catman161 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Hey guys now that I have a mount that will require power I need some advice. If I want to power the mount, dew control (finder,eyepiece and secondary) and maybe a small laptop/netbook what would I need to do? Would a Baz battery in a box of some kind with female cigar lighter sockets and appropriate fuse protection be enough to power all three for the night or am I asking too much of a Baz battery? What do others use? Any help/advice appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 only a larger battery 70ah or above i would suggest. I use 110ah as even 70 was running low after a few hours. My mount plays up if the voltage drops below 12v (NEQ6). i have run with the new battery with mount, dew heaters, small laptop and hub for 4 hours so far and no problems. I think Stephen maybe has run longer than this with the same se up. Particularly when its cold the battery is drained quicker. Hence the over amphour to make sure Be careful with the cigar connecters as some of them are a bit dodgy sometimes and break connection Sheila. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) I suspect a small Baz battery will probably be OK for Felix if he's not imaging, the laptop will be the killer though and demand a bigger battery like us Edited December 26, 2012 by Kheldar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Cool thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 A netbook with long battery life may be the solution here - totally indepenent of the rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Yep you're prob right Kim. Out of interest what ah is your Baz battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 More than you need. It's buried at the moment under the stairs (you've seen my house lol). It's either 80ah or 110ah - either way you'll be covered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tweedledum Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 H i Felix, If you get an efficient netbook and reduce power dim the screen from the power management settings on the netbook you will get around 3-4hrs out of the battery, perhaps a little more if you throttle the CPU speed. I have a large 'Baz Battery' not being used at the moment if you would like it. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Ive got a 9hr battery on my netbook, and my mount and dew heaters are always run from a 17.5 ah battery. If im imaging with ccd i run the camera from a separate 17.5 ah battery (small Baz battery) Watch the sw mounts though, the power leads on some are wet string and create volt drops. Folks then panic going for massive power tanks when its down to carp leads and connectors. I swapped mine on my heq5 for 1.5 mm cs wire and replaced the power socket with a real one. Later mounts as i say have better power cables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Hi Damian, thanks for the offer however Kim has offered me his I am looking into a netbook now as they have better battery life than my old laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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