What battery do I need?

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What battery do I need?

Post by ellorbito » Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:01 pm

What kind of batter will power 5, 100 bulb led light " christmas style" strings for a night? Also, How will i recharge them?
Please help a novice burner. Ill give you candy. and liquor. and more candy. maybe a lamp. thermos. an optigrab or two.
thanks

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Re: What battery do I need?

Post by robotland » Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:48 am

ellorbito wrote:What kind of batter
Any standard pancake batter should suffice, providing you add blueberries. You'll need a left-handed batter for use below the equator.

But for Xmuz lights use a deep-cycle battery- I run strings of lights with handy little trolling motor batteries that I get from Gander Mountain, (about fifteen bucks, with handy charger included!) although you might want to go for the full-sized model that looks like a car battery given the number of strings you want to run. Recharge from solar, wind or (if all else fails) a generator. Search the discussions for LOTS of details on this subject. Test before arriving. Deliver candy, booze and light toys to:
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Re: What battery do I need?

Post by Sail Man » Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:00 pm

robotland wrote:
ellorbito wrote:What kind of batter
Any standard pancake batter should suffice, providing you add blueberries. You'll need a left-handed batter for use below the equator.

But for Xmuz lights use a deep-cycle battery- I run strings of lights with handy little trolling motor batteries that I get from Gander Mountain, (about fifteen bucks, with handy charger included!) although you might want to go for the full-sized model that looks like a car battery given the number of strings you want to run. Recharge from solar, wind or (if all else fails) a generator. Search the discussions for LOTS of details on this subject. Test before arriving. Deliver candy, booze and light toys to:
Superintendant Planeto
Apokiliptika Strategic Freshwater Repository (AKA "Lake Michigan")
Three O' Clock Keyhole Or Thereabouts
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Re: What battery do I need?

Post by theCryptofishist » Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:48 pm

robotland wrote:
ellorbito wrote:What kind of batter
Any standard pancake batter should suffice, providing you add blueberries. You'll need a left-handed batter for use below the equator.

But for Xmuz lights use a deep-cycle battery- I run strings of lights with handy little trolling motor batteries that I get from Gander Mountain, (about fifteen bucks, with handy charger included!) although you might want to go for the full-sized model that looks like a car battery given the number of strings you want to run. Recharge from solar, wind or (if all else fails) a generator. Search the discussions for LOTS of details on this subject. Test before arriving. Deliver candy, booze and light toys to:
Superintendant Planeto
Apokiliptika Strategic Freshwater Repository (AKA "Lake Michigan")
Three O' Clock Keyhole Or Thereabouts
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Post by Captain Goddammit » Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:10 am

You could put batteries in the blender and make juice...
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Post by ygmir » Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:17 am

I love battery juice,...........
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Post by Sail Man » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:51 am

ygmir wrote:I love battery juice,...........
Makes the Gin all fizzy :lol:
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Post by ygmir » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:16 am

Sail Man wrote:
ygmir wrote:I love battery juice,...........
Makes the Gin all fizzy :lol:
and whitens your teeth

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