Tim Sullivan on tue 9 may 06
On Tue, 9 May 2006 13:08:40 -0400, Ann Baker wrote:
>Has anyone come up with a way to light their booth/tent when power is not
>provided at the show?
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I use battery driven lighting whenever I don't have electricity available.
I use 4 deep cycle marine batteries which I bought at Costco (the 115 amp/hr
ones) at about $60 each and 12 volt halogen lights that I got from Home
Depot. The lights are on a track, but unlike most 12 volt track lighting,
the transformer is external and not built into each light. This allows me
to skip the transformer and alligator clip them directly to the batteries.
The advantage of this approach is that you don't have to use an inverter,
which drains about 15% of the battery power. I can run about 400 watts of
lighting for about 8 hours with this setup, and need to recharge each
battery each evening. You'll need a charger for each battery. I have often
considered trying low voltage flourescents instead of the halogen because
their lumen to wattage ratio is probable better. The reason that I haven't
is that they are not available as spot lighting, and with any amount of
ambient light would just be lost. The halogens have a fairly narrow beam
width and can make a real difference to several of the pieces in the booth.
I would stress that this is a serious reduction in benefit from electric
powered lighting, but is,IMHO, much better that nothing. If it's possible
to use a generator like a little Honda, without irritating everyone around
you, that would be better than the battery solution. Even the quiet Hondas
are too noisy and smelly to have in or around your booth.
My sales definitely suffer when I have no lighting, so I will continue to
haul around the batteries until something better comes along.
Hope this helps.
Tim
Timothy Sullivan
Creekside Pottery
www.creeksidepottery.net
Marietta, GA
Ann Baker on tue 9 may 06
Has anyone come up with a way to light their booth/tent when power is not
provided at the show?
Patrick Cross on tue 9 may 06
Just an idea...I've never tried this. You might get some low-voltage light=
s
and just run them off a car battery...maybe even a smaller/lighter
motorcycle or lawn tractor battery. I'm thinking some of those kitchy
little lights that hang from powered cables which run across the ceiling. =
I
see these in coffee houses a lot...maybe I can find a link with a photo....
Patrick (cone10soda)
On 5/9/06, Ann Baker wrote:
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> Has anyone come up with a way to light their booth/tent when power is not
> provided at the show?
>
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Ann Baker on wed 10 may 06
This helps SO much! Yup, generators just aren't the right aesthetic for =
an art booth!
Thank you!
Ann Baker Studio
www.annbakerstudio.com
331 Old Tory Trail
Aiken, SC 29801
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Tim Sullivan=20
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: booth lighting
On Tue, 9 May 2006 13:08:40 -0400, Ann Baker =
wrote:
>Has anyone come up with a way to light their booth/tent when power is =
not
>provided at the show?
>
>________________________________________________________________________=
______
>Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
>You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
>settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
>
>Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at =
melpots@pclink.com.
I use battery driven lighting whenever I don't have electricity =
available.
I use 4 deep cycle marine batteries which I bought at Costco (the 115 =
amp/hr
ones) at about $60 each and 12 volt halogen lights that I got from Home
Depot. The lights are on a track, but unlike most 12 volt track =
lighting,
the transformer is external and not built into each light. This allows =
me
to skip the transformer and alligator clip them directly to the =
batteries.
The advantage of this approach is that you don't have to use an =
inverter,
which drains about 15% of the battery power. I can run about 400 watts =
of
lighting for about 8 hours with this setup, and need to recharge each
battery each evening. You'll need a charger for each battery. I have =
often
considered trying low voltage flourescents instead of the halogen =
because
their lumen to wattage ratio is probable better. The reason that I =
haven't
is that they are not available as spot lighting, and with any amount of
ambient light would just be lost. The halogens have a fairly narrow =
beam
width and can make a real difference to several of the pieces in the =
booth.
I would stress that this is a serious reduction in benefit from electric
powered lighting, but is,IMHO, much better that nothing. If it's =
possible
to use a generator like a little Honda, without irritating everyone =
around
you, that would be better than the battery solution. Even the quiet =
Hondas
are too noisy and smelly to have in or around your booth.
My sales definitely suffer when I have no lighting, so I will continue =
to
haul around the batteries until something better comes along.
Hope this helps.
Tim
Timothy Sullivan
Creekside Pottery
www.creeksidepottery.net
Marietta, GA
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Eleanora Eden on thu 11 may 06
Hi Ann and all,
For afew years I was lighting my shelves with strips of little auto lights all coming
off batteries. One year at a big fair the electricity failed and in this huge dark
tent....that year they put me right in the middle of a big tent......my booth was
suddenly lit up like the proverbial christmas tree.....Disgruntled exhibitors were
coming up to me and demanding to know where I got my electricity!
We always bring a battery for back up in case we need it.
Eleanora
>Has anyone come up with a way to light their booth/tent when power is not
>provided at the show?
>
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