Back up power

80watts? All you need as a 12v marine battery and a power inverter to last you for days.

Watts / Volts = Amps per hour

80watts / 120 volts = 0.67 Amps per hour

A $90 marine battery usually has around 600 CCR (cold cranking amps). To convert CCR to Amp Hours, multiple CCR by 0.7, so a 600 CCR marine battery is 420 Amp Hours.

420 AH (battery capacity) / 0.67 amps per hour (your draw) = 626 hours (26 days) of capacity. No need for a $2000 power wall. Get a 100watt solar panel kit, a 12v marine battery, and an power inverter you should be good to go for a backup situation. If you wanna run off that rig 24/7 get 400watts of panels, since they only collect energy about 35% of the time (peak daylight hours).
 
PJ Diaz said:
80watts? All you need as a 12v marine battery to last you for days.

Watts / Volts = Amps per hour

80watts / 120 volts = 0.67 Amps per hour

A $90 marine battery usually has around 600 CCR (cold cranking amps). To convert CCR to Amp Hours, multiple CCR by 0.7, so a 600 CCR marine battery is 420 Amp Hours.

420 AH (battery capacity) / 0.67 amps per hour (your draw) = 626 hours (26 days) of capacity. No need for a $2000 power wall. Get a 100watt solar panel kit, a 12v marine battery, and an power inverter you should be good to go for a backup situation. If you wanna run off that rig 24/7 get 400watts of panels, since they only collect energy about 35% of the time (peak daylight hours).
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Best I've heard so far. Never owned a trolling motor.

And remember using a battery operated mattress pump for my 29 gal live reef tank. Just keep thinking. Batteries will get you in the end ifmore than a few days. Like your idea. Peace.
 
MICHI-CAN said:
Stir your water twice per day for 5 minutes. Will raise your PH for a bit. Or get a hand pump and tape it to an airstone. Pump until exhausted twice per day. Water should not stagnate in under 12 hours.
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I like the idea of a hand pump, just detach my hose manifold, attach to the hand pump, and give it a few pumps a few times a day
 
PJ Diaz said:
80watts? All you need as a 12v marine battery and a power inverter to last you for days.

Watts / Volts = Amps per hour

80watts / 120 volts = 0.67 Amps per hour

A $90 marine battery usually has around 600 CCR (cold cranking amps). To convert CCR to Amp Hours, multiple CCR by 0.7, so a 600 CCR marine battery is 420 Amp Hours.

420 AH (battery capacity) / 0.67 amps per hour (your draw) = 626 hours (26 days) of capacity. No need for a $2000 power wall. Get a 100watt solar panel kit, a 12v marine battery, and an power inverter you should be good to go for a backup situation. If you wanna run off that rig 24/7 get 400watts of panels, since they only collect energy about 35% of the time (peak daylight hours).
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I was looking at car batteries, I could always daisy chain a few together too.
Idk, im no electrician lol
 
ÒÒlegilizeitÒÒ said:
I was looking at car batteries, I could always daisy chain a few together too.
Idk, im no electrician lol
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You don't want a car battery. Car batteries are made for large rushes of current, like when you start your car. Deep cycle marine batteries are different in that they provide steady power over time. Costco or Walmart has marine batteries for around $80. $20 more for an inverter. There, I just saved you $1900.
 
This is boring. But basic. And they make 12volt airpumps for live bait and live fish transport. Cheap. Direct alligator connect.

P.S.. I have not seen a true deep cycle battery in a vehichle beyond purpose built in a very long time. Marine deep cycle or better yet, Heavy equipment battery.
 
MICHI-CAN said:
This is boring. But basic. And they make 12volt airpumps for live bait and live fish transport. Cheap. Direct alligator connect.

P.S.. I have not seen a true deep cycle battery in a vehichle beyond purpose built in a very long time. Marine deep cycle or better yet, Heavy equipment battery.
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Had a power outage back in Missouri long time ago, not at a grow house but I used 2 big forklift batteries and an inverter to run the refrigerator, a lamp and a TV for 3 days until the power came back.
 
Renfro said:
Had a power outage back in Missouri long time ago, not at a grow house but I used 2 big forklift batteries and an inverter to run the refrigerator, a lamp and a TV for 3 days until the power came back.
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MICHI-CAN said:
This is boring. But basic. And they make 12volt airpumps for live bait and live fish transport. Cheap. Direct alligator connect.

P.S.. I have not seen a true deep cycle battery in a vehichle beyond purpose built in a very long time. Marine deep cycle or better yet, Heavy equipment battery.
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We have a small push-type fork here, and also a couple of motorized man-lifts which use deep cycle batteries. We also used some SLA batteries a couple of years ago to power a LED prop for a theatrical performance. I have power backups for electronic gear that also used 4 SLA batteries, which I have to replace every 7 years or so. Lots of use with the deep cycle batteries, they're just big and bulky. I hope lithium batteries get cheap soon.
 
ÒÒlegilizeitÒÒ said:
All I need to run is 80w air pump bare minimum so my plants don't drown in the hydroponics
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I wish I had though of a backup source for power last summer.Power went off for 8 days and I had no backup plan.I moved my 10 plants outside but they just didn't get the long 18hr light.When power returned I was happy as hell but when I started the flowering mode everyone hermied on me 10 beautiful plants I did finish them anyways and I do have a small gas generator now but the power will never go off probably.20210115_112536.jpg
 
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