I take my printer with me to events, and sometimes my vendor space
does not include power. I have had to take my printer over to an
outlet to print anything.
I was wondering if there might be a battery pack I could buy that
would run my printer on these occasions. My old cash register had a
battery pack that ran on 8 d size batteries. Would there be something
like that that I could plug my printer into?
I have found some larger inverter type things, but they are really
expensive. I'm hoping for something smaller.
<friesian@zoocrewphoto.com> wrote in message
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> I take my printer with me to events, and sometimes my vendor space
> does not include power. I have had to take my printer over to an
> outlet to print anything.
>
> I was wondering if there might be a battery pack I could buy that
> would run my printer on these occasions. My old cash register had a
> battery pack that ran on 8 d size batteries. Would there be something
> like that that I could plug my printer into?
>
> I have found some larger inverter type things, but they are really
> expensive. I'm hoping for something smaller.
Well, it depends upon what the printer needs. This isn't
the place for a laser printer. Look in Radio Shack stores
for an inverter -- a device that takes battery DC in and
puts (very approximately) house style 120V AC out.
Get an inverter rated for continuous service at your
printer load plus 50%.
You don't want a car battery for this: you want a *deep
discharge* battery, i.e., a battery which is designed to be
discharged far down. Car batteries are made for the load
cycle of starting a car: hundreds of amps for a few
seconds, they won't last long in deep-discharge service.
Anyhow, borrow stuff if you can to try it out; then you
can buy hardware that will do the trick. Do test your
setup to see if it stays alive as long as you need.
Cheers -- Martha Adams [comp.p.p 2007 Nov 2]
"Bob Headrick" <bobh@proaxis.com> wrote in message
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> <friesian@zoocrewphoto.com> wrote in message
> news:1193107242.607209.29800@t8g2000prg.googlegrou ps.com...
>> I take my printer with me to events, and sometimes my vendor space
>> does not include power. I have had to take my printer over to an
>> outlet to print anything.
>>
>> I was wondering if there might be a battery pack I could buy that
>> would run my printer on these occasions. My old cash register had a
>> battery pack that ran on 8 d size batteries. Would there be something
>> like that that I could plug my printer into?
>>
>> I have found some larger inverter type things, but they are really
>> expensive. I'm hoping for something smaller.
>
> What model printer? Some will run from 12V and you could use
> something like:
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38391.
>
> If not you may be able to take the above and use a small cheap
> inverter such as this:
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=91813
>
> If you are printing photo's you might look for a photo printer that
> will run from batteries. I got a good deal (<$50 shipped) on eBay for
> a Photosmart 475 which will print up to 5"x7" photo's and has an
> optional battery supply. See:
> http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...#defaultAnchor
> or
> http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...vel=2#bcAnchor
> for current models.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging
>
>
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:23:59 GMT, "Martha Adams" <mhada@verizon.net>
wrote:
>Well, it depends upon what the printer needs. This isn't
>the place for a laser printer. Look in Radio Shack stores
>for an inverter -- a device that takes battery DC in and
>puts (very approximately) house style 120V AC out.
>Get an inverter rated for continuous service at your
>printer load plus 50%.
>
>You don't want a car battery for this: you want a *deep
>discharge* battery, i.e., a battery which is designed to be
>discharged far down. Car batteries are made for the load
>cycle of starting a car: hundreds of amps for a few
>seconds, they won't last long in deep-discharge service.
>
>Anyhow, borrow stuff if you can to try it out; then you
>can buy hardware that will do the trick. Do test your
>setup to see if it stays alive as long as you need.
I'm actually planning to buy a 1500 watt battery/inverter pack, but it
will cost $250 and will only run my photography setup. It will not be
enough to run my printer and external hard drive. So, I need to come
up with a second battery setup. Preferably not one that costs another
$200.
I had a cash register that ran with a battery pack that held 6 size D
batteries. And I think something like that would be great for the
printer and external hard drive, which I don't need to run all that
much. Then I could use rechargable batteries in it.
Most shows, I get power. But some shows charge for power, and I don't
like the idea of paying $80 for 3 partial days of electricty. I have
at least 3 shows a year at that location, so I have to maket my setup
completely self sufficient before the next show there in January.
In article <cu9oi39ubqmv2hr1a9bc70h7eo7dru41ba@4ax.com>, friesian@zoocrewphoto.com says...
> On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:23:59 GMT, "Martha Adams" <mhada@verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> >Well, it depends upon what the printer needs. This isn't
> >the place for a laser printer. Look in Radio Shack stores
> >for an inverter -- a device that takes battery DC in and
> >puts (very approximately) house style 120V AC out.
> >Get an inverter rated for continuous service at your
> >printer load plus 50%.
> >
> >You don't want a car battery for this: you want a *deep
> >discharge* battery, i.e., a battery which is designed to be
> >discharged far down. Car batteries are made for the load
> >cycle of starting a car: hundreds of amps for a few
> >seconds, they won't last long in deep-discharge service.
> >
> >Anyhow, borrow stuff if you can to try it out; then you
> >can buy hardware that will do the trick. Do test your
> >setup to see if it stays alive as long as you need.
>
> I'm actually planning to buy a 1500 watt battery/inverter pack, but it
> will cost $250 and will only run my photography setup. It will not be
> enough to run my printer and external hard drive. So, I need to come
> up with a second battery setup. Preferably not one that costs another
> $200.
>
> I had a cash register that ran with a battery pack that held 6 size D
> batteries. And I think something like that would be great for the
> printer and external hard drive, which I don't need to run all that
> much. Then I could use rechargable batteries in it.
>
> Most shows, I get power. But some shows charge for power, and I don't
> like the idea of paying $80 for 3 partial days of electricty. I have
> at least 3 shows a year at that location, so I have to maket my setup
> completely self sufficient before the next show there in January.
>
>
I notice "Bill"s useless posting there: Bill, if you have
something to say, try saying it.
Anyhow, the printer requirements I see here are
contradictory. It can't be so that you are thinking of a
printer that runs off 6 D cells and a 1500-watts inverter
and batteries won't do the job.
My feeling is, find an old inkjet somewhere that will do
the work you need, and look at its label. Somewhere on
its back or bottom there will be an indication like "120V
0.5A" which amounts to 60 watts. 150% of 60 watts is
90 watts. 90 watts from 12 volts wants 7.5 amps. (I
think this is high for a little inkjet.) 7.5 amps for 10 hrs
amounts to 75 ampere-hours. Thus for this particular
printer (a Canon BJ200ex) you want to have a (deep-
discharge) battery rated 12 volts 75 ampere hours
(or more, which gives both more immediate capacity
and more spare for battery aging degradation with use).
You probably want a battery that can recharge over
the night (8 hrs) which may call for a quick-charge
specification.
I don't know if this approach is better than buying a
special D-cells operated portable printer. But if you
work out the numbers, you can figure that. If you
cannot yourself do that, a little engineering, then find
someone who can.
Remember that when you get a good answer, it will
all add up. When you can see that, then you probably
have got it right.
If you have that 1500-watts thing in hand, how about
that? ??
Cheers -- Martha Adams [comp.p.p 2007 Nov 3]
"Bill" <spamtrap@tinlc.lumbercartel.com> wrote in message
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> In article <cu9oi39ubqmv2hr1a9bc70h7eo7dru41ba@4ax.com>,
> friesian@zoocrewphoto.com says...
>> On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:23:59 GMT, "Martha Adams" <mhada@verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Well, it depends upon what the printer needs. This isn't
>> >the place for a laser printer. Look in Radio Shack stores
>> >for an inverter -- a device that takes battery DC in and
>> >puts (very approximately) house style 120V AC out.
>> >Get an inverter rated for continuous service at your
>> >printer load plus 50%.
>> >
>> >You don't want a car battery for this: you want a *deep
>> >discharge* battery, i.e., a battery which is designed to be
>> >discharged far down. Car batteries are made for the load
>> >cycle of starting a car: hundreds of amps for a few
>> >seconds, they won't last long in deep-discharge service.
>> >
>> >Anyhow, borrow stuff if you can to try it out; then you
>> >can buy hardware that will do the trick. Do test your
>> >setup to see if it stays alive as long as you need.
>>
>> I'm actually planning to buy a 1500 watt battery/inverter pack, but
>> it
>> will cost $250 and will only run my photography setup. It will not be
>> enough to run my printer and external hard drive. So, I need to come
>> up with a second battery setup. Preferably not one that costs another
>> $200.
>>
>> I had a cash register that ran with a battery pack that held 6 size
>> D
>> batteries. And I think something like that would be great for the
>> printer and external hard drive, which I don't need to run all that
>> much. Then I could use rechargable batteries in it.
>>
>> Most shows, I get power. But some shows charge for power, and I don't
>> like the idea of paying $80 for 3 partial days of electricty. I have
>> at least 3 shows a year at that location, so I have to maket my setup
>> completely self sufficient before the next show there in January.
>>
>>
>
> http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_02871488000P?
> vName=Automotive&keyword=portable+power
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2n8sby
>
> Bill
"Martha Adams" <mhada@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> I notice "Bill"s useless posting there: Bill, if you have
> something to say, try saying it.
Actually Bill's post provided a good solution, an all-in-one version of my
suggestion.
> Anyhow, the printer requirements I see here are
> contradictory. It can't be so that you are thinking of a
> printer that runs off 6 D cells and a 1500-watts inverter
> and batteries won't do the job.
To be helpful we really need to understand what kind of printer the OP has
and the printing requirements. If they are doing photographs at shows I
would expect they already have a photo printer. Unless it is a laser
printer it is hard to imaging that a 1500W system would not be able to
handle the additional minimal load of a color printer.
In article <ZZ%Wi.79$4I.39@trndny03>, mhada@verizon.net says...
> I notice "Bill"s useless posting there: Bill, if you have
> something to say, try saying it.
>
>
<snip>
The OP said:
>> I'm actually planning to buy a 1500 watt battery/inverter pack, but
>> it
>> will cost $250 and will only run my photography setup. It will not
be
>> enough to run my printer and external hard drive. So, I need to
come
>> up with a second battery setup. Preferably not one that costs
another
>> $200.
So what part of my post failed to meet those requirements?
No hurry, don't rush. No need to overload that neuron your using.
"Bill" <spamtrap@tinlc.lumbercartel.com> wrote in message
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> In article <ZZ%Wi.79$4I.39@trndny03>, mhada@verizon.net says...
>> I notice "Bill"s useless posting there: Bill, if you have
>> something to say, try saying it.
>>
>>
> <snip>
>
> The OP said:
>>> I'm actually planning to buy a 1500 watt battery/inverter pack, but
>>> it
>>> will cost $250 and will only run my photography setup. It will not
> be
>>> enough to run my printer and external hard drive. So, I need to
> come
>>> up with a second battery setup. Preferably not one that costs
> another
>>> $200.
>
> So what part of my post failed to meet those requirements?
>
> No hurry, don't rush. No need to overload that neuron your using.
>
> Bill
You should have a spell checker in your machine and you're not
using it. -- mha
In article <726Xi.191$FO.133@trndny01>, mhada@verizon.net says...
>
> "Bill" <spamtrap@tinlc.lumbercartel.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.21966fc78dc08c69989716@localhost...
> > In article <ZZ%Wi.79$4I.39@trndny03>, mhada@verizon.net says...
> >> I notice "Bill"s useless posting there: Bill, if you have
> >> something to say, try saying it.
> >>
> >>
> > <snip>
> >
> > The OP said:
> >>> I'm actually planning to buy a 1500 watt battery/inverter pack, but
> >>> it
> >>> will cost $250 and will only run my photography setup. It will not
> > be
> >>> enough to run my printer and external hard drive. So, I need to
> > come
> >>> up with a second battery setup. Preferably not one that costs
> > another
> >>> $200.
> >
> > So what part of my post failed to meet those requirements?
> >
> > No hurry, don't rush. No need to overload that neuron your using.
> >
> > Bill
>
> You should have a spell checker in your machine and you're not
> using it. -- mha
>
>
>
Hmmm, no answer to my question and a spelling lame.
Running the printer from a battery? 
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