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Mar 14, 2011 17:05 |  #1

I have a 400ws Calumet Strobe and and 800ws Alien bee strobe. Where can a find a portable power source that would work for these stobes? I would like to get 100-200 shots at least. If you can't tell, I am fairly new at the idea of portable strobes so please bare with me.


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Mar 14, 2011 17:35 |  #2

dmbpettit wrote in post #12019509 (external link)
I have a 400ws Calumet Strobe and and 800ws Alien bee strobe. Where can a find a portable power source that would work for these stobes? I would like to get 100-200 shots at least. If you can't tell, I am fairly new at the idea of portable strobes so please bare with me.

If you just got an Alien Bees B800, it's only 320 Watt seconds and not 800. Common misconception but if you look at the specs you'll see.


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Mar 14, 2011 17:45 |  #3

Could always get an Innovatronix Explorer, or a Vagabond II from PCB. Both are good options, and pretty affordable.

Other option would be to do a DIY style of a battery pack, and there are tons of threads in here regarding that.


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Mar 14, 2011 18:20 as a reply to  @ Zansho's post |  #4

Or you could get a vagabond mini as well. Should power both of those for that number of shots just fine.


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