Listen Guys, i'm glad to see everyone discussing such a valuable topic. I appreciate that you all have an opinion- and that all the information is based on a hint of knowledge and experience.
The only thing you all lack is a common agreement on a single effective solution. Until now.
Monday morning I read all the posts in the hope I could become enlightened.
Today I will share my solution with you all - as I spent yesterday building a mighty black suitcase with the power of the gods and the bite of a hungry lion.
It's a power supply from hell - with firepower to eclipse those field battery operated strobe kits you pay through the nose for.
Enter Jaycar electronics.
With the help of JayCar in Sydney - I took along my most power-hungry BronColor strobes and proceeded to churn through box after box of "high" powered inverter, testing each one on the store bench.
I found the following in my quest:
1: A PURE SINE wave inverter is much more equipment friendly than anything else and wont blow up your strobe
.
2: A 1500Watt inverter with 3000Watt surge abilty - thats what you'll need.
3: The JayCar model is a BEAST. 24 Volts is produced by a 'in-series' joining of two 12Volt GEL batteries of about 60 Amp hour rating.
These provide 24 Volts to the Inverter, whilst being able to disconnect and re-connect in parallel for recharging by car or normal 12v power supply.
When fully charged, this unit (which fits into a large black and silver hard-case, has passed my load test > Hairdryer+ 3 bron color studio strobes + bar fridge all at once on full load startup cycle.
It didn't miss a tick and the recycle time for full-burst is under one second even with all appliances on.
Now thats a real life fact without the bickering over watts and amps etc.
My complete kit including the giant batteries, cables and inverter, oh and the case to hold everything in, came to AUD $700.00
And it will last forever and power a small village if ever required.
Hope it helps ;)
If anyone wants specs or pics of the beast please email me.
Powering Studio Strobes Using An Inverter
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Listen Guys, i'm glad to see everyone discussing such a valuable topic. I appreciate that you all have an opinion- and that all the information is based on a hint of knowledge and experience.
The only thing you all lack is a common agreement on a single effective solution. Until now.
Monday morning I read all the posts in the hope I could become enlightened.
Today I will share my solution with you all - as I spent yesterday building a mighty black suitcase with the power of the gods and the bite of a hungry lion.
It's a power supply from hell - with firepower to eclipse those field battery operated strobe kits you pay through the nose for.
Enter Jaycar electronics.
With the help of JayCar in Sydney - I took along my most power-hungry BronColor strobes and proceeded to churn through box after box of "high" powered inverter, testing each one on the store bench.
I found the following in my quest:
1: A PURE SINE wave inverter is much more equipment friendly than anything else and wont blow up your strobe
.
2: A 1500Watt inverter with 3000Watt surge abilty - thats what you'll need.
3: The JayCar model is a BEAST. 24 Volts is produced by a 'in-series' joining of two 12Volt GEL batteries of about 60 Amp hour rating.
These provide 24 Volts to the Inverter, whilst being able to disconnect and re-connect in parallel for recharging by car or normal 12v power supply.
When fully charged, this unit (which fits into a large black and silver hard-case, has passed my load test > Hairdryer+ 3 bron color studio strobes + bar fridge all at once on full load startup cycle.
It didn't miss a tick and the recycle time for full-burst is under one second even with all appliances on.
Now thats a real life fact without the bickering over watts and amps etc.
My complete kit including the giant batteries, cables and inverter, oh and the case to hold everything in, came to AUD $700.00
And it will last forever and power a small village if ever required.
Hope it helps ;)
If anyone wants specs or pics of the beast please email me.
raffael