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    can i use my core 15?

    I have the apex 2016 with 1 832 bar. I am running 2 wav pumps already. now I see that the cor 15 will overload the system at more than 100 watts total? there should have been some warning pre purchase if this is correct

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    Quote Originally Posted by bobt2 View Post
    I have the apex 2016 with 1 832 bar. I am running 2 wav pumps already. now I see that the cor 15 will overload the system at more than 100 watts total? there should have been some warning pre purchase if this is correct
    A cor plus 2 wav pumps will only overload the system if they are all simultaneously at 100% constant. Add to that the fact that nearly every power supply can safely be overloaded 10% for 8 hours, and 20% for 4 hours, and 30% for 30 minutes, this overload is not a concern for 99.99999% of users.

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    In theory, yes, you could also exceed the 100w capacity of the 24VDC power supply inside the EB832. In practice, that will rarely happen because very few people will run the COR and two WAVs at max speed all at the same time m. What % do you run the WAVs at? Probably less than 100%, if you are a typical WAV user.

    The power draw of the WAV maxes out at about 30 watts, but drops off notably at slightly reduced speed. For example, at 90% constant mode, the draw is about 25; at 75%, it’s only 18w. And at 50%, it’s only 11w.

    Few COR-15s will be run at full bore & drawing a load of about 54w. So the sum of power draw for a COR-15 and 2 WAVs in typical usage will almost always less than 100w.
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    ok, thanks. my wav pumps peak at 71% for a short while, usually runing at about 50 %

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