Need battery operated lights for shows

Barbara Silverberg · Post by **Barbara Silverberg** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 1:58 pm

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 · Post by **charlie** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 2:21 pm

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** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 3:26 pm

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 · Post by **Nancy Juhasz** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 10:56 pm

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.

watershed · Post by **watershed** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 11:24 pm

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

Greg

Barbara Silverberg · Post by **Barbara Silverberg** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:26 am

Thank you for all of your suggestions.