QHY8L Airline portable power

[edjrgibbs]

Hi all

Does anyone have a portable power solution for their CCD that means they don't lug a car battery overseas? I have a portable mount, portable scope and would like to use my QHY8L when flying to holiday destinations with clear/dark skies. Any ideas?

Thanks
Ed

[Baffa]

There are some 12v LiPo batteries that might work. QH8L draws quite alot of power though, up to 5A if I recall it correctly.

Look on FLO for tracer batteries.

[edjrgibbs]

Great, they look like they might do the trick, thanks

[RT65CB-SWL]

Will you be carrying with you onboard the aircraft? Check with the airline(s) you are flying with first before you get to the airport, not the travel agent or rep as they will/do not have a clue. Some types of batteries are a definate "No!"

[edjrgibbs]

Cheers, good advice. I'e taken a laptop external battery pack on BA and easyjet so hopefully the tracer should be fine.

[StuartJPP]

If I recall correctly the W/h rating needs to be below a certain limit depending on the airline...160W/h seems to be a common figure for lithium based batteries. No lead acid batteries of course.

They also have to be carried in your hand luggage...best is to do a bit of investigation.

There were recent scares regarding spare batteries so not sure what will change...

[knobby]

Does it need to be a battery ?

These are small http://wsplc.com/power-mite-nf-22-amp-cont-25-amp-peak-switch-mode-power-supply-variable-voltage.html