DJ Power Station and UPS

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Ashlar

I recently got a UPS from another member, and I got to thinking about how to efficiently use it in conjunction with my DJ power station.

If I plugged the DJPS into the UPS, then _everything_ plugged into the DJPS would be on battery backup.. lights, heaters, powerheads, fans, skimmer, etc. Not the most efficient use of a UPS.

If I plugged the UPS into the DJPS, then only things plugged into the UPS would be on battery backup, but then the DJPS wouldn't be able to turn those items off for feeding, or individually at all.

My plan? Disconnect the last three outlets on the DJPS and run them to a separate cord that I can plug into the UPS. I pulled out a power cord w/ strain relief, resettable fuse, and some spade terminals.

When I opened up the DJPS, I noticed that all the outlets and switches were just daisy chained together with spade terminals. I disconnected the fifth switch and separated the 'legs' that go to the sixth outlet. I added a spade terminal on those wires.

I drilled a hole in the back of the DJPS, and another in the front. I used a dremel and a file to make the hole oval shaped to accomodate the resettable fuse and the strain releif bushing for the new power cable. I routed the black wire through the fuse and connected it to the sixth switch. Same with the white. I connected the ground to the same screw as the other outlets since they share a common ground (same circuit.)

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Uhoh, I think you voided the warranty! :roll:

I keep meaning to make a run to Rat Shack and see how much it'd cost in switches to make my own custom DJ-Like setup...

It'd prolly cost more in parts to make my own, but than I could have it exactly how I wanted it, plus there's always the geekiness of having one YOU made yourself... :)
 
Russ - I can't afford to set foot in a Home Depot for a while now... I tend to go in for 1 little $1.49 switch and somehow come home with $200 of stuff... :)

Thanks for the tip though, I shoulda thought of that!
 
yep here is the shell for my unit it's big but i never have to worry about having enough plus. Each plug has it's own switch just the the DJ setup. I actully running 3 dedicated 20A lines. 16 of the switches will be controled by a ACIII controler and 4 f those 16 have a Reallay wired in so I can run high amp items...

Again this thing is much bigger then i needed but the plugs and switches came in packages of 10.... :lol:
 
Very nice. Both projects look awesome. I have a UPS with bad batteries (APC 1500 - the squat case) and am thinking about hooking it up to some larger 12v batteries, so I can hook it up to my return pump perhaps.
 
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