Battery Generators for Sound Professionals, DJs, Small Venue Performers, and Weddings
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- In this video we discuss the benefits of a battery generator instead of a battery powered speaker. Better sound, better expandability, the ability to add solar, and very little extra to carry. If you have a differing opinion, let me know in the comments. Also in this video we see that I forgot to ensure that the map said Montana instead of San Francisco because I'm an idiot.
Music by Marley Miller - Thanks Marley!
Solar generator items discussed:
EcoFlow River Pro
Bluetti EB150 (discontinued) - there are many suitable replacements
Speakers we demo'd:
EV ELX200 12P
QSC CP8
Bose L1 Pro16
Yamaha Stagepas 1k
Questions we answered:
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I can say for that specific battery powered generator it is awesome! I have done weddings, graduations with dance afterward, dances, performances with me singing, playing a keyboard, running sound track from computer, playing sax through a mixer which was plugged into this unit via a power strip. All of those things and it worked for hours and I still had 80% plus power left. I love this thing. I used the Bose L1 Pro 32 and 16 and a couple of Mackie Thumps 15" for the graduation and dance. Thank you for the video! I loved it. Great job!!!!
Heck yeah! Glad you liked the video. There’ll be more when it slows down a bit!
Thanks, this is very helpful for me looking to overhaul my entire busking setup!
Super glad you are able to use the info. Sorry the video wasn’t better. I’ll get better with time!
Is it still working? There is a new version and it seems worst than this specs-wise. I can still find this model you are using in the video were I live, just wondering on the longevity of it. Thanks.
@@Silkaz7 yessir. Used a battery last night when the power went out at the venue. We were the only thing still running!
Hey i like this!!
Thanks for the vid. I want to run 4 to 5 hours using 2 ekx 15ps a denon prime 4 hp laptop wireless mic and a fan and furman power conditioner. U think the delta max can handle it? Or should i get 3 of those u got to run it. One for each ekx and 1 for prime 4 mic and fan?
It’s super tough to predict what each item will draw for you. For example, I have a 15amp SurgeX power conditioner that gobbles up power, like 200watts or something. For that, a River pro would run for like 3 hours. But your Furman may be different. I’m a fan of redundancy, so any time I can double or triple something, I like that. Your EKX’s are going to pull probably something like 150 watts when rip roaring loud each. The prime 4 is a smaller draw of around 40 watts or so. The HP laptop will chew up 100 watts if it’s not fully charged on arrival. If it’s fully charged, I’d expect 20-30 watts being used. A wireless mic is a pretty small draw too. Delta max would likely cover it just fine. I did an event tonight with a MacBook Pro and a zed10fx on one River pro and an evox j8 on the other River pro. Played music at a lounge volume for four hours and each box used about 25% of its battery. Lots of words I know but definitely some stuff to consider. I’d go for a delta max and then add to it in the future if necessary. Bigger batteries are better, until you can’t carry them.
@@peakaudio9715 thanks for getting back to me quick. im about to get the delta max and run tests im in city limits so i have to purchase a loud music permit to test all day . i seen a video with one guy using 2 tops and 4 subs witha jackery so im going to try usinig 2 ekx 15ps and 2 elx 18s to see what happens. and its not going to be maxed out sound volume just enough for 100 people in a park so if it works for 4 hours with the delta max i will be happy lol..
@@djtwilite318 how did this wind up going for you?
@@peakaudio9715 they didnt have the gig so i didnt get the delta but i plan on getting them in the future and trying it.
So I'm totally ignorant in this sector. Pls help me out. I have a 110, blue tooth 2000W 15 inch Harbinger. But it always has to be near an outlet (I use a 15 amp outlet). Can you recommend a portable power source (power bank, battery generator) by name and model if possible, that will Power up my speaker at 90% for at least 4-5 hrs? thanks so much.
Check out my short that shows an EV ELX200-12P and its current draw. You can then estimate that your speaker is very similar to that. At 90% that speaker is drawing less than 150w. Multiply 150w times the number of hours you want to run it for and that’s how many watts hours of storage you need. In your case, 5 hours x 150w = 750 watt hours of storage and an inverter size of about 300 watts since you may occasionally go over that 150w estimate. Something like the Bluetti EB70S would do the trick but wouldn’t leave you much headroom. Something like the Bluetti ac180 would be a major upgrade and would allow for a lot more future expansion if you ever wanted to add to it.
@@peakaudio9715 oh man thanks so much. God bless.
@@peakaudio9715 One more dumb question if you please: Instead of buying a portable Power station, is there some Power Bank out there that I can use for 2-3 hrs?
@@FunDuude I think you’ll run into a problem with the inverter’s power capability. Stick to a power station.
@@peakaudio9715 . thanks so much.
How big an eco Flo would you need for running these speakers a big club mixer and two xdjs
Which speakers? I just ran two Bose l1 pro 16’s, 2x sennheiser EW-D wireless mics, and a prime4 for 4 hours hard on 2x River Pro’s with smart extra battery. Had about 30% remaining. I don’t have cdjs to test
@@peakaudio9715 Rokit krk 10s and would require 5 ac uk cables to run the into the battery. I am assuming you can use an extension cable with these. I’m thinking of eco flo delta. Any idea is that’s a good choice to have a setup running for 6-8 hrs
@@maxvallance8987 After looking up specs on the rokit 10's, I'd say you could run a pair of them off a delta for around 6 hours comfortably at full rip power. The CDJs etc., might take a fair amount as well. I'm sure that you're inverter size would be fine, just need capacity for how long you wish to run. The Delta Max would be the safer bet for long run times. I just don't know that particular equipment very well and really don't have much of a way of testing it for you. Any of the Deltas will certainly run the gear, just a matter of how long based on battery size.
Thanks that’s helpful. Do you think could build something. With the same capacity for cheaper?
@@maxvallance8987 I'm sure you could. But not THAT much cheaper. For me, the form factor, ease of connecting everything, and a handle makes it well worth the price of admission. An SOK 1200 watt hour battery is $600, you'd need to add an MPPT solar charge controller at $100, a 1000w inverter at $250 or so, a bunch of wiring at $50, tools to make proper crimps, etc at $75, something to attach it all to at $75, a dolly to move it around at $100...see what I mean here? Worth the price of admission to me.