I'm an electronics idiot, but I have a small project
I'm creating a system to water my 4' tall strawberry tower (8" hollow core PVC mounted vertically with 2" holes drilled throughout). The tower will have a non-soil modified gritty mix (see garden forums if interested). The mix dries out, so will need to be watered frequently.
I purchased a 3.6w (12v .3a) DC pump and a JVR Online 12V timer. The tower will be inside a large planter filled with water and fertilizer and the pump will run (pending checks) for 20 minutes every hour 12 times a day. This should be 1.2 amp hours plus the timer (which should be well under 2 amp hours for the day).
Solar charging doesn't seem feasible due to panel size and wife factor, so I'll be charging the battery weekly or so with a CTek US 3300 (will do AGM batteries).
The timer has tiny wires, so I need to figure out a) the 'right' battery and b) what I need to buy to connect the battery and timer.
'Right' in this case is something that is maintenance free, would last two weeks or so between charges, will last 3 years or so and is cheap. I'll store the battery and timer in some form of plastic container to keep the weather out.
Thoughts? The contender in my mind (hah!) is an Interstate Batteries 12V 35AH Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) AGM Deep Cycle Battery (DCM0035) Insert Terminals from Amazon. Not even sure how I connect this to my timer.
Thanks for the input.
Andrew
I'm creating a system to water my 4' tall strawberry tower (8" hollow core PVC mounted vertically with 2" holes drilled throughout). The tower will have a non-soil modified gritty mix (see garden forums if interested). The mix dries out, so will need to be watered frequently.
I purchased a 3.6w (12v .3a) DC pump and a JVR Online 12V timer. The tower will be inside a large planter filled with water and fertilizer and the pump will run (pending checks) for 20 minutes every hour 12 times a day. This should be 1.2 amp hours plus the timer (which should be well under 2 amp hours for the day).
Solar charging doesn't seem feasible due to panel size and wife factor, so I'll be charging the battery weekly or so with a CTek US 3300 (will do AGM batteries).
The timer has tiny wires, so I need to figure out a) the 'right' battery and b) what I need to buy to connect the battery and timer.
'Right' in this case is something that is maintenance free, would last two weeks or so between charges, will last 3 years or so and is cheap. I'll store the battery and timer in some form of plastic container to keep the weather out.
Thoughts? The contender in my mind (hah!) is an Interstate Batteries 12V 35AH Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) AGM Deep Cycle Battery (DCM0035) Insert Terminals from Amazon. Not even sure how I connect this to my timer.
Thanks for the input.
Andrew
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