At 06:15 PM 9/8/2004, Mark Blackwell wrote:
>Well every once in a while I work outdoors. I find that I often wish I had
>my studio strobes with me for one reason or another, but no electrical power
>is available.
>
>A portable generator would work, but the cost is too high for just that
>purpose. I saw an inverter in Costco that had the ability to convert the DC
>auto power into AC for a plug. The price was low enough that it would make
>sense for the occasional use.
>
>Anyone ever try this and is there any risk to the equipment (Paul Buff White
>Lightnings) to give it a whirl to see what happens.
>
>Mark
I believe inverters are totally safe. They usually put out a square wave
instead of a sine wave. Most equipment could care less what the shape of
the AC wave is. Strobes rectify AC into DC to charge the capacitors and
rectifiers simply don't care if it's square or sine. To be r-e-a-l-l-y
safe, if you are apprehensive, call Paul Buff.
Jim
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