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Gear / Technical Help => Battery Boxes, Preamps, Mixers, ADCs, and Processors => Topic started by: augwest71 on August 23, 2013, 11:22:51 PM
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what is the best way to charge your gear? do i use a generator or a battery type set up?
sure it has been posted before but i am bad at searches
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I bring enuf battery for the whole festie! I would use a cigarette charger inverter.
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David,
I have a DieHard 1150 portable battery. It has a big ole lead battery in it. It can do everything from jumping a car, charging portable electronics, air compressor, and has a lamp. Comes with a built-in inverter. Perfect for camping. A must-have for festies where available power outlets are slim. If I was going to Lockn', this what I would be bringing with me.
http://www.sears.com/diehard-platinum-portable-power-1150-with-jump-starter/p-02871988000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1
You could find one cheaper on eBay. Schumacher makes a pretty good one too. Oh yeah, we're talking lead, so these puppies are a wee bit heavy.
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When I go to a festival I usually stay at hotels, so I bring about 30hrs of batt life and charge over night. And If I don't then I'd bring enough for the entire time. But that could be a lot of money in batteries if you have an inefficient rig. Mines a little box and m10 so the m10 I change batteries once at the beginning of the day. The little box can run 10+ he's on a single Rc bat so its very easy.
Also some festivals supply power in the tapers section if there is one. But I wouldn't anticipate that, its not very common
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thanks guys ;D
and spyder will that charge batteries for 4 days?
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I have a Marantz 661 and I have three small ext. battery packs that last about 11 hours each (they cost $25 each). I also use Sanyo Eneloops in the unit also as a backup. I just ordered a SD MixPre-D and after talking to a couple members off board I figure I can get about 5 hours off a set of Energizer Ultimate batteries with P48 on. I plan to pick up an ext. battery pack for the MixPre that is rated at 98 watt hours so I can handle most festies. I also want to test the MixPre using the Eneloop batteries.
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alright kenny is not going, so i am using his external batteries for the 722 (12 hrs each) and bought the diehard 1150 to charge them. using mp2 with lithium batteries as my pre.. so i should be good 4 the lockn