HI All
I'm looking at ways of providing some portable power on my open-air market stall.
Various reasons for this -
- to show off the stained-glass lamps I make (mains cfl bulbs)
- to power a laptop / webcam & microwave antenna (to enable people to sign our on line petition at
- to run a digital photoframe (9.5v / mains)
Had a fairly successful trial run with just the lamps last week - using one of those 'jump-starter' sealed-lead-acid efforts with a little 100W inverter - ran the lamps for four hours or so... - and I sold one !
Can't decide on the most sensible way to go - constructing something isn't a problem for me, it's deciding on the best route...??
Possibilities
1) Bigger SLA and separate regulation for the photo frame. Maybe run everything but the lamps at 12v, use inverter for the lamps 2) Caravan leisure battery, then as (1) 3) Borrow a little petrol genny - run everything at mains 4) Something else I'd not though of ..?Need to be able to run everything for about 5 hours at a stretch - could then recharge things that needed recharging overnight before doing it again...
Any comments / bright ideas etc ?? Windpower's out (too expensive to buy and cumbersome to transport)
Thanks in advance Adrian - West Cork, Ireland