karimwassef
Active member
I understand that there is a conversion between AC and DC inside each EB8 so that it can function independently in case the communication logic between it and the controller is broken, but other than that, I assume the internal relays can operate just as well on DC as AC?
Here's my dilemna. I want to add battery backup to my existing DC pumps and powerheads that run at 24VDC.
I can do this, but a single battery backup system can handle up to 8 of my pumps at a time.
I'm willing to partition out a dedicated EB8 to these pumps, but I want them all to share the battery backup, so the input to the EB8 would need to be DC, not AC. In case the power goes out, The pumps would continue to operate off the DC input to the EB8.
By the way, I run a UPS on my Apex now, so my controller and all the EB8s stay up during a power outtage. The problem is that the power to the outlets goes away. I have one dedicated pump running directly off the UPS, but it will only last for an hour. The conversion from battery DC to AC, then AC to DC is very wasteful when all I need is 24VDC.
I hope there's an elegant solution here. And I hope that Neptune seriously considers a DC input/output EB8 going forward (able to accomodate 12V or 24V).
Here's my dilemna. I want to add battery backup to my existing DC pumps and powerheads that run at 24VDC.
I can do this, but a single battery backup system can handle up to 8 of my pumps at a time.
I'm willing to partition out a dedicated EB8 to these pumps, but I want them all to share the battery backup, so the input to the EB8 would need to be DC, not AC. In case the power goes out, The pumps would continue to operate off the DC input to the EB8.
By the way, I run a UPS on my Apex now, so my controller and all the EB8s stay up during a power outtage. The problem is that the power to the outlets goes away. I have one dedicated pump running directly off the UPS, but it will only last for an hour. The conversion from battery DC to AC, then AC to DC is very wasteful when all I need is 24VDC.
I hope there's an elegant solution here. And I hope that Neptune seriously considers a DC input/output EB8 going forward (able to accomodate 12V or 24V).