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Peter Fairbrother
I have a small aquarium pump and I want to increase the head.
It is mains (50 Hz, UK) operated, and I thought if I doubled the
frequency it would, ignoring losses, double the head.
It uses 6 watts maximum, but the power needed here would be considerably
less than 1 watt, as the flow will be small - also it is submerged, so I
do not anticipate any overheating problems.
To obtain a doubled frequency I thought of using a diode full-wave
bridge with a capacitor in series with the pump. Would this work?
If so, how would I calculate the value for the capacitor?
Class Y?
(suggestions about alternative pumps welcome - if they are quiet, 230V
mains operated submersible, cost less than £5 delivered, and have a 2m
plus head)
Thanks,
-- Peter Fairbrother
It is mains (50 Hz, UK) operated, and I thought if I doubled the
frequency it would, ignoring losses, double the head.
It uses 6 watts maximum, but the power needed here would be considerably
less than 1 watt, as the flow will be small - also it is submerged, so I
do not anticipate any overheating problems.
To obtain a doubled frequency I thought of using a diode full-wave
bridge with a capacitor in series with the pump. Would this work?
If so, how would I calculate the value for the capacitor?
Class Y?
(suggestions about alternative pumps welcome - if they are quiet, 230V
mains operated submersible, cost less than £5 delivered, and have a 2m
plus head)
Thanks,
-- Peter Fairbrother