Lithium POS4life battery on WE2?

[Shark Tooth]

Hello. Will a 12 VDC 20 ah Marine lithium battery be able to power the Wave Engine 2. I have all the cables.

 

[Shark Tooth]

The answer is yes. I have a TalentCell Mini UPS dc output connected to the WE2 power in with an icecap battery cable. I have the WE2 set to low power/battery mode/schedule. Both octo 4 pumps are running at 50% power. I am logging the run time and will report back here.

 

[Shark Tooth]

Here we are 24 hours later and both my octo 4s are still running but no longer at 50%. Hydros show only 2 watts consumption down from 5 watts total when they first switched to battery back up. This is very good news and I imagine that with a larger marine type battery these pumps would go for 5 days. Great pumps to have if you live in a state where you have to worry about power outages like Florida.

 

[thom_smith]

The answer is yes. I have a TalentCell Mini UPS dc output connected to the WE2 power in with an icecap battery cable. I have the WE2 set to low power/battery mode/schedule. Both octo 4 pumps are running at 50% power. I am logging the run time and will report back here.

Normal operating state is 24V. When you're in low power mode, the Wave Engine is operating at 12V. So while you're at 50, that is actually approxumately 25% compared to normal when you factor in the voltage drop. And that is fine because at this point you're just looking for some circulation and oxygenation to maintain life. Good to hear it's working as expected and hopefully normal power returns soon. Just remember, after the fact the TalentCell will require its own charger as Kraken's internal charger only supports lead acid.

 

[Shark Tooth]

Good to know. Thank you. The Octo 4s were still running after 24 hours. This is more than enough time to fire up our gas generator. The WE2 is a great addition to our 120 gallon reef tank.

 

[SirSaltyNutz]

Normal operating state is 24V. When you're in low power mode, the Wave Engine is operating at 12V. So while you're at 50, that is actually approxumately 25% compared to normal when you factor in the voltage drop. And that is fine because at this point you're just looking for some circulation and oxygenation to maintain life. Good to hear it's working as expected and hopefully normal power returns soon. Just remember, after the fact the TalentCell will require its own charger as Kraken's internal charger only supports lead acid.

Hi Thom - I setting my WE to run on on 12 V battery during a power outage. Running a few gyre pumps at 50% to help maintain O2 levels at safe level. I wanted to take it step further, so this my question that you maybe able to help - can I set a drive port to on during a power outage? One thought is to have a 6-12 V air pump turn on. I would place a small stone by one or two of the gyre pumps. This extra step would be when I travel and I would like extra protection of crashing the tank. If the drive port can be active during a battery back-up/power outage would what voltage would it supply, 12v or reduce to 6 v? Lastly, is the specs on drive ports 12v, 1.5 amps? I have not been able to find this.

 

[Danny]

Hi Thom - I setting my WE to run on on 12 V battery during a power outage. Running a few gyre pumps at 50% to help maintain O2 levels at safe level. I wanted to take it step further, so this my question that you maybe able to help - can I set a drive port to on during a power outage? One thought is to have a 6-12 V air pump turn on. I would place a small stone by one or two of the gyre pumps. This extra step would be when I travel and I would like extra protection of crashing the tank. If the drive port can be active during a battery back-up/power outage would what voltage would it supply, 12v or reduce to 6 v? Lastly, is the specs on drive ports 12v, 1.5 amps? I have not been able to find this.

Which wave engine has drive ports? I thought they were all direct drive ports for powering BLDC type motors. those output three phase signals to the three wires and the amount depends on the motor that is connected to the port which is selected when setting up the output.

 

[thom_smith]

Hi Thom - I setting my WE to run on on 12 V battery during a power outage. Running a few gyre pumps at 50% to help maintain O2 levels at safe level. I wanted to take it step further, so this my question that you maybe able to help - can I set a drive port to on during a power outage? One thought is to have a 6-12 V air pump turn on. I would place a small stone by one or two of the gyre pumps. This extra step would be when I travel and I would like extra protection of crashing the tank. If the drive port can be active during a battery back-up/power outage would what voltage would it supply, 12v or reduce to 6 v? Lastly, is the specs on drive ports 12v, 1.5 amps? I have not been able to find this.

Assuming you are referring to Drive ports as opposed to Direct Drive ports which the Wave Engine has. You'd need another Control to to get Drive port capabilities. Drive port capacity differs by Control type. See Full DIY Hydros Pinout Cheat Sheet for details.