ZAPI Supply Failure Alarm Caused By Using Wrong Batteries

The ZAPI smart console is an useful tool for diagnosing and setting ZAPI programmable controllers and gauges.

But in real application, the usage of wrong batteries may stop the function of the ZAPI smart console.

It is recommended to use four AA size NiMh / Akaline batteries as the internal power source for the smart console.

For normal AA size NiMh / Akaline batteries, the voltage is 1.2V per cell (less than 1.45V per cell even after fully charged), complying to the Maximum Supply Voltage (Sum of 4 cells) 6.5V.

If you choose the 1.5V Alkaline batteries, the full battery voltage could be 1.7 volts (even 1.8 volts). The total voltage of 4 cells will be over 6.5V and trigger the alarm "Supply Failure". In this case, you will not be able to turn on the smart console.

The default password of ZAPI smart console

We sell ZAPI smart console in our online store: https://www.nocoev.com/product/ZAPI_Smart_Console.htm

Recently, we get an issue about the Password of ZAPI smart console. A client who has bought a smart console and received it quickly. After putting 4 NiMh AA batteries into the console, our client enters the console interface by powering on the device.

By viewing the menu of console, the client has found the Password was not activated. So he changed the setting to activate the Password protection function. But he was troubled by next scenario. After restarting the console, a reminding message "insert the password" displays. Embarrassingly, the default password indicated in the ZAPI product manual "00000" was not correct.

After trying many times, we are really happy that we get a positive result to find the default code as "55555". The console is finally accessible.

So a recommendation is that you should not activate the Password function of ZAPI smart console. We are lucky this time to find the default password which is not a complicate numeric composition. Who knows if ZAPI will change the default password instead of the instruction of their product manual.