Is there a way to backup a jebao wp25

[soutzee]

I would like to know how to make a battery backup to a jebao wp25 for power outages. Kind of like the ecotech mp has.

Thanks in advance

 

[soutzee]

Nobody?

 

[Eric B]

I think there was a wp-40 thread over on RC that they were doing battery back-up's but have not been over there in quite some time so I don't know how it has progressed but it was successful.

 

[soutzee]

Cant seem to find it. Ill keep on looking if you find it please send the link

 

[Reefing Madness]

Would be alot easier if you were using a DC Powerhead. Or does the power get switched over? Ive read about guys using a UPS computer back up battery to run their DC powerheads.

 

[soutzee]

How would you do it?

 

[redtop03]

Would be alot easier if you were using a DC Powerhead. Or does the power get switched over? Ive read about guys using a UPS computer back up battery to run their DC powerheads.

the WP40 is a 24volt DC pump, not sure though how you would make it switch from it's power supply to a battery like a Vortech does, the Vortech uses a 12v DC dry cell battery for back up and during an outage, the pump runs full time on 12v DC at half speed of whatever you have it set at when the power goes out....

I'm sure there's an electronics genius out there somewhere than has it figured out already but it's way over my head LOL I would try to find an old Vortech controller and hook the WP40 pump motor to it, then simply plug in the Vortech back up

 

[soutzee]

Ill see if i can get my hands on one

 

[redtop03]

Ill see if i can get my hands on one

another way would be to find a 24volt battery and a charger that turns on when the voltage drops in the battery and run the WP on the battery instead of the power supply, since a 24v battery would probable be hard to find at a reasonable price, you could use 2x 12v batteries connected in series but I don't know where you'd find a 24v charger

 

[bct15]

Just get a ups (uninterrupted power supply), the draw should be small enough to run a while. UPS can be found on amazon and a million other websites. You just plug the powerhead into the ups.

 

[Saltyg]

+1 on the ups.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Would be alot easier if you were using a DC Powerhead. Or does the power get switched over? Ive read about guys using a UPS computer back up battery to run their DC powerheads.

Yea, thats a my bad, I did type out DC instead of using the UPS on the normal AC style equipment. Sorry gang.

 

[soutzee]

another way would be to find a 24volt battery and a charger that turns on when the voltage drops in the battery and run the WP on the battery instead of the power supply, since a 24v battery would probable be hard to find at a reasonable price, you could use 2x 12v batteries connected in series but I don't know where you'd find a 24v charger

Jumm seems more like a diy reasonable thing ill start looking for this stuff and make a budget. As ere on the caribbean power outages due to weather conditions are pretty common

 

[islandboy]

This is a thread I found on another site.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/143186-jebao-wp-40-a.html

GL

 

[soutzee]

Wow that is a really nice link thank you very much good info worth trying!

 

[Speedbump]

Why not just plug it into a UPS? I wouldnt imagine a cheap one would run it for an hour or so

 

[soutzee]

The thing is that for a upsmit has to bebtrue sine energy and those are really costly if i were to buy one like that id rather buy the ecotech battery backup but not enlugh money for either of th unfortunately for me

 

[kacrocorals581]

Tunze safety connecter plugs right up an hook to a battery and it switches over when the power goes out got mine from bulk reef supply