anyone tried to using Jebo WP40?
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ddavies564
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I don't know why the image didn't work maybe tapatalk issue. I did it a little different I put a 10k pot in line on the 5 volt source going in to the pump. That way the pump still is running at the full 24 volts but the sensing voltage on the speed control circuit is shifted in to lower ranges every time you increase the resistance of the pot.
ddavies564
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Yeah you would need a 3 watt pot to dim the input voltage. Yeah I used a couple different pots but they were all 10-20k .25-.75 watt linear pots. Here's the stealth mode one I made recently.
Yeah you would need a 3 watt pot to dim the input voltage. Yeah I used a couple different pots but they were all 10-20k .25-.75 watt linear pots. Here's the stealth mode one I made recently.
Where can I get this pot? Do you have a link with specs? No electrician, but can do with instructions.
Wasted electricity
Wasted electricity
I have a Jebao Wp40 and have checked wattage (therefore gph) on new controller and it only effects W1 mode and I would love to have S2 , S3 to work in else mode since the pump makes no noise in those speeds( noise is very low pitch that can be heard 3 rooms away, it just doesn't dissipate going though walls even thought its not very loud at its source). The 3 watt pot seems like a good idea but that would waste even more electricity which brings up my next concern I have that when compared to a Koralia 1400 gph cost $21.89 for one year at $0.20 a KW ( good old LADWP bunch of thieves versus $117.38 for WP40 on H1 2000 gph. for the electrical cost of running one WP40 , I could run over five Koralia 1400 which would be 7000 gph versus 2000 on WP40 . Now I know there are going to be other members that say WP40 is 3500 gph but that is confirmed by wattmeter to be on W1,W2,W3 and Else modes for only short pulses. Also if anyone is trying to replicate my cost analysis please also factor in the low power factor of WP40 (.51 to .53) versus Koralia high power factor (.86)
Wasted electricity
I have a Jebao Wp40 and have checked wattage (therefore gph) on new controller and it only effects W1 mode and I would love to have S2 , S3 to work in else mode since the pump makes no noise in those speeds( noise is very low pitch that can be heard 3 rooms away, it just doesn't dissipate going though walls even thought its not very loud at its source). The 3 watt pot seems like a good idea but that would waste even more electricity which brings up my next concern I have that when compared to a Koralia 1400 gph cost $21.89 for one year at $0.20 a KW ( good old LADWP bunch of thieves versus $117.38 for WP40 on H1 2000 gph. for the electrical cost of running one WP40 , I could run over five Koralia 1400 which would be 7000 gph versus 2000 on WP40 . Now I know there are going to be other members that say WP40 is 3500 gph but that is confirmed by wattmeter to be on W1,W2,W3 and Else modes for only short pulses. Also if anyone is trying to replicate my cost analysis please also factor in the low power factor of WP40 (.51 to .53) versus Koralia high power factor (.86)
angelfish7
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Is it possible to buy one of these pumps and just use it as is without having to do any rewiring!!
Im very reluctant to modify anything electrical where im going to have my hands in the water. Then theres also the chance of potential fires. I guess this may be a classic example of you get what you pay for. That said i think its insane the price some of the well known companies charge for their pumps!!
Im very reluctant to modify anything electrical where im going to have my hands in the water. Then theres also the chance of potential fires. I guess this may be a classic example of you get what you pay for. That said i think its insane the price some of the well known companies charge for their pumps!!
shifty51008
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You can run these pumps just fine straight out of the box. The people that are rewiring their pumps just want more control over the speed.
Sacohen
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Rewiring of the pump is not needed at all. Any rewiring is going to be done to the controller. If you are using a Reef Angel or Apex you can control the speed of the pump without any re-wiring too, you just need the cable from Reef Angel.
shifty51008
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it allows flow control for the wave modes and straight power but not for the else mode
miatawnt2b
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This is fantastic! Thank You
oceanlife83
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Davidr I have 1/2" thick glass no problems.
stancfii
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My apologies if anyone has tried this in the past 161 pages, but I'm out of town for a few days and can't try the experiment first hand. I was thinking how the Waveline DC pumps use the same power supply and plugs/connectors as the WP-40 (I have one on my skimmer and one for return). Has anyone tried running a WP-40 with a dc-3000 controller? You'd only have constant flow, but five levels to choose from could open several options.
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