Drive a koralia 12v without wavemaker

Discussion in 'Filters, Pumps, etc..' started by Carletto73, Mar 12, 2011.

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  1. Carletto73

    Carletto73 Plankton

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    Hi from Italy,
    I'm finding any information to drive koralia 12v without wavemaker. I want to create a controller with arduino but here in italy in all forums we haven't any information about this.

    In this forum I have see here that maybe it is possible to command this pump.

    Please help me :beer:

    Ciao

    Carlo
     
    Carletto73, Mar 12, 2011
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  2. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    I have no personal experience with the Arduino controller, but I am interested.

    Bumping this to the top for some others to see this...
     
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  3. thepanfish

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    How fast do you want the pulse? I am confused....you want to run your koralia on a computer instead of a wavemaker?
    DA makes some nicely priced computer controllers you can use to run them. Don't know if they ship international
     
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  4. Seano Hermano

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    A controller is still a computer, too. ;)
     
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  5. Carletto73

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    I don't know what is DA.

    I want use a microprocessor to create a electrical wave form for drive the koralia 12v pumps at all speeds.

    The maximum is that a person that he have this pump give us a scope wave form at various speeds

    If I have this information I give you wiring diagram and software to do this new "reef angel"

    Ciao and please help me
     
    Carletto73, Mar 12, 2011
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  6. Carletto73

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    please help me
     
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  7. Carletto73

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    help
     
    Carletto73, Mar 27, 2011
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  8. jonjonwells

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    If I remember correctly... They take a very weird wave form to work properly. They use a variable frequency as well as voltage. I know it has been tried before, just not sure it has been done successfully.
    I hate to refer you away from here, but I am pretty sure the threads on the subject were on the other big name site. PM me if you can not find them.
     
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  9. Carletto73

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    Please help me I will not surrender to use two normal pumps switch on and off with simples relais.

    I want create real a wave maker

    All the best
     
    Carletto73, May 15, 2011
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    Matt Rogers, May 15, 2011
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