Here is what you need:
Deep cell 12 volt battery, trickle filter that tops off and shuts down after completely filling the battery (I think they call it float charging), a battery box, and a 1.3 mm connector found at Radio Shack. The rest of the items I found at Walmart.
The process is quite simple. Stick the battery in the battery box, put the clamps of the trickle filter onto the battery + and - knobs. Sit the trickle filter on top of the battery (Technically it's sitting on top of the battery box's lid). Take the two ends of the 1.3 mm connector and attach it to the battery's knobs. Plug in the plug of the connector into the Vortech's controller (Next to the main power plug).
Tadaa! You now have a battery back up that should last you even longer than what Vortech sells. My total cost was about 100-110 bucks.
This is an old pic of my stand's insides but you can see the back up plus where the connector connects into the vortech's controller. It's the white cord on the very bottom right of the controller.
Deep cell 12 volt battery, trickle filter that tops off and shuts down after completely filling the battery (I think they call it float charging), a battery box, and a 1.3 mm connector found at Radio Shack. The rest of the items I found at Walmart.
The process is quite simple. Stick the battery in the battery box, put the clamps of the trickle filter onto the battery + and - knobs. Sit the trickle filter on top of the battery (Technically it's sitting on top of the battery box's lid). Take the two ends of the 1.3 mm connector and attach it to the battery's knobs. Plug in the plug of the connector into the Vortech's controller (Next to the main power plug).
Tadaa! You now have a battery back up that should last you even longer than what Vortech sells. My total cost was about 100-110 bucks.
This is an old pic of my stand's insides but you can see the back up plus where the connector connects into the vortech's controller. It's the white cord on the very bottom right of the controller.
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