electrical type question - dead waveboxes

[Zoaelite]

Are they less than a year old? If that's the case I would try and go through warranty and let tunzee fix em for you. I had the same mentality with my xbox 360 and long story short after melting my xbox with a hairdryer, cracking it apart with a hammer and wrapping it in a blanket for the loving approach I voided my warranty because I tried to handyman it.
Levi

[christyf5]

No, one was purchased in 2006 and the other was purchased in 2008 and the receipt is lost. So no warranty for either as far as I know. I guess I could head over to the Tunze forum at RC and see but I would imagine they'll either 1. tell me no go or 2. tell me to send it in, fix it and send me a bill. With this being my second dead one in only a couple of years, I have zero interest in putting any serious money into fixing these or buying a new one.

[Zoaelite]

I was really interested in a wave box for the new tank (A tunzee at that) but after hearing this I might try vortek out. Who sold you the second one? It might be benificial to go back to them, tell them you purchased it less than a year ago and that its dead and see if they can point you in the right direction.

[christyf5]

nah the second one was used as I couldn't afford new. Only the first one was new and the warranty ran out long ago on that one.

[Myka]

Hey Christy, have you tried wiggling the feeding button (then wait 8 minutes for the feeding mode to disengage). I have thought mine was broken when the feeding button was actually stuck down even though it didn't look like it, and didn't feel like it either when I wiggled it, but it worked afterwards.

[christyf5]

Hmm never tried that, but the wavebox worked prior to turning it off using my controller, not the feeding button. Worth a try though, the 6100 sucks as a DIY wavebox

[Myka]

I didn't know I had hit the feeding button either of the times I did that. I never use that button. It's worth a try! I have my fingers crossed for you!!