larry long Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 I'm doing car to car Monday and I have permission to rig my truck and have my boom op drive close to the actor driven picture car and stay within wireless range. I was charging my batts tonight and thought I'd make up a cig lighter input cable for my bds system. Has anyone done this? Thanks. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsnd Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 12v dc is 12v dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Visser Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 How are you going to light your cigs? Most cigarette lighter sockets are fused, generally 10 or 15A, which should be overkill for your application. The only word of warning, not all DC connectors are created equal, some of them are quite intermittent, so test whatever plug adapter you use to make sure it makes good contact with your socket, so you don't get unintentional breaks in power during use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry long Posted July 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 Yeah should all work out fine. I'm going to make that cable in the morning on Monday. I have batts but I always worry about power off of the cart. Thanks fellas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeheel Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 <12v dc is 12v dc> It's not necessarily 12v DC - It will be whatever your battery is charged to when the vehicle is not running (probably 12.6 or 12.8 volts) and may jump to 13.5 when the vehicle is running. It will not necessarily be clean power while the vehicle is running either. I would test it... Cheers, Brent Calkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 " Has anyone done this? " yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I think I will do it just for shits and giggles to see what I get. Are there any small power supplies that can float on 12v? For example it would run on NP1s only if the 12v input from the vehicle goes away; ie a compact meon but that takes 12v input in stead of AC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundslikejustin Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I think I will do it just for shits and giggles to see what I get. Are there any small power supplies that can float on 12v? For example it would run on NP1s only if the 12v input from the vehicle goes away; ie a compact meon but that takes 12v input in stead of AC. You're basically talking about a 12V UPS. You can make one with a SLA battery (not NP1s) using this: http://www.mini-box.com/picoUPS-120-12V-DC-micro-UPS-battery-backup?sc=8&category=981 It is designed to switch between a DC power source, and a SLA battery, and also integrates a two-stage charger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Trew Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I've done it a brazshillion times, some of which were with a motorcycle. The BDS never knew the difference. gt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 I've done it too. Worked fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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