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Re: motorcycle battery powered amp

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From: Soundhaspriority
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:13
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> On Dec 21, 5:01�am, jakdedert <jakded...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> Gareth Magennis wrote:
>>> "Jack Jarmush" <rar...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:06e9c6c4-5e00-4e2e-8c71-8b3c3dcc9d56@40g2000prx.googlegroups.com...
>>>> Hello Group, This may be a little off topic but hard to find a forum
>>>> on this subject... I want to power my guitar amp with a Motorcycle
>>>> battery, i have seen the gypsies here in Paris using this system to
>>>> power their amps but for the life of me can't get any solid info on
>>>> how to do this. I have a roland Street Cube amp that runs on 6 AA
>>>> batteries, i tried using recharable batteries but they don't have 1/10
>>>> the power i get from alcaline, it's expensive to buy alcaline
>>>> batteries so i would like to rig up a 12V moto battery, if anyone
>>>> knows how to do this i would appreciate it very much if you could
>>>> shine a light on this for me thanks,,,
>> 
>>> Typical Lead Acid batteries do not like being deeply discharged and
>>> recharged, they will not last very long at all under these conditions. �They
>>> are designed for systems that constantly keep them fully charged. �You'd be
>>> far better off going for Nicads etc, which are more suited for this kind of
>>> application.
>> 
>>> Gareth.
>> 
>> 'Typical' lead acid batteries are as you describe, but lead acid gel
>> cells are available that will tolerate such use. �That was my first
>> thought when I read the OP; but dry rechargeables are probably a better
>> bet...as most other respondents have indicated. �If I were the OP, I
>> think I'd spring for some high capacity NimHs and be done with it.
>> Charging them up each night shouldn't be an issue, although the initial
>> outlay for cells and charger would be substantial.
>> 
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> 
> How would i use 8 or 12 recharchable AA batteries when there is only
> space for 6, how do i rig that up ? i can't seem to find anything on
> the net when i search, is there such a thing as empty battery packs i
> can buy or will i have to make one myself or have one made?

I don't know why any of us are trying to help you.  What you're doing
requires at least a rudimentary understanding of electronics, like something
you could get by working at a Radio Shack.  That's how I learned. . .

If you're not going to invest some time in it, you're just too stupid for
words.


"I don't really have a replacement career, it's a very gnawing thing."

Robert Morein
Dresher, PA
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(215) 646-4894
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Subject: Re: motorcycle battery powered amp
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