Jebao: 50 & 60Hz

[Andyroo]

We got a side-lick of lightening a couple of days ago & so re-tooling the big tank. I'm on Amazon looking at options: under Jebao's "Sine Wave" options the 3000 says it's 50/60 as have all of my previous Jebaos, but the other options (2000-15000) all only stipulate 60Hz.

Q: Misprint and/or bad translation? Or are they actually only 60Hz, and will that make a difference to me @ 50Hz?

"They" suggest SineWave is the better, but I can't see the difference in the specs beyond claiming to be quieter & maybe a WiFi control option... which isn't on my radar. Quiet, gutsy & minimal electricity draw are, which has been my experience with this brand to hopefully be better again with these new technologies/models(?).

Qi: Would running through a UPS be helpful vis-a-vis 50/60Hz?
This is on the to-do list anyways what with messy utility juice & relatively frequent cuts, particularly as I've now got a $$$ "not quite good enough" & hours out of warrantee deep-cell marine battery cluttering my workshop.

 

[Oughtsix]

The Jebao DCP pumps run off of DC current. It should make no difference to the pump motor if the power supply is 50hz or 60hz AC. The power brick (transformer) on my DCP-20000 says 100v-240v AC 50hz/60hz so you should be good with a DCP-20000. I would be very surprised if all their pump sizes were not like this... but I can only tell you the DCP-20000 for sure.

The pump motor will run more efficiently with true sine wave power. Less electrical energy is converted to heat and lost. You might notice a touch of difference in noise but the main advantage is it takes a bit less electricity to run a pump on true sine wave.

A UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) should have no affect on the normal function of the pump motor or the power supply. The UPS will just supply backup power in case of an outage. Most UPS's have pretty good noise and spike filtering which might help with power surges. A lightening hit will most likely fry the UPS instead of frying the pump power supply.

 

[TheWolfman]

Just wanted to chime in and second what Oughtsix is suggesting about using a ups. We use them commercially to protect our access control and other low voltage equipment from voltage spikes. I find equipment fried all the time when the customer runs their monthly generator test. A inline ups will provide that safety factor.