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CaliforniaDreamer
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FYI, Talk to John Daken at Your Reef about his experience with them. He had to replace one in his main display tank, not much fun.
bored4long
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That's a great price. I think I paid $35 for mine shipped.
we bought the next model up, with the remote switch control station. There is only a 9 pin control cable conencting them. We paid around $80 shipped, IIRC. I just like a little piece of mind when switching things on/off with potentially wet hands 
That plus we can put the switches closer to where we want them instead of having to place them in proximity to the outlet and/or equiptment to ensure that all of the cords reach (to avoid dangerous and/or expensive etension cords).
That plus we can put the switches closer to where we want them instead of having to place them in proximity to the outlet and/or equiptment to ensure that all of the cords reach (to avoid dangerous and/or expensive etension cords). sparkss,
that is a good idea. I havent thought of that. i might work that one up for my next improvement project. I am using 3 extention cords atm. As long as you dont pass a butt load of current through them youll be fine. When ppl hook up 934785390857 christmas lights to a small white extention cord, thats when they have probs. The pumps we use (most of us that is) dont pull enough to harm anything. Thanks for the idea..im headed to internet now to check pricing and availability of one of them lil buggers.
Paul
that is a good idea. I havent thought of that. i might work that one up for my next improvement project. I am using 3 extention cords atm. As long as you dont pass a butt load of current through them youll be fine. When ppl hook up 934785390857 christmas lights to a small white extention cord, thats when they have probs. The pumps we use (most of us that is) dont pull enough to harm anything. Thanks for the idea..im headed to internet now to check pricing and availability of one of them lil buggers.
Paul
The danger with an extension cord is not that the equipment at the other end is stated to draw too much current, it is that the circuit breaker that protects that outlet has a higher amperage rating than the extension cord can handle. So if a pump, or light, goew wonky and starts drawing, say, 18 amps, on a cord that can only handle 15, but is on a 20 amp breaker (which won't pop and will continue to feed that outlet and cord until it melts and/or shorts out), that is when you get fires. That is why we oversize all of our ext cords and buy the mega expensive ones (14 awg or better) even for low wattage applications. And also why we try to limit our use of ext cords to "only when necessary"
Here is the unit I was referring to in our tank thread. I had to go back to before the split to find it. Two posts down there are links to the manufacturers specs page, model #s and links to where we bought it.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=10262180#post10262180
HTH
Here is the unit I was referring to in our tank thread. I had to go back to before the split to find it
. Two posts down there are links to the manufacturers specs page, model #s and links to where we bought it. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=10262180#post10262180
HTH
