On location studio lighting power...

challengemaster

Kinda want to start using my strobes a bit more, and only have 1 flashgun so either I need to find some way to power the strobes on location, or be limited to 1 flash...

Anyone know of any power-pack solutions? (cheaper the better... I am a student!) Need to plug in 2 strobes into essentially, wall socket connections. Any help would be great

dazftw

You have 2 strobes and 1 flash gun?

What kind of strobes do you have?

I use a vagabond II to power my 3 alienbee strobes but its output is only 125v and the strobes take 125v. I use a regular extension lead with my strobes.

I mention this because there is a diy battery pack job you can do and I presume you could just change it to 220v.

challengemaster

They're 2 Calumet Genesis 200 lights

http://www.calumetphoto.co.uk/item/CF0502K1/

says 220V/50Hz on them

dazftw

If your anyway a techy guy you should be able to do this on the cheap:

http://photosbydan.blogspot.com/

oshead

This is the Explorer XT. I'll be getting the SE version for digital strobes. I'll be getting one of these, hopefully soon, for my BXRi 500W strobes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_rOWHhz_nY

Barname

challengemaster

oshead wrote: »

This is the Explorer XT. I'll be getting the SE version for digital strobes. I'll be getting one of these, hopefully soon, for my BXRi 500W strobes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_rOWHhz_nY

Actually, I spotted this...and it'd be perfect, if it wasn't 300+ euro... >.<

democrates

Ok how about we collaborate on an Irish DIY kit for this.

My understanding from the diy turbine thread is that a deep-cycle lead-acid battery is needed because a standard vehicle version will suffer buckled plates from complete discharges. I'll scope online for this now and report back.

Edit: Cancel that. Prices for batteries, inverters, and charges here cause rage as much as photo gear.
They must be jacking off when they're making up those rip-off prices.

Borderfox

democrates wrote: »

Ok how about we collaborate on an Irish DIY kit for this.

My understanding from the diy turbine thread is that a deep-cycle lead-acid battery is needed because a standard vehicle version will suffer buckled plates from complete discharges. I'll scope online for this now and report back.

Edit: Cancel that. Prices for batteries, inverters, and charges here cause rage as much as photo gear.
They must be jacking off when they're making up those rip-off prices.

How to choose a price in Ireland

PopeBuckfastXVI

Borderfox wrote: »

How to choose a price in Ireland

No! That's the only way you can afford gear in Ireland...

Borderfox

Touche!!