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- From: tom@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Tom McCain)
- Subject: Re: (M)(R) Back up power for reef tank?
- Message-ID: <tom.725864951@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Organization: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Date: 1 Jan 93 05:09:11 GMT
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- >: I was recently asked what I would do with my 45 gallon reef tank in
- >: the event of a power outage. I thought a bit and really couldn't come
- >: up with a good answer. All I could think of was the battery powered
- >: air pumps I seen forsale. Anyone with a reef tank have any experience
- >: with this? Are a couple of battery powered air pumps enough for a
- >: unpredicted power outage? Obviously bubbles breaking the surface are
- >: better then nothing at all, but are they enough?
-
- : Well here's a suggestion which might work:
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- : - Buy a 12 DC to 120 VAC voltage converter from Radio Shack.
- : These are the power blocks which plug into your lighter socket
- : and convert car voltages for household appliances.
-
- I stopped in Radio Shack today and found a 12 volt to 120 inverter and
- they wanted a 100 bucks for it! Anyone seen a cheaper source? Also,
- would it have to be a sign wave, as opposed to a square wave to power
- a motor? How do you tell the difference? Not being a PC user, can a
- UPS as Kevin suggested be used as a seperate power supply? Or does it
- require a PC?
-
- --tom
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- Tom McCain tom@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu
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