Power Management

[KevinCornish]

I am looking to build a better power set up for my 12" lx200 and future proofing it against future addons.

Either going the mains route via a 12v psu or the leisure battery route.

With extras attached ie. Two heaters, guide cam, ccd cam, laptop and lx 200 how long would a 100 ah battery last? One night?

Thanks

Kevin

[dlp]

It would almost certainly last longer than 1 night, but you really need to look at the consumption of the individual items to get a clearer picture. I'm not sure about the laptop - most of the laptops I've owned have been 19.5V or thereabouts...

David

[Bizibilder]

Add up the Amps: 2 heaters say 5, Lappy say 4, Mount say 2 when slewing, cameras one each so about 12-14 amps. So a 100 Ah battery would last 100/14 = 7hours approx. That is with everything on full blast!

Drop the heaters and it would be closer to 12-14hours.

[KevinCornish]

Yes I would need a step up transformer to 19.5v for the laptop.

For portability the battery would be ideal, was just wondering if I could save some money by using the battery at home as well.

Thanks for your replies guys

Kevin