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Default 12v auto pump from 110v?

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They are *really* inefficient!



And they get hot, too. You'd think that the pump designer would at
least use the pumped liquid to cool down the motor. Naah...


The designed life is probably an hour or two. But it shouldn't burn out
when someone mistreats it. Which includes continuous 'pumping' when out
of fluid.


Thomas