Need battery operated lights for shows

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Barbara Silverberg
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Need battery operated lights for shows

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I'm wondering if there is such a thing as lights that are battery operated that can be used for both indoor and outdoor shows. I make dichroic jewelry and light certainly helps show the effect. At times I've taken pieces out of the tent into the sunlight. I am hoping there might be an easier way.
charlie
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Post by charlie »

12 volt marine or golf battery driving 12 volt halogens. try to get ones that don't have their own 120vac converter.
Cynthia

Post by Cynthia »

Check out these threads, they should be informative...Search the old archives too. There might be some info there as well.

http://www.warmglass.com/phpBB/viewtopi ... y+lighting

http://www.warmglass.com/phpBB/viewtopi ... y+lighting

http://www.warmglass.com/phpBB/viewtopi ... y+lighting
Nancy Juhasz
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Post by Nancy Juhasz »

For portable electric here is what I did. It is working for me. I run lights, printer, and sometimes my laptop if I forget to charge the thing. Deep marine battery, inverter but get a bigger one than you think you will need because things seem to work better. I put both these things in a big plastic container hook up the inverter to the battery then the other things to the inverter. Works well. I am actually thinking of adding a couple of other things to drain the battery a little more like a hair dryer or heat gun. Back in the archives there is a formula for how many hours of electric you can get depending on what you run. I don't know it off hand. Hope this is of some help. I think my set up box and all was around $150.
Nanc
watershed
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Post by watershed »

Landscape lights are halogen, and 12 volt. Also weather proof.

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Barbara Silverberg
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Post by Barbara Silverberg »

Thank you for all of your suggestions.
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