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("G" for "Gear") This is soooo cool. Been running my pedal board and Quilter off this rechargeable power pack for two nights now at home, about 6-7 hrs total, and it's only down from the full 5 bars to flashing 4.
Have not yet tried it with my Pearce G2r, Bud, or Alto110, or a tube amp, etc. They probably draw more than the Quilter. But so far I am very excited about this. Been trying to find a decent battery powered amp with no luck. Mostly for symphony pops things, where I don't want to have to find electric on the stage. With this thing, it's looking like I can use my existing amps and setups. Small and lightweight, can carry it in a gig bag.
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10-16-2019 10:11 AM
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LoudBox Mini charge does it for me.
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Originally Posted by BBGuitar
Not nearly the power or tonal flexibility.
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Quick Question: So it has one AC input. Do you plug a surge protector/multiple AC prong, to which you can plug both amp and pedals to the surge protector? How long can you perform with this kind of standard setup? Thanks!
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Originally Posted by NSJ
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Originally Posted by NSJ
https://www.amazon.com/Cablelera-Pow.../dp/B00FRODUR4
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
With a clip on condenser microphone it is all I need.
Here is an example of the sound I'm after. Not prominent but there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w_TCx2KNQI
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by JazzNote
beaudens B-1502 - Google SearchLast edited by Woody Sound; 10-16-2019 at 10:04 PM.
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Surprised more people don't use these. I have a 288W/hr model that will power my 350Watt Acus speaker for over 8 hours. Figure at 90% or so efficiency for a Class D, you're only using 1/10 the rated watts and that's only when you're driving it (minus steady state current for base circuits). Don't see much point in getting one of the new breed of portable amps with low power and limited run times when I can get a 5 pound lithium inverter that's good for all sorts of things (e.g. power outages, camping, back yard stuff, et al) and will easily do any gig I'll encounter. I often use mine just to avoid the hassle of running extension cords.
In addition to choosing how much power you want versus what you want to spend, you really need to get one that offers a pure sine wave output on AC. Electronics don't like it so much if you do otherwise.
Got one of these. Run about $225 or so on sale. https://www.amazon.com/mono-M80-CLUB...ustomerReviews
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Originally Posted by Spook410
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Great idea, that's thinking out of the box!!!
A battery boost / jump starter will do also. I use my Schumacher if I need to demo an amp or git at a remote location. Side benefits are it will start the car, pump up the tires, charge your phone and be a night light on a campsite.
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Originally Posted by Spook410
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Pure sine wave or not should not be an issue.
Old style power supplies with lots of iron in the power transformer should have no problem. Including old tube equipment.
Switching power supplies convert line AC to DC then back to AC at a high frequency then back to DC. This makes it so less Iron is needed in the power supply. Again not a problem.
Cheap low power amplifiers with no power transformer may have a issue but in my opinion a low risk.
On the other hand a generator with bad brushes or a faulty regulator circuit will take out a solid state/digital amp in short order. I have first hand experience with that.
In my opinion I would use any battery power supply over a generator. That is why I have both the LoudBox Mini and the Mini charge.Last edited by BBGuitar; 02-20-2020 at 09:46 PM.
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But try it on a gig with a backup solution, because the power consumption will be higher with higher volume.
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Originally Posted by Alter
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- Of course I intended to link the Mono Gig Bag instead of this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- Sine wave versus modified sine inverter: Because there are lots of reports online that the latter can cause noise or even damage to more sensitive electronics. And as much as I would like to try it with all available amplifiers so I could report back, I'm busy trying to figure out how the Mono Gig Bag works and why it's so expensive.
- If I understand it correctly, with a Class D amp you are running 1/10 of rated power when you are at full volume and driving it. Guessing when you are not, you draw less power but I don't know how it scales. And when you're not playing it's only what the quiescent state of the amp draws (not much).
Of course this is all for a Class D amp. Plug in your tube amp and you'll draw it down at whatever the amp says it's going to pull on the back. A Fender Deluxe may be a 22W amp, but it's rated for 100W AC. You could run it a couple of hours on a 200W/hr battery.
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Originally Posted by Spook410
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Wow, I didn't know you could do that. Geez, my Quilter MP200 with my pedal board instead of a Roland Cube.
WoodySound, what is the name and model of the power supply?
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Originally Posted by fep
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WoodySound, how about an update on how you like it after having it for several months?
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I have one of those portable Power supplies (Suaoki S601). I have used it on about half a dozen gigs where a battery amp is called for. I so like the idea of using an amp that I like (I never found any of the battery amps that I owned much to my liking) that I sold my last battery amp (a Line 6) and now only use the portable power supply in that application. The only downsides are A: I have to carry two things, my amp and the power supply rather than just a battery amp and B: There is some noise due to no ground (kind of a single coil; buzz) when my hand is off the strings. Overall, it is a pretty good solution.
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Originally Posted by fep
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