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- From: hbishop@ttsi.lonestar.org (Huett Bishop)
- Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria
- Subject: Re: (M)(R) Back up power for reef tank?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.150545.13850@ttsi.lonestar.org>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 15:05:45 GMT
- References: <1992Dec27.033608.10591@tin.monsanto.com> <1992Dec30.183440.25656@sx.mont.nec.com> <1992Dec30.193604.28228@sequent.com>
- Organization: Tandem Telecommunications Systems Inc.
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- In article <1992Dec30.193604.28228@sequent.com> patbob@sequent.com (Patrick White) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec30.183440.25656@sx.mont.nec.com> ynecelc@sx.mont.nec.com (Ellison Chan) writes:
- >>Well here's a suggestion which might work:
- >>- Buy a 12 DC to 120 VAC voltage converter from Radio Shack.
- >
- >>- Of course, you can't bring you car into the house, so you will
- >> need to have a car battery at you disposal.
- >
- > I'd actually recommend a sealed battery (eg. a sealed led acid one or a
- >gel cell) rather than a car battery.. unless you like the acid fumes. These
- >are what are used in home-scale UPS's. By sealed I don't mean *anything* sold
- >for auto use, including the maintence free ones (which really aren't.. car
- >batteries just last about 5 years if you never add water to them).
- > I don't know where to get them new.. I run across them in surplus
- >places.
- >
- >--
- >Pat White (patbob@sequent.com, work: (503) 578-3463)
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- Try Best Power Technology. You can reach them at 1-800-356-5794. They make
- UPS's and Gel cell battieries.
-
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- |Huett Bishop |
- | Tandem Telecommuncations Systems Inc.|
- |Dallas, TX |
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- |Go Cowboys!! |
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- |email: hbishop@ttsi.lonestar.org |
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