Ques. (Question of the Day) Battery backup

[Cpage101]

I just got a new kill-a-watt meter. One of my 30w returns is taking 36w, the other just 28.

sounds like 1 return pump either has more back pressure or is dirty since it is working harder to spin the motor casing a larger draw than 30 W

 

[MarkSzy]

Have you thought of just upgrading the amperage with a new battery? That is what I did with the free UPS I got and the wiring was super easy and I upgraded to a LiFePO4 battery with battery management system which is much better than the standard lead batteries.



Similar to above but have you thought of just upgrading the battery to one with more amperage? I used the same exact voltage for the UPS I got and upped the amperage (ah) significantly for longer backup times.

I didn’t know it was possible, I got a used UPS and they put a new battery for me for cheap.

 

[afboundguy]

I just got a new kill-a-watt meter. One of my 30w returns is taking 36w, the other just 28.

The wattage is sort of the question but I run it at 50% so I am guessing it's roughly half the listed wattage. I am more curious how long it will run with the DC to DC "100%" power transfer but I guess I could just do the math.

But if I do the math it will probably annoy me and I'll have to upgrade those batteries too!

 

[Seapets]

Battery Backup- Do you run one? if so what are you operating? what system are you running to power it? is there a sequence of operation an load shedding setup if you run a controller on your system?

Yeah, that’s a good idea. I would like information on that just in case my power goes out because the location I live in the power went down once and I got lucky that the power went back on after 30 minutes, but we never know when the power goes out, especially winter time snowstorm.

 

[Seapets]

Yeah, that’s a good idea. I would like information on that just in case my power goes out because the location I live in the power went down once and I got lucky that the power went back on after 30 minutes, but we never know when the power goes out, especially winter time snowstorm.

Can anybody send me a link that I can look at power supply for my breeding system? If anything goes bad and winter time I would appreciate it. Happy Reefing

 

[Reefried]

I have a generator that will run the whole system. And I have a small battery that will run one MP40 until I start the generator. It will actually run the pump for well over 24 hours