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Old 10-11-2016, 08:11 PM
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Hey guys I'm in need of a battery back up that I can just plug my power heads into only and if I have power outtage it will kick on. I forgot what they are called. It's not the ups type and are relatively inexpensive. And where can I get them locally.
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Hey guys I'm in need of a battery back up that I can just plug my power heads into only and if I have power outtage it will kick on. I forgot what they are called. It's not the ups type and are relatively inexpensive. And where can I get them locally.
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Do u happen to know what's the product name
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Do u happen to know what's the product name
No I don't but just google it. I think it's power bank.
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Decided to go with this UPS

http://m.bestbuy.ca/defaultpage.aspx...225&lang=en-CA
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Won't this only run for 13 minutes though? What if the power is out for a few hours?
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2 minute run time @ 900 watts, 13 minutes @ 450 watts. Do a bit more math using powerhead specs & you'll have your runtime. Seems like a lot of $ for hardware that won't run a decent size powerhead for very long. For $200 you'll get a good sized inverter . Hook that to a car battery or better yet a deep cycle & you're good for much longer. If you need to buy a battery, of course cost will be more, but you'll have a better setup. The batteries in UPS units like this are cheap & scary.
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Won't this only run for 13 minutes though? What if the power is out for a few hours?
You should only be hooking up a powerhead to it, itll run for hours.
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The main thing I would want to run is a powerhead and a heater.. Looking at a backup generator but this might be good for me too..
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Nix the heater and just run a powerhead. A heater is going to eat your battery like crazy. A 200w heater vs a 5w powerhead.....

Wrap the tank in blankets if yourr worried about heat loss.
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