KROOKEDKROWN
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Get a Subaru Forester xt I am a subaru man through and through Im buying an 08 forester sti this year to go along with my 99 wrx and 2002 wrx
I dont need anymore ways to spend cash, however..
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I thought about the car battery idea too, but I just don't like having limited power with long down-time to charge. I got a screaming deal on the generator so it works well for me. Every single inverter I've used has dirty power also, usually as dirty if not worse than regular AC (or generator). Yes, you can hook up extra batteries to charge off the alternator but it requires battery isolators and has to be setup properly otherwise you toast the batteries and alternator rather quickly. If you do go the car battery route, make sure you get deep cycle batteries. Deep cycles are designed to be very discharged then charged again, regular batteries aren't designed for that so if you drain them (same holds true for your car) then charge them back up their life is significantly reduced.
ScoobySounds
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KROOKED - yeahj have thought about the forrester but its not big enough, and I fancy something a little less thirsty than what I've got just now.. mines a 310bhp sti and producers 'love' the petrol reciepts from me not.
Excellent advice Bob, thanks. been looking into the batteries and there is one I think i'll try out.. its the yellow top optima deep cycle one, rave reviews.
i'll also be getting a 500W or maybe 1kW inverter and a furman conditioner. I may start a new thread about the cart project, its going to be a long project yet, definately won't be used on any set for a good 6 months.
PHIL -
1. do you have an MS decoder?
2. also does the lack of seperate phantom power bother you?
3. is there talkback on the alesis?
Excellent advice Bob, thanks. been looking into the batteries and there is one I think i'll try out.. its the yellow top optima deep cycle one, rave reviews.
i'll also be getting a 500W or maybe 1kW inverter and a furman conditioner. I may start a new thread about the cart project, its going to be a long project yet, definately won't be used on any set for a good 6 months.
PHIL -
1. do you have an MS decoder?
2. also does the lack of seperate phantom power bother you?
3. is there talkback on the alesis?
The yellow top Optimas are fantastic. I use 2 of them in my K5 for winching. Whatever you do, STAY AWAY from the red tops, they're absolutely terrible. I would be interested to hear results from one yellow top and a power inverter as far as workability and life between charges. If you do decide to run multiple batteries, make sure they are wired in parallel, not series. Also, calculate your estimated current draw and make sure you have an inverter that puts out enough power. The advertised wattage on an inverter is only for peak usage, make sure you have at least 10% more RMS than you plan on using (watts=volts x amps).