21-01-2005, 05:43 AM
Battery setups are not too difficult for a basis setup.
For your best success, and least cost, a good deep cycle 12v battery, with about 700 watt power inverter.
For light, a halogen light works well, but consumes a fair amount of power, so the battery goes dead faster. There are quite a few people that have gone to using fluorescent lights, which are not as bright, but use much less power.
My personal setup is a dual deep cycle 12v, with 1000 watt power inverter. I have this set up in a wooden box that I wheel down on a cart (VERY HEAVY). Along with that I use a 400 Watt Metal Halide Flood Light. The light puts out about 6x more light than a 500 Watt Halogen light, and has a color that closely resembles natural sunlight. Works very well. I can get about 2 1/2 hours before the batteries go down.
Jon
For your best success, and least cost, a good deep cycle 12v battery, with about 700 watt power inverter.
For light, a halogen light works well, but consumes a fair amount of power, so the battery goes dead faster. There are quite a few people that have gone to using fluorescent lights, which are not as bright, but use much less power.
My personal setup is a dual deep cycle 12v, with 1000 watt power inverter. I have this set up in a wooden box that I wheel down on a cart (VERY HEAVY). Along with that I use a 400 Watt Metal Halide Flood Light. The light puts out about 6x more light than a 500 Watt Halogen light, and has a color that closely resembles natural sunlight. Works very well. I can get about 2 1/2 hours before the batteries go down.
Jon
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