pump relay

Haddy · 03-20-2002, 10:58 AM

ok im trying to figure out what relay that is in the pictuer so i can go make my own and save me a few bills anybody know??

DigitalChaos · 03-20-2002, 11:00 AM

any relay will do that. as long as its 12v DC (coil) triggering 120v AC (switch)

MeltMan · 03-20-2002, 11:29 AM

Go to radio shack, they have plenty of cheap 12v coil relays. Or you could just leave your pump on all the time, like I do.

DigitalChaos · 03-20-2002, 12:11 PM

yea, pump relays are BAD. you should always leave your pump on, unless you want to replace it often.

Haddy · 03-20-2002, 12:16 PM

ys this? the pumps doesnt like being turned on and off?

DigitalChaos · 03-20-2002, 12:19 PM

for the most part they are fish pumps. do you see fish pumps goin on and off constantly? no. thats why they last forever

MeltMan · 03-20-2002, 12:19 PM

well, if you are running an Eheim then dont worry too much, but if you're running a rio like my cheap butt, then turning on and off is a no no. It tends to be rough on the pumps and rio's are notorious for failing.

Yes Digital Chaos is right ^

DigitalChaos · 03-20-2002, 12:21 PM

itll kill an eheim too.
if you are looking for a more stealth hookup, just solder the line of the pump to the inside of the power supplys AC lines.

MeltMan · 03-20-2002, 12:22 PM

really? I thought eheims were the indestructable pumps around here...

DigitalChaos · 03-20-2002, 12:25 PM

they may be less prone, but any pump (or almost any mechanical thing) gets most stress when you power it up. treat it nice and you have less of a chance of failure =) then again if you arent gonna use your computer for a month... go ahead and turn off the pump, hehe

Brad · 03-21-2002, 12:48 AM

it's just normal 12v - 120v relay, nothing too special about it

Delta · 03-22-2002, 05:11 PM

or 12v coil and 230v switching if ur in england

Brad · 03-22-2002, 10:07 PM

or 240v if you're in NZ :P

03-20-2002, 10:58 AM	#1
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	pump relay ok im trying to figure out what relay that is in the pictuer so i can go make my own and save me a few bills anybody know??

03-20-2002, 11:29 AM	#3
MeltMan Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: KS Posts: 374	Go to radio shack, they have plenty of cheap 12v coil relays. Or you could just leave your pump on all the time, like I do. __________________ MeltMan Lurker Supreme!

03-20-2002, 12:19 PM	#7
MeltMan Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: KS Posts: 374	well, if you are running an Eheim then dont worry too much, but if you're running a rio like my cheap butt, then turning on and off is a no no. It tends to be rough on the pumps and rio's are notorious for failing. Yes Digital Chaos is right ^ __________________ MeltMan Lurker Supreme!

03-20-2002, 12:22 PM	#9
MeltMan Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: KS Posts: 374	really? I thought eheims were the indestructable pumps around here... __________________ MeltMan Lurker Supreme!

03-21-2002, 12:48 AM	#11
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	it's just normal 12v - 120v relay, nothing too special about it __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-20-2002, 11:00 AM	#2
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	any relay will do that. as long as its 12v DC (coil) triggering 120v AC (switch)

03-20-2002, 12:11 PM	#4
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	yea, pump relays are BAD. you should always leave your pump on, unless you want to replace it often.

03-20-2002, 12:16 PM	#5
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	ys this? the pumps doesnt like being turned on and off?

03-20-2002, 12:21 PM	#8
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	itll kill an eheim too. if you are looking for a more stealth hookup, just solder the line of the pump to the inside of the power supplys AC lines.

03-20-2002, 12:25 PM	#10
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	they may be less prone, but any pump (or almost any mechanical thing) gets most stress when you power it up. treat it nice and you have less of a chance of failure =) then again if you arent gonna use your computer for a month... go ahead and turn off the pump, hehe

03-22-2002, 05:11 PM	#12
Delta Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Baclkpool, UK Posts: 7	or 12v coil and 230v switching if ur in england __________________ I used to be schizophrenic, but we're okay now

03-22-2002, 10:07 PM	#13
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	or 240v if you're in NZ :P __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

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