Originally posted by Unregistered
2k rig equation – 2000w divided by 12volt = 166ampere draw. Easy buns running that. Oh and I’ve seen a bicycle powered rig too. Simple stuff.
Designs for good bicycle powered gensets are shown in the previous thread (follow the link above and the later posts)I can vouch for the “campaign for real events” kit as I’ve seen it in action!
the calculation to work out current assumes the amps are 100% efficient though… not normally the case in real life.
But as for this “easy” power supply that can supply 166A for enough time to keep a party going; I would be very interested to hear more about this. I may need a UPS for something else I am working on and this kit would be just the ticket 🙂
I have been away from electronics and hardware for 3 years since my last job is in software development so I appreciate technology improves and things can change; but this would suggest you have access to some robust, powerful but reasonably light storage batteries of a kind few others can obtain.
I have to say 166A at 12, 24 or even 48 volts seems a bit much given the kind of low-voltage wiring you will need at that current. But I know on the party scene the capabilities of rigs are sometimes exaggerated; (a bit like the catches of anglers!) ; perhaps you have indeed developed a good high-current low voltage power system but may be overstating its output somewhat…..
Why not tell us more about it like the sort of kit used, and perhaps register here? Nothing to be scared of – a DC power supply isn’t exactly a weapon of mass destruction? (unless you get a short on an unfused bus-bar :D)
