CPC800 GPS power

[malcvtr]

Fingers crossed, I should be picking up a six-month old CPC800 GPS next Tuesday - and I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas. The guy has been very reasonable and has settled on a price of £950 - the most I've ever spent on anything to do with astronomy!

Anyway, my question is I know Celestron do the "Power Tank" supply, but are there any cheaper alternatives people would recommend? I don't really understand 'lectrics, so I'm worried about burning the Celestron's circuitry by plugging it in to any old thing.

All advice welcome. :wave:

[MartinB]

Any 12v power pack should be ok Malc.

[malcvtr]

Thanks Martin. :thumbleft:

[Eclipse]

Cheapest is probably a motorcycle battery. One of the sealed maintenance free types, preferably.

[Paxo]

These are popular with the forum folks:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=49038&C=Maplin&U=SearchTop&T=power%20tank&doy=21m3

Steve.

[malcvtr]

Thanks for the advice, lads. I think I'll explore the Maplin one - it's the best price I've seen so far.