chandalen Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I am adding the CMB-24D to my set up. As for a power source... I was wondering if a deep cycle battery would work. (how well). I have a very expensive AGM deep cycle that would otherwise be in my garage, and since it is filled to the brim with 12v power.. I was thinking it would be a great idea vs buying a powersupply. I mean if it can power my camper for 5 days, then how bad could some RGB strips drain it. In theory I see nothing wrong, and I have seen some posts where people ran a similar setup on their boats... Pro's/ Con's ?? Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H1 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Add a solar trickle charger and you've got it beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Just make sure that the battery does not freeze. Otherwise great way of doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasmadrive Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Max has a good point... don't let em freeze for sure. I would never had thought of that but it is true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrant Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Set the battery on a piece of wood to help insulate from the garage floor. I suggest an intelligent trickle charger. I've not yet got into the DC stuff yet but a auto battery has a ton of power in there so I'm guessing it would work nice. Another quick thought would be to run the battery during the show and after, turn on the charger so there's no chance of transient noise getting through to the DC circuits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chandalen Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Great info! I saw somewhere that the 12.5v - 13.2 v that a battery provides COULD damage the RGB strips?? Does the CMB-24D regulate the voltage to 12v max? Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 No, Dont think that there is a regulator in the control card. So, you might want to build up your own 12VDC regulator. Good catch I didnt think of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Barker Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 A standing battery will rarely have more than 12.4 v. And it being deep cycle, it should easily last 6 hours an evening and you can put the charger on it during the day. And that way you don't have to worry about the 13+v of the charging cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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