Back up Power Supply

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wmcanally
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Back up Power Supply

Post by wmcanally » Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:28 pm

With Winter approaching i was wondering what to do when power goes out. As far as im aware my machine has no back up battery. I dont live up north but we do get ice storms that often leave us without power a few days.

Is there a battery pack i can purchase for this machine?

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Re: Back up Power Supply

Post by bdp522 » Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:09 pm

You can click on this link for loads of info that was gathered all into one spot by RestedGal. It's a lot of reading and learning but will save you money;
viewtopic.php?t=9682

Or you can purchase this;
https://www.cpap.com/cpap-machine/CPAP. ... Cable.html

Or this;
https://www.cpap.com/productpage/respir ... e-kit.html

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Re: Back up Power Supply

Post by moresleep » Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:39 pm

If you need a battery to last 2 or 3 days, you are not going to want a small Cpap.com battery, which is more suited for travelling. You will need something a lot bigger. A large jump start battery pack might last 2 days (without humidifier) and is probably the cheapest option. You'd want one with float charging, that you can leave plugged in; something like the Jump N Carry JCN660, which is about $125 at amazon.com. Much better would be a larger deep cycle battery, preferably AGM so no spilling, with separate float battery charger (like the Battery Tender), but you'd have to be able to wire things up. I think the links given above will go to discussions of both options, if not, a search should find them. Your PRS1 will run on 12 volts (even the humidifier, I believe, but that takes a lot more juice), so all you need to do is buy the 12 volt adapter from Cpap.com and use it with the battery system of your choice.