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15 years 1 month ago #81758 by mjc
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Conn - For a reality check: my Eq6 Pro draws 2A peak - don't know what it is average.
So I were to use that supply and be slewing all night I wouldn't get 6hrs use.

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15 years 1 month ago #81759 by johnomahony
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For an LX200 I wouldn't use anything less than 17 amp hours for that length of time. I use a Halfords powerpack for my CGE mount which works fine (20amp hours). I charge it up after every use. Its 3 years old now and going fine.

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14 years 9 months ago #83358 by Frank Ryan
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Lidl still had one today.
I picked it up for 19 Euro in the
reduced bin!
I'll use it to run the dew heater on the club 10''
as I already have a Halfords Powerpack to power the scope.
It's a cool litte unit,
comes with lots of adapters etc..
well worth the 40 euro they were asking.

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14 years 9 months ago - 14 years 9 months ago #83365 by dave_lillis
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johnomahony wrote:

For an LX200 I wouldn't use anything less than 17 amp hours for that length of time. I use a Halfords powerpack for my CGE mount which works fine (20amp hours). I charge it up after every use. Its 3 years old now and going fine.

My old lx200 used 0.1 amp while tracking and 1 amp while slewing so unless you spent most of the night slewing, you would probabily be ok, but it would be pushing it I suppose.

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14 years 9 months ago #83405 by ALNILAM49
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Hi Conn
Sorry for not getting back sooner, slight problem with a broken femur, but getting around slow and painful
I have two of them now and I have found them both great, only pity is the single outlet, so there is a bit of extra cabling around to get tangled up in the dark. I guess the length of use you get is dependent on the power needs of the equipment your using, but I use them for driving the scope and the dew heater. Kind of given up on imaging !!!!!
But they are certainly a great back up and at the price hard to beat
Clear skies tonight by the looks of things may just have a hobble outside later.
Cheers for now :side:

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