self made generator - Aquarium Advice

troutman11111 · 07-05-2003, 10:18 PM

i made a generator with 1 marine battery,1 power inverter500watt, 1 charger auto,1 extension cord. this system lasted for a week at 230watts. lights,pumps heater, i leave the extension cord by my tank,and my whole system converts to 1 plug in the wall. which means if power goes out i just unplug tank from wall to extension cord. inverter 49.00 walmart. i'm a fishing and boater so i had the battery and charger. the timers will run slow! great deal at costco,199.00 for this gas generator. 1500watt 90amp 25lbs and very compact.

justDIY · 07-06-2003, 12:37 AM

how many amps is that marine battery?

230 watts total, or 230 watts of light + other goodies?

one week! d*mn that's a good run-time - wish my SmartUPS 1000 would last that long (no the su1k isn't on the fishtank, it's on my computers

that generator is pretty sweet, and only $200 wow ... nice thing about 120 ac is it doesn't mind a good long extension cord ... so the gen can be a ways away from where people are

loganj · 07-06-2003, 05:05 AM

That is a sweet deal on the generator. Does it have a 4 stroke engine? Kinda looks like a 2 in the pic. Be great for camping too! Wish mine weighed 25lb...takes two men and a boy to put the darn thing in the truck!

troutman11111 · 07-06-2003, 05:55 PM

2 stroke engine, and the marine battery has 875 marine cranking amps, and 675 cold cranking amps. got it at walmart 79.00 1 1/2 years ago. 230watts total, lights,pumps,heater.

07-05-2003, 10:18 PM	#1
troutman11111 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: n.j. Posts: 286 Images: 12	self made generator i made a generator with 1 marine battery,1 power inverter500watt, 1 charger auto,1 extension cord. this system lasted for a week at 230watts. lights,pumps heater, i leave the extension cord by my tank,and my whole system converts to 1 plug in the wall. which means if power goes out i just unplug tank from wall to extension cord. inverter 49.00 walmart. i'm a fishing and boater so i had the battery and charger. the timers will run slow! great deal at costco,199.00 for this gas generator. 1500watt 90amp 25lbs and very compact.

07-06-2003, 05:05 AM	#3
loganj Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 4,017	That is a sweet deal on the generator. Does it have a 4 stroke engine? Kinda looks like a 2 in the pic. Be great for camping too! Wish mine weighed 25lb...takes two men and a boy to put the darn thing in the truck! __________________ Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Logan J www.captiveraisedcorals.com

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07-06-2003, 12:37 AM	#2
justDIY Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 1,191 Images: 12	how many amps is that marine battery? 230 watts total, or 230 watts of light + other goodies? one week! d*mn that's a good run-time - wish my SmartUPS 1000 would last that long (no the su1k isn't on the fishtank, it's on my computers that generator is pretty sweet, and only $200 wow ... nice thing about 120 ac is it doesn't mind a good long extension cord ... so the gen can be a ways away from where people are

07-06-2003, 05:55 PM	#4
troutman11111 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: n.j. Posts: 286 Images: 12	2 stroke engine, and the marine battery has 875 marine cranking amps, and 675 cold cranking amps. got it at walmart 79.00 1 1/2 years ago. 230watts total, lights,pumps,heater.