Re: VECTOR: Running games off of a battery?

I once tested a cab by using a computer UPS. It was capable of running the 
PC / monitor for approx 10 mins using maybe 400w or more, and it ran the cab 
for about quarter hour.

Arch

. . . and yes, I know, I have hundreds of emails to answer - but I've had no 
DSL for 2 weeks or so until today. I will get throught them shortly.


>From: Kurt Mahan <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: VECTOR: Running games off of a battery?
>Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:34:20 -0700
>
>I'm not sure you can pull enough current out of an AC Inverter (unless
>it's a pretty good one with a big heatsink on it.)
>
>I usually use a small gaspowered generator.
>
>Kurt
>
>On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 01:18:19PM -0500, Mark E Davidson wrote:
> > The question,
> > Has anyone ever run an arcade machine (vector or otherwise) off an 12v
> > battery and an AC inverter?
> >
> > The Reason
> > I have had 1/2 my collection in self storage for over 4 years now. The
> > unit has power and lights so If I needed to, I could plug something in
> > for test. BUT..... the price of rent has skyrocketed over the past 2
> > years so I have moved to a different storage company. The catch is, no
> > lights no power. So I was wondering if an inverter, a car battery and a
> > solar charger to refresh the battery was a way to add occasional testing
> > and a 100 bulb over my head..... Or do games no like square wave AC?
>
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