Diesel Generators

[Trever1t]

Surely a Vagabond or other battery unit is cheaper, more portable and easier to use, even wth the import tariffs?

 

[chuasam]

Vagabond Extreme is $$530.46 USD (including shipping) You save $100 if you choose the regular shipping but UPS will nail ya on the clearance fees. That makes it 685.87 CAD plus taxes.
I guess the difference isn't THAT much if I'm looking at absolutely amounts but I hate UPS with a burning passion.

Has anyone had success sticking a sinewave Power Inverter on a Deep Cycle Marine Battery?
What are the advantages of a Lead-Acid vs a Lithium battery?
Of course the Lithium is much less heavy.

 

[tirediron]

Deep-cycle battery & inverter is a good way to go; the only downside is that it's a bit klunky. I have a couple of Innovatronix battery inverter systems. These things are REALLY well built. Mine are at least 10 years old, still have the original batteries (They're user-replaceable) and still provide several hundred full-power pops each for my biggest portable power supply (800 w/s).

 

[chuasam]

OK I tried to Google and got lost and confused. Can I use the same power inverter to charge the battery from a household main? Also, I'm told it should be done in well ventilated areas

Also, if I get an inverter, charger, marine batteries and all the associated paraphernalia to maintain the battery, wouldn't I end up spending even more than the generator?

 

[tirediron]

Inverter: $320; Battery: $215; Charger: $88 = $623 + tax, and a way to tote it around.

 

[astroNikon]

I'm not sure if one of these will work, but I use an invertor on it all the time, but not with strobes.
18777

 

[chuasam]

Inverter: $320; Battery: $215; Charger: $88 = $623 + tax, and a way to tote it around.

Bloody hell! I'm just going to get a inverter gas jenny.
Though the Vagabond is starting to look like a reasonably priced alternative.

 

[Vtec44]

I got myself a Honda EU2000 recently for photo shoots. I love that thing. The hair stylist can now use their curling irons on my models in the middle of nowhere!

 

[chuasam]

I got myself a Honda EU2000 recently for photo shoots. I love that thing. The hair stylist can now use their curling irons on my models in the middle of nowhere!

Ok I'm sold. I'll probably get the Hyundai. The Yamaha looks lovely but I'm not about to spend a grand on a pet experiment unless I see a demand in needing to use my monolights outdoors.

Ohhhhh I really want that Yamaha