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<DIV>I don’t think that I’m the first person in the world to have thought of
this but I haven’t seen any reference to it here and the info might be of some
use.</DIV>
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<DIV>Reading4u ( <A href="http://www.reading4u.co.uk">www.reading4u.co.uk</A> )
had a stall at an outdoor event last Saturday. We wanted to play recordings of
some shows but we were miles from any electricity source! </DIV>
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<DIV>I had one of these starter packs for my car (these thingies that have two
cables with clips for when you have a flat battery) and noticed that it had a
standard cigarette lighter socket as well. I also owned an inverter (a gadget
that boosts a car battery output to 240 volts a/c). </DIV>
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<DIV>Voila! I plugged the inverter into the starter pack and we had enough power
for a laptop and a Roland powered monitor for 4 hours. Could probably have got
longer if we had used the laptop on its own battery until that ran out.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cost of starter pack - £50, inverter - £25. Considering the number of
outdoor events we attend, a worthwhile investment.</DIV>
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<DIV>You can operate the inverter straight from a car battery but you’re not
always allowed a car on-site and there is the danger of finishing up with a flat
battery!</DIV>
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<DIV>I guess if we had one of these dongles that give you wi-fi internet
connection, we could have broadcast live!</DIV>
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<DIV>Hope this helps someone, somewhere</DIV>
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<DIV>Eddie</DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>