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12-12-2006, 06:32 AM
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I have a Honda EU 1000 and have used it extensively for camping for the past 3 yrs and I just finished using it to keep my Hammerhead recirc pump operational for the last three hours of no power...works great and the oil and gas are separate. I have metered it and it has never gone over 117 Volts.
Mike
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180g tank(6x2x2) w/170lbs LR, 2-250W 1-400W Halides, 2-3ft t5 Actinics,H&S 1260 200 Skimmer, 1-Tunze 6000stream w/controller, 1-6060stream, 70g sump, 30g refugium Neptune controller, Sequence Hammerhead inline return, Lifeguard 25W UV, 1-Tunze osmolator, 1-Tunze wavebox, 1/4Hp Pacific Coast chiller, MarineTech calcium reactor 
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12-13-2006, 01:20 AM
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Probably not the best for a big tank, but dell has a sale today only on a small battery backup unit:
http://accessories.dell.com/sna/prod...1&sku=A0543170 Only $29.
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12-13-2006, 02:32 AM
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Not really worth it, certainly would not run a pump for very long. 300w and only runs for 3mins at full load.
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12-17-2006, 03:36 AM
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Well my Disaster plan works. After the last power outage 16.5 hours without a plan I new that I was extremely lucky to get through it with minor losses. I decided that the answer for me was a small generator. I found a small 950W generator for $169.00 (made in China) at the Army & Navy.
On Thursday at 3:00 Am our power went off for 3.5 hours. I quickly put my plan into effect. My new 950W generator started well and ran my main circulation pump (Ampmaster 3600)with out a problem for the period of the outage. Tom R
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12-17-2006, 06:36 AM
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Nice to hear ................good job
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12-17-2006, 12:46 PM
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12-17-2006, 02:57 PM
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12-17-2006, 03:31 PM
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I do not have a voltage meter to measure the spikes. If someone has a meter we can easily set it up and see what voltage spikes it puts out. I spoke to an electrician and his asvice was that the Ampmaster was a simple electrical motor and it should not have any problems with the power from the generator.
The generator was a bit loud. It is reported to be around 60 ds. It sounds a lot like a small dirt bike at idle. I am not sure it a different muffler would help. Tom
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12-17-2006, 08:10 PM
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Well, the worst is over. Without power for 31 hours.
Think fast, MAN. OOH yea I have a Coleman Powermate ULTRA 2500 watt Gennie.  It was quite the ordeal, started the gennie at 7:30am friday morning (neighbours were pleased about that  ) and had to fill it every hour til 9:30pm that night. If the fish lasted through the night, I would still be in the hobby, if not who knows.The next morning fish looked GASPING for air but OK, so here go's the gennie again. Moral of this experience is "at least have a back up plan i.e. battery backup, gennies, or what ever you can do to minimize your loses. 
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