has. We are testing a new higher torque motor right now for the ADF25DX as stated earlier.
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Not only does he grow obnoxiously large bluegill, but has arms that are about 5 ft. long and he just shoves the bluegill in your face, photogenically speaking that is. Now there is this other guy, Archer who has 1# 6 oz. bluegill after only 13 months. And then there's Ewest, Cody, Lusk, Theo, even a guy in Az. Please help. I hear you. If I knew feeders would help me grow fish that big (and were reliable) I would buy a dozen of them.
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Ron,
I appreciate you also sending us a new feeder to test. James called the office one day to let me know the changes that had taken place and that he was sending a new feeder for us to try out on the pond at the office. The new feeder arrived the next day. (Granted we're 45 mintues from BA's warehouse) We intend on setting the feeder up on our pond at the office and seeing how it performs.
I have the upmost respect for men who acknowledge their faults, take the blame and vow to make it right. That kind of intergity is rarely seen or talked about these days.
In the meantime, we'll install the new timers in our clients' feeders that are not working properly. I'll try to steal a few minutes during my day to post the results.
Thanks again for all you're doing over at BA.
Trent
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I called AquaPro last Thursday about my timers.They responded promptly to my request to replace 2 malfunctioning timers.
UPS delivered them a few minutes ago.I'll install them as soon as rain stops but need rain more than timers right now.
Can't beat that kind of service. They are certainly trying to make things right. Thanks Ron.
N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)
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Kudos to AquaPro. I dropped one old out of warranty Stren and two AquaPro feeders off at their plant in Grand Prairie the past Thursday and picked up three completely refurbished units this morning.
All new motors, wiring harnesses, and timers installed at no cost to me. They even installed a solar panel on my old Stern battery operated feeder at no cost.
Excellent service and prompt solution to my feeder problems. A+++ in my book.
Thanks Ron, George Glazener
N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)
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So far so good on the new timers. They seem , after 2 weeks testing , to be working flawlessly. The units seem to also have more power and no draw on the battery with the solar panel. Great service , prompt and helpful with questions. No cost to me to fix - and most of all happy Fish. Thanks Ron. Nice to deal with people who do what they say and stand behind their product.
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Real CUSTOMER SERVICE can NOT be beat!
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I ordered my AQP ADF-75D on May 7th and it came in yesterday May 12th. I put the battery on the charger the same day. Today my wife put it together and got it going for me while I was at work.
I checked it out this afternoon and I it works great. My wife set it to feed at 8:30 a.m. for 3 seconds and at 6:30 p.m. for 3 seconds. I'm feeding the farm store catfish pellets and wondering how many pounds approximately I'm feeding at 6 seconds a day.
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You could use an old pillow case, hold it against the feeder with gloves on (the pellets HURT) and have your wife hit the test button. You can weigh the pellets in the bag to find out how much it throws.
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A bunch!
You can find out for sure by holding a trash bag over the opening and press the test button. Capture and weigh it.
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2008, 2011 & 2012 conference attendee. Striving to be the person that my dog already thinks I am.
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