L. P. Skeen on wed 20 mar 02
Tim,
If you use a generator at a show (assuming the organizers allow it), you
will really piss off your neighbors with the noise and exhaust. YOu will
also have trouble talking with your customers, assuming they brave the noise
and pollution long enough to enter.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Sullivan"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 5:42 PM
Subject: Generators for outdoor shows
> I'm thinking of buying a Honda EU2000i generator to power lighting for
> outdoor shows. Even in reasonably nice weather, I can't seem to get
enough
> light to show my work properly. Has anyone had any experience with
> generators and shows, are they usually allowed etc? Or does anyone have a
> good quality battery based solution? I did a lot of research, but just
> couldn't figure out how to get enough light (at least 500 watts) to run
from
> portable batteries.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks in advance.
> Tim Sullivan
> Atlanta, GA
>
>
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Timothy Sullivan on wed 20 mar 02
I'm thinking of buying a Honda EU2000i generator to power lighting for
outdoor shows. Even in reasonably nice weather, I can't seem to get enough
light to show my work properly. Has anyone had any experience with
generators and shows, are they usually allowed etc? Or does anyone have a
good quality battery based solution? I did a lot of research, but just
couldn't figure out how to get enough light (at least 500 watts) to run from
portable batteries.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Tim Sullivan
Atlanta, GA
Paul Gerhold on thu 21 mar 02
Dear Tim,
Bringing a generator to outdoor shows is a great way to become a social
pariah.Nobody near you will like it and you will definitely help to make
their show much less enjoyable. Suggest you look into something more
environmentally friendly like skylights for your tent or battery operated pin
lighting
Paul
Chris and Nissa on thu 21 mar 02
In Minnesota I keep my fishhouse lit out on the ice with 12volt lights and
marine batteries. If you search solar lighting sources for your home there
are some options in 12-24volt etc that would most likely work to provide
lighting that would last throughout each day and recharge batteries at
night. My fishhouse has three 12v lights..regular base fixture and one
decent marine battery keeps the interior lit for quite awhile. I never paid
attention but to actual amount of nighttime/dusk/dawn fishing but go two
week stretches without a recharge this year.
Battery safety is very important..covered/vented etc. There may be some
creative options out there.
Chris Koivisto
Duluth
OWLPOTTER@AOL.COM on thu 21 mar 02
Please don't buy a generator for outdoor show use. I have the most awful
mental picture of every pottery booth in the next fair I attend firing up
their generators for great lighting, but no one would be able to hear
anything over the racket!!!!!!
-Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Center, Michigan
Kenneth D. Westfall on fri 22 mar 02
Best solution is a couple of large deep cycle battery and a inverter to
change 12 volts DC to 110 volts AC. If you use compact florescent you can
put more candle power for less watts. Not the best color spectrum light
but better than using a generator. If you add a some solar panels on the
top of your canopy you can get some charging time too.
At 05:42 PM 03/20/2002 EST, you wrote:
>I'm thinking of buying a Honda EU2000i generator to power lighting for
>outdoor shows. Even in reasonably nice weather, I can't seem to get enough
>light to show my work properly. Has anyone had any experience with
>generators and shows, are they usually allowed etc? Or does anyone have a
>good quality battery based solution? I did a lot of research, but just
>couldn't figure out how to get enough light (at least 500 watts) to run from
>portable batteries.
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks in advance.
>Tim Sullivan
>Atlanta, GA
>
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>
Kenneth D. Westfall
Pine Hill Pottery
R.D. #2 Box 6AA
Harrisville, WV 26362
pinehill@ruralnet.org
http://www.pinehillpottery.com
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