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04-18-2008, 12:21 AM
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Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
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Know where to find a battery like this?
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I'm looking for a big, rechargeable battery that has a couple of 110v outlets.
A lot like an RV power inverter only all AC.
One that I plug into the wall to recharge and then I can hook up various electronics in the field.
Any sources?
All I can find are the inverters...
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04-18-2008, 12:26 AM
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possibly a computer UPS (uninterruptable power supply) it uses a 12volt battery and inverter it plugs in to recharge to battery and can provide for a number of normal ac outlets.
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04-18-2008, 12:48 AM
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what kind of devices are you trying to power and for how long?
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04-18-2008, 01:11 AM
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batteries don't make AC power. You need something with an inverter for that.
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04-18-2008, 01:14 AM
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Location: Charleston, SC
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Originally Posted by k1v1116
possibly a computer UPS (uninterruptable power supply) it uses a 12volt battery and inverter it plugs in to recharge to battery and can provide for a number of normal ac outlets.
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Most of the UPSs I have make a horrible, horrible noise when running on batteries. I guess you could always butcher one and disable the beeper, but it's something to note. |
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04-18-2008, 01:22 AM
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A nice little Honda EU2000 ought to do the job. Very portable, very quiet.
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04-18-2008, 02:20 AM
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A nice little Honda EU2000 ought to do the job. Very portable, very quiet.
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Crikey, I'll bet that's nice! A little out of my price range though.
I'm taking my young nephew camping for a week and I was thinking about bringing a portable DVD player to entertain him for a couple of nights.
He's young and I think this will occupy him occasionally.
The one I have has a weak battery and I don't have a laptop.
This is the type of battery I would need for this. |
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04-18-2008, 02:40 AM
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ahhh! blasphemy! Don't take a dvd player camping teach him to enjoy the outdoors!
There's nothing I'd love more that to shut off this computer and head out west hiking and camping right now.
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04-18-2008, 02:49 AM
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Depending on the voltage you need Black and Decker makes some, they really for recharging, thing they do 20watt 3mins 16 watt continuous on the ones I have, they really for recharging small electronics like cell phones and mp3 players. Dunno what they run normally but I picked up 4 for $35 on woot.com, might try ebay or something.
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04-18-2008, 03:00 AM
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Location: Orlando, FL
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Originally Posted by z987k
ahhh! blasphemy! Don't take a dvd player camping teach him to enjoy the outdoors!
There's nothing I'd love more that to shut off this computer and head out west hiking and camping right now.
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+1 I don't ever think I would be interested watching TV when camping, not even when I was little... Tell a few ghost stories.
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