Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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AlanM
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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As far as I can tell the DCPump stuff is working fine on my reef angel with 2 and soon to be 4 (as soon as they clear customs) DC Pumps. I didn't make any changes to my INO file to get them to work either.
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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You shouldn't need to change anything for the pumps.
The only reason I did was because I had the Else Mode in my code and as part of my random waves.

That code had to be removed to use the code in the library.
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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Right. There are thankfully very few things that need to be changed in current .ino files to run the new code, but moving Else mode out is one of them. Now you can just do a

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ReefAngel.DCPump.Mode = Else;
in your INO, though, so that should be pretty simple for most folks.
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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Yeah. It should.
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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So I have a question for you all (hopefully on this topic)
I downloaded libraries and used the wizard for my WP40 on the LowATO channel about 2 weeks ago. All I did was add 'LowATO=DCPump' (or something like that) to the code. I set it in Sine mode at 70%. 3 days later, the pump died on me.
Since I can only understand about half of what you all discuss here, did I do something wrong or it shouldn't have anything to do?
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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You're using the dev libraries? You may need to raise the threshold (the default is 30) You may want to try 35.

ReefAngel.DCPump.Threshold=35;
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oscarinw
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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What does the threshold do and what could have it done to the pump? Yes I downloaded the dev libararies...
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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If your speed goes too low on the dc jaebo pumps they cut off...the threshold sets the low end speed
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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I have a WP-25 and a WP-40.
The cut off on my WP-40 is 25% and my WP-25 is 30%.
I can't say that is the limit for all of them thought.
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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OK, so it wouldn't damage the pump even if set too low. Am I correct?
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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As far as I know you just have to reset the device.
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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No. The pump will just stop and you will need to pull the power from it to get it started again.
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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The default threshold if you've never run the dev code before should be 30 percent. Did that not happen? I tried to detect if that memory location had anything in it and if it didn't it would do 30% and write that there until you change it to something else.

The new RW series Jebao pumps can supposedly be run down to 10%, but that's with the Jebao controllers, so it's possible that it's not really 10% of 0-5V, just that the controller has 10 speed settings to choose from which the retailers market as "can be dimmed down to 10%." I'm getting some in the next few days, so I'll let folks know at what voltage they cut off.
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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Sacohen wrote:I have a WP-25 and a WP-40.
The cut off on my WP-40 is 25% and my WP-25 is 30%.
I can't say that is the limit for all of them thought.
It's not. My WP-40 turns off at 19% and my WP-25 turns off at 24% Connected to Daylight/Actinic channels


Out of curiosity, which ports are you using? I wonder if they cut off at different %'s based on whether they are connected via Analog dimming/PWM Dimming / Actinic-Daylight channels.
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Re: Different settings for 2 different DC Pumps.

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My 40 is on the actinic and my 25 is on the daylight. PWM.
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