Are controllable streams AC/DC?

[hahnmeister]

Just a quick and easy question. Are the 6000-6100-6200-6300 and now 6055 low-voltage motors, or are they DC motors?

 

[rvitko]

They are DC but at present the transformer puts out AC and the driver converts it to DC, the new ones will have a DC power supply.

 

[hahnmeister]

new ones??? You mean nano-stream 6055's? Or are there some new Tunze Streams in the works?!?!? Dang... just when I was going to buy a couple 6100s...

So whats the scoop?

 

[rvitko]

The 6055 and 6300 will be the first but they will all change next year to a driver built in to the motor and use a standard laptop power supply.

 

[hahnmeister]

So I will or will not be able to use them with the existing multi/single-controllers?

 

[rvitko]

Nothing is changing except the power supply and driver, the controllers and functionality remain unchanged.

 

[hahnmeister]

okay, cool. My plan was to get a couple 6100s for the new tank, then add a couple 6055s in later on to shoot water behind the rock-pile from the front corners of the tank. Either that or a wave box... havent decided yet. What do you think for a SPS dominated 42"x42"x20"h tank? The other option I thought of was to mount the 6100s on sea-swirls/ocsi-motions/wavy-sea decvices... with a tank thats 42" front to back... the moving powerheads wouldnt be an eye-sore and then they would just stay on all of the time rather than pulse... hitting everything in 90-120degree arcs.

 

[Twins Guy]

hahn-i think fliger runs a large stream on a wavey-sea with their new bracket-if you're gonna run it wide open on a rotator save the $ and go with the 6080s-otherwise you're kinda wasting the functionality of the 6100s.

 

[Twins Guy]

roger-any idea when the 6000s and 6100s will be converted over to the newer power supply? aka when i can get one without the clunky blue driver? yes i'm THAT anal...not that i wouldn't use a clunky blue driven one in the mean time

i KNOW how much you love these kinda timelines:rollface:
tg

 

[rvitko]

I agree with Twins Guy accept I would add the reason we don't make a pump oscillator is over time UV from the MH lamps hardens the cables and we believe the oscillating motion could cause the cable to break in a few years time with intense overhead lighting. The 6000 or 6100 would be safer in this case as it is low voltage.

Probably in March, just keep in mind that the current model has some advantages, such as cheaper to repair outside the warranty, alarm when the pump stops and a more robust power supply. I honestly don't expect the laptop power supplys to last more than 4-5 years, a big copper coil could last indefinitely. On the other hand you can get a laptop power supply anywhere and the driver is now built into the pump and the change to DC has supposedly resulted in a more durable driver board and the wattage is down about 15%.

 

[hahnmeister]

Okay, Ill stick with the oscillator I make then (if I go that route)... it encloses the power cable inside the pipe that attaches to the pump... no UV exposure.

I wanted to stick with the controllable pumps anyways though because Im not sure if the oscillator is going to be the best option.

 

[Twins Guy]

hey roger-one more question-will it be as easy to upgrade a 6000 to a 6100 with the new power supply as it is now? if so how much are the power supplies gonna cost?
rich

 

[Creetin]

There wont be a 6000 with the new models.

 

[rvitko]

Not sure on this at this point but our initial plan was to just sell one model and the transformer was variable voltage output. The downside is the 6000 is now the same price as a 6100. The new transformers cost about the same as a 6100 transformer. This may change though before release.

 

[Twins Guy]

hmmm...thanks for the info