Tunze safety connector

[kirsto71]

I am looking to buy a couple of safety connectors and was wondering can they handle a 24 volt battery setup instead of 12 volt. I have a large deep cycle battery setup so the extra power is no issue as far as power draw.

 

[rvitko]

This is no problem for the safety connector, the main complication will be keeping the batteries charged as I have not yet found a 24V trickle charger.

 

[shaggss]

I am in the same boat. What about modifying a Vortec Battery Buckup?

 

[rvitko]

I don't think any mod would be needed. I cannot say for sure, not having tried it, but the power connections are the same.

 

[shaggss]

ok great. thanks, ill give it a go and let you know what happens!

 

[cantonreef]

Has anyone tried using the Ecotech battery backup with their Tunze streams? Is there anything else needed besides the safety connector?

 

[shaggss]

I haven't set mine up yet, but my LFS guru said it is no trouble. I think you need to cut the vortect battery lead and match it to the +ve and -ve wires from the Tunze safety connector. I was told the vortect battery is 12V.

 

[rvitko]

I am not positive, but I am relatively sure we use the same power connection 2.5 by 5.5 mm. I don't think you would even need the safety connector as the basics of this would be inside the Vortech Battery Backup. For that matter you could use a computer UPS. The main advantage of the safety connector is flexibility, you can change the battery, use various batteries including disposable lantern batteries on smaller model pumps (roughly 3 hr run time on a 6055) and use a solar charger if you are near a window or exterior wall to extend run time in an emergency.