Since I knew that when the vortek would reduce speed on backup power, I wanted to see if I could get a AC adaptor to work on the backup side of the controller so my AC3 controller could shutdown the vortek in feed mode or really just reduce the the speed.
Here is some intearesting information I found on the Vortek so far:
1.) The Vorteck chews up about 40-45 watts of juice on full speed with standard power supply
2.) You can use a 12VDC power supply on the backup and it will work if main power supply shuts down and pulls only 9-10 watts and still provides pretty good flow for backup.
3.) My next test it to see how much runtime I can get on my Computer UPS next to my tank for backup incase I loose power.
Take all of this with a grain of salt as I have only started testing this today, but this could be great news for those with a UPS and Vorteck and want to marry the two for increased runtime.
Here is some intearesting information I found on the Vortek so far:
1.) The Vorteck chews up about 40-45 watts of juice on full speed with standard power supply
2.) You can use a 12VDC power supply on the backup and it will work if main power supply shuts down and pulls only 9-10 watts and still provides pretty good flow for backup.
3.) My next test it to see how much runtime I can get on my Computer UPS next to my tank for backup incase I loose power.
Take all of this with a grain of salt as I have only started testing this today, but this could be great news for those with a UPS and Vorteck and want to marry the two for increased runtime.
