Topic: Can you use a minime to do transfers?

[scervin]

Rob,
   If you can find that bttery that guy was using then get it. I found this at a power inverter site
"Small Inverters: Most automobile and marine batteries will provide an ample power supply for 30 to 60 minutes even when the engine is off. Actual time may vary depending on the age and condition of the battery, and the power demand being placed on it by the equipment being operated by the inverter. If you use the inverter while the engine is off, you should start the engine every hour and let it run for 10 minutes to recharge the battery."  
  Honestly I wouldn't try charging using the outlets while the vehicle is off.  But, again that is me  

[F.O.Bean]

soundz a little sketchy to me......... i and my buddy tried to charge batts off of even rv generators  and to no avail at nye2000 to mention....buy extra batts......be on the safe side.........

bean

[RRobar]

Actually I have my issue solved now. Even though I'm camping at Alpine and Deer Creek I'll have power. At Alpine I'm staying at 'Bong State Recreation Area" on a site with power (and showers close by). And at DeerCreek It looks like Dead Creek, in which that owner has said he'll hook me up with power. I was only really concerned about 2nd & 3rd nights DeerCreek. I can charge on the drive to Deer Creek and cover the first show. And just for the record for 12v the Deep Cell Marine batterys will charge the 12v sla.

[scervin]

Glad you got it all worked out.  How much do those 12 deep cells cost? I tried looking and the best I could come up w/ was around $100.  See any cheaper??
SC

[RRobar]

CostCo has them for about $50.

[Simp-Dawg]

hey all, this has sparked some interest for me as well...i'm doing 5 shows on the west coast and i need to be able to charge up in between...in all honesty, the only real problem i can foresee is at the gorge, as i will have time to charge between chula vista > shoreline and hopefully will be able to charge at shoreline before 2nd night....but to be on the safe side (and not have to buy any more batts) i'd like to figure out a way to safely charge my gear without having to worry about running the car.
i already have 4 internal laptop batts, it can handle 2 at a time so hot swapping is easy.  3 of them are extended capacity (which while recording only means about 1 hr of life!) and one normal capacity, which offers less time.
I also picked up a valence n-charge this spring, which will let me go about 3 1/2 hours solid, even with the screen open!
so, to be on the safe side, i'd like to use a power inverter to mimic the ac charge from a normal outlet....can that be run straight off a car/boat battery?  and how would i go about building this contraption?  any and all ideas are welcome.
anyone else hitting up the west coast (phish)?

[wbrisette]

I think this is our weakest link in general (power). I have a nice collection of 12v & 6v batteries (around 6 of each). When I'm archiving for an event I bring more than I typically need and man is my bag I put them in heavy. Those 7.2 AH 12v batteries tend to weight you down an awful lot. I have seen folks using motorcycle and lawnmower batteries at shows, but those weight even more. At times I wish I could rig up a nice solar inverter, but I'm not sure I could get a solar panel small enough to carry and large enough to power everything. This way during the day I could power my gear and recharge batteries. But, until I can find the right parts to do this right (and do it myself) I am like everybody else stuck lugging more weight around than any one person should to festival events.

I still haven't figured out the right number to bring with me when I go to NY in July for Gathering of the Vibes... Somebody mentioned they have power in the Taper's section. Leave it to Terrapin to think of everything for the taper!

Wayne

[hippies]

yeah, leave it to Terrapin...

like how to make half your paying ticketholders for GOTV miss the complete first day of music (out of three) due to ONE entrance for 35,000 people, and an anal cavity search of each and every man/ woman/ child/ vehicle entering the site.  we were in line at 12:00 noon last year and at 11:00 pm we decided Kimock was done playing, so why sit in line any longer and headed back to the Motel in Schenectady.  

way to go, Ken (hey, ya got ta see two great days of mucic didn't ya?) Hayes, Oxygen thief of 2002!  

~S

[F.O.Bean]

yeah, leave it to Terrapin...

like how to make half your paying ticketholders for GOTV miss the complete first day of music (out of three) due to ONE entrance for 35,000 people, and an anal cavity search of each and every man/ woman/ child/ vehicle entering the site.  we were in line at 12:00 noon last year and at 11:00 pm we decided Kimock was done playing, so why sit in line any longer and headed back to the Motel in Schenectady.  

way to go, Ken (hey, ya got ta see two great days of mucic didn't ya?) Hayes, Oxygen thief of 2002!  

~S

love my ttapes, but man, scott i pheel ya, i wont go back after summit '01.....doesn't anyone remember altamont?? phuch the hells angels.....at least phor hippie security......

bean

[hippies]

Bean,

that was the other issue that disturbed me.  bikerz with clubs have no business at this type of 'Family' event.  

hippies are fully capable of policing themselves, damnit!

~S

[F.O.Bean]

Bean,

that was the other issue that disturbed me.  bikerz with clubs have no business at this type of 'Family' event.  

hippies are fully capable of policing themselves, damnit!

~S

scott,
  you mean "phamily" event ......and they have NO right there as security......all the headie pieces i have seen disturbingly broken......NO THANKS ttapes.......there are MANY better festies.....

+T for saying "phuck their events".......i couldnt agree w/ you more.......

bean