Boat Outdoor
I sell art at outdoor shows. I've seen people use a boat battery to power lights, but I need instructions.
I know it can be done somehow, but I am electriclally challenged. From what I have seen you use little jumper cable-type clamps and split some wires, and then can power even a halogen light. I need specifics (what type of marine battery works best, etc). Help!
You could use a boat, car or truck battery depending how much power you need but it's best left to a mechanic to rig something up as these batteries can deliver quite a punch if you get something wrong.
I'd have thought a much better option would be to get a portable powerpack - these are basically car batteries enclosed in a carrying case, you charge the battery by plugging into a cigarette lighter or normal mains electric supply. They have normal plug socket outlets so you can just plug something in like you would at home.
Because they're portable you can run your lighting off it, watch TV in the middle of a field or microwave your dinner on top of a mountain. They're great when you're away from home as you can also recharge cell phones, laptops etc.
Flourescent lights and LED's use less power than a conventional light-bulb and even with a small powerpack you'd be able to run about 10 flourescent lights for many hours
A lot of the models come with useful attachments such as work lights, car starter cables, different outputs, hazard lights etc and they're not that expensive. A moderate one will probably be in the region of $100 to $150.
The one I bought was off eBay so you could try looking there but also contact caravan and boating suppliers.
Here's a couple of examples of what I'm on about...
http://www.caravantechnology.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=35
http://www.edirectory.co.uk/pf/pages/moreinfoa.asp?pe=BGEGJEEQ_+ring+powerpack+120+portable+power+kit+with+12+240v+inverter&cid=880
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