It was taken back in October without a problem and did a few since but nothing really recent. It was a dream to use and only 20 shots. It now offers a choice of panning the gimbal or the aircraft avoiding getting the backside of the I1 in the upward shots. I'm not sure what the problem was but I did hear of it. Too many storms here, been grounded for a while now.
Im using the same make but the 1500w version. A leisure battery is around £80 but unlike a czr bsttery doesn't mind being run down. The volt sensitive relay means I never need to worry about charging it as its done by the alternator yet still keeping the vehicle battery topped up without any risk. You could do it with just charging the leisure battery manually but its a pain to remember.
I want to use something that doesn't require being attached to the car in any way so I can use it out in the field
could I not use what I mentioned with engine running so battery does not run down?
Yes you can but you said you didn't want it attached to the car. I'm confused...which is not hard. To charge you would be keeping your engine running for a long time. Fuel is cheap now but not that cheap yet!
Yes sorry I was thinking out loud and your right leaving the car running for an hour isn't ideal. Can a leisure battery be charged via the mains at home then put in the boot of the car and then add one of those inverters to it to plug into?
Yes, that's what I did before I became more lazy than usual and bought the voltage relay.
Richard, see my post #23 for the link. It comes with instructions if you buy the kit.
Yes it does. It just attaches to the + battery terminal. The only awkward bit is stringing in the heavy cable from the engine compartment to where your battery is, usually in the boot/trunk.
