Invention request: a bait aerator that runs on rechargeable drill batteries

[oldmanjoe]

Off topic but in an emergency situation (battery died) my dad taught me to add ice.

The oxygen trapped in the ice will release when it melts.

Not too much ice though.

Steve

Interesting. Probably works great for freshwater bait.

Tibe bit information
No, frozen water (ice) does not hold more oxygen than liquid water; in fact, it holds significantly less oxygen because when water freezes, most of the dissolved oxygen is expelled and pushed out into the remaining liquid water, meaning the ice itself contains very little oxygen.


Cold water, with its slow moving molecules, holds more dissolved oxygen than warm water. As water heats up, the molecules within it move faster, pushing some of the free oxygen atoms into the atmosphere.

I have a 35 gallon live well barrel that I circulate water with a bag of ice in it , because the bay water temperature is upper 70s low 80s .   The cold water slows down the bait fish metabolism .

[Gfish]

Hmmm, slower metabolic rate, less O2 needed. Colder water holds more dissolved O2. Makes lots of sense to add ice. Only possible negative I can see might be temp acclimated baitfish being sensitive to sudden immersion in cold or warmer water.

[JasonGotaProblem]

Hmmm, slower metabolic rate, less O2 needed. Colder water holds more dissolved O2. Makes lots of sense to add ice. Only possible negative I can see might be temp acclimated baitfish being sensitive to sudden immersion in cold or warmer water.

Or desalinization.

[Keta]

Only possible negative I can see might be temp acclimated baitfish being sensitive to sudden immersion in cold or warmer water.

X2

[jgp12000]

I have had minnows die in GA with too much ice maybe got too cold for them in 100 freakin' degrees

[foakes]

Oftentimes, for me, it works to look at a situation/problem kind of backwards.

If a different aerator could be used that runs off of a USB supply —- then maybe 18V batteries could be used?

Then it would be easy —- just plug 'n play.

There is so much available these days in electronics for nearly every application —- I would be surprised if something wasn't available.

Here are a couple that I use for various tasks.

Best, Fred

[jgp12000]

USB is 5VDC,maybe using a load resistor for the baby bubble box it works on 1.5-3VDC ?

[Keta]

Most 3v DC motors will be happy running on 5v DC.

A solar cellphone battery bank/charger might work.

[jgp12000]

yep low current pretty much

[foakes]

This might work?

Best, Fred

https://www.amazon.com/Pawfly-Aerator-Electric-Rechargeable-Portable/dp/B0D1FQPNKF/ref=asc_df_B0D1FQPNKF?mcid=2b4f5284fd793f14879b4db97d06b2b5&hvocijid=18067617468690464682-B0D1FQPNKF-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18067617468690464682&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031820&hvtargid=pla-2281435180538&th=1&psc=1

[MarkT]

This might work?

Best, Fred

https://www.amazon.com/Pawfly-Aerator-Electric-Rechargeable-Portable/dp/B0D1FQPNKF/ref=asc_df_B0D1FQPNKF?mcid=2b4f5284fd793f14879b4db97d06b2b5&hvocijid=18067617468690464682-B0D1FQPNKF-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18067617468690464682&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031820&hvtargid=pla-2281435180538&th=1&psc=1

If needed to make its battery last longer, plug it into an 18v battery with an adapter!

[foakes]

Yep!  Best, Fred

[jtwill98]

The thread title says it all. I love my dewalts but apparently nobody else does. Rigid, Makita. Whatever. But how cool would that be? D batteries suck.

You can buy an adapter with USB outputs and use one of these $3 cables to achieve your solution. 

I'm sure you can run the aerator off of the 5V directly and I'm fairly certain you could find an old USB cable lying around (possibly from an old USB printer cable) -- cut one end off and splice it into your aerator and see if it works.

It would be best to do that before searching for a battery adapter with USB ports for desired battery.

[jtwill98]

I forgot to mention that there are many solutions for a 12V aerator solution on Amazon, search for this string "battery adaptors for 12v output" or similar.

[Gfish]

Only possible negative I can see might be temp acclimated baitfish being sensitive to sudden immersion in cold or warmer water.

X2

Almost completely off-topic, so pardon me; but scientists use Stickleback minnows at the; "tolerate almost any water quality issue" end of the spectrum, and Rainbow trout for the; "sensitive to almost anything" end of the spectrum, to test water quality parameters for EPA purposes.
Sticklebacks might make good and hearty bait minnows and maybe cutting off the spines would make 'em even better.