Portable power pack to power Norman heads?

retro · 8th of April 2008 (Tue)

Does anyone know of a portable power pack that will power norman heads, which I might add have a 2000w/s rating on them.

Rob.

ChrisLUM · 9th of April 2008 (Wed)

One of the company i sub contract for have used the vegabond 1's with white lightning x3200. You don't get many shots out of it just to let you know.... Don't think this comment helps much but that is the highest i've seent 1320 w/s.

retro · 9th of April 2008 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by ChrisLUM

One of the company i sub contract for have used the vegabond 1's with white lightning x3200. You don't get many shots out of it just to let you know.... Don't think this comment helps much but that is the highest i've seent 1320 w/s.

Thanks for the heads up. I was leaning in this direction too. I will probably run them at about 1000w/s so I should be fine. I am going to make a decision soon on this. Are there any "ill effects" to my lights running them off of a portable power pack like this?....will I shorten the life of the light?

Rob.

aia21 · 9th of April 2008 (Wed)

Hi Rob,

Have a look at http://www.innovatronix.com/

From the reviews I have read that is the best value for money and a lot better than all the Vagabond series units as the Innovatronix has a much shorter recycle time.

Note I have never used a portable battery to power strobes but have been reading reviews / researching portable power units for strobes and if I were to buy one today it would definitely be the Tronix Explorer XT based on the reviews I have read so far.

Best regards,

Anton

kidzpikz · 9th of April 2008 (Wed)

The Tronix is the way to go. I just bought mine today.

ChrisLUM · 11th of April 2008 (Fri)

Not that I know of. Man 2000w/s I need to pick me up one. How much was it

It's a monolight right?

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Originally Posted by retro

Thanks for the heads up. I was leaning in this direction too. I will probably run them at about 1000w/s so I should be fine. I am going to make a decision soon on this. Are there any "ill effects" to my lights running them off of a portable power pack like this?....will I shorten the life of the light?

Rob.

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aia21 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: England, UK Posts: 205 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Portable power pack to power Norman heads? Hi Rob, Have a look at http://www.innovatronix.com/ From the reviews I have read that is the best value for money and a lot better than all the Vagabond series units as the Innovatronix has a much shorter recycle time. Note I have never used a portable battery to power strobes but have been reading reviews / researching portable power units for strobes and if I were to buy one today it would definitely be the Tronix Explorer XT based on the reviews I have read so far. Best regards, Anton __________________ 7D \| 40D \| 17-55 f/2.8 IS + hood \| 70-200 f/4L IS \| 580EX II \| 2x Vivitar 285 \| IXUS 860IS

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