Pepere Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I thought I would share this option for emergency back up power for our tanks. It is a small 400 watt power inverter by Ryobi that uses 18volt Lithium Ion battery packs for Ryobi cordless tools. it has 1 120 volt outlet, and 2 usb ports. I have a reasonable collection of Ryobi tools using this battery so for me it is a good option. Inverter cost me 59.00 before recent ramp up of inflation. Not sure what current price is. I have a few 4 amp hour battery packs. Maybe 60 watt hours on a charge with efficiency losses. I can recharge battery packs in my car with car charger. To be sure its not going to keep your heater going, but air pump consumes about 3 watts, aqueon 10 quietflow consumes 3 watts, Seachem Tidal 35 consumes 6 watts. not the be all end all solution, but one that works reasonably for my needs. It is especially good if you have a generator as it provides ongoing power to prevent needing to run the generator continually. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 This is a fantastic and creative idea. My hubby has something like this. I never thought to use it. My pumps are all battery ACO now and I have a generator but this would give me an extension on time before I had to resort to starting the beast (total pita) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepere Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 Yes, and it is nice to have a break from the generator running too. you can run the generator for a few hours to cook, heat the tank some, recharge batteries, and then shut it down, meanwhile pets are being looked after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevesFishTanks Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Milwaukee makes a similar one as well. I have tried them both. They are a good solution as long as the pump you are powering does not require pure sinewave output. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Thanks for sharing. I going to hardware store in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Sounds like a reasonably priced option. Was thinking of getting one of the smaller jackery power stations. But not sure if it's worth the price tag for not knowing how much time I would get out of it before it dies. I know they make solar panels you can use to recharge but that's quite a bit of money so this maybe the easier way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepere Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 As long as you already have battery packs and chargers it is a cheap add on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 5:17 PM, Pepere said: As long as you already have battery packs and chargers it is a cheap add on. Unfortunately I don't but the cost of a couple of the batteries charger and converter would probably still be cheaper than the other route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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