Battarypack Electribe EMX

Ruso · Post by **Ruso** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:13 pm

ehm dude, it is not enough power to power an amp. I've attempted. Unless you're gonna power small computer speakers which can be found with battery power options, you won't power an amp. Most inverters rely on the battery to be constantly be fed by the car alternator. my 250 watt inverter can't power a 100 power amp to over like a sixth of the volume, if you plug anything but the amp in, it chokes at almost lowest volume. This is with a car running to power the battery.

But I mean, you can buy battery powered everything. You can buy a battery powered PA system which is designed for just that and will work no problem for extensive periods of time...

I think a lap top battery is ideal because there are 10 volt lap top batteries out there as well as 12 and the electribes will take approximate power... it even says so on the electribes power socket.

reddone · Post by **reddone** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:11 pm

yeah , i really wanna do this . Do u think its risky , i think im gonna buy a second power supply for testing just to be safe .

running speakers of decent power would be nice tho too , just imagine the jams possible kicking around the park on a sunny day ... possibly with a friend playing a some synth from your groover with a keytar while you do the rest . a two man electro-band

Thanks to anyone that posted , many of my own questions have been asked n answered 4 me . good work chaps . cheers

zalo · Post by **zalo** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:23 am

dont buy another power supply just go buy a cheap midi cable like a groove plugs braids midi cables

the ends unscrew so you can resolder the wires

i know my local sam ash sells the short ones for 88 cents

Ruso · Post by **Ruso** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:09 am

zalo wrote:dont buy another power supply just go buy a cheap midi cable like a groove plugs braids midi cables

the ends unscrew so you can resolder the wires

i know my local sam ash sells the short ones for 88 cents

buying a new cable does not equal buying a new power supply... sure you can get a new cable and a DIFFERENT power supply but you still gotta buy a new power supply.... besides keep in mind you will have to terrorize the cable, solder and also take two contacts out of the plug which could destroy the plug if you're not careful... shitty radioshack ones are the way to go cause you can do it without having to worry too much.

zalo · Post by **zalo** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:48 pm

Ruso wrote:
zalo wrote:dont buy another power supply just go buy a cheap midi cable like a groove plugs braids midi cables

the ends unscrew so you can resolder the wires

i know my local sam ash sells the short ones for 88 cents
buying a new cable does not equal buying a new power supply... sure you can get a new cable and a DIFFERENT power supply but you still gotta buy a new power supply.... besides keep in mind you will have to terrorize the cable, solder and also take two contacts out of the plug which could destroy the plug if you're not careful... shitty radioshack ones are the way to go cause you can do it without having to worry too much.

well i took their use of the phrase "power supply" to mean another korg emx power supply cable

that would be a waste of 35 dollars considering you dont need it for this application

the sole purpose of that big box is to turn the ac 110v current into dc 9v

if you are running from a 9v batter there is no point in spending all that money when all you are doing is buying it for the end plug

if the final decision ends up going with the first battery pack i suggested all you need to do is test the pins on the orignal power supply
and solder a wire from those pins to the battery pack adapter

simple

no new "power supply/converter" needed

Ruso · Post by **Ruso** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:21 pm

oh my bad I didn't realise you were talking about the battery pack

I still say a lap top battery is the way to go. You c an do the same thing you're talking about except use lithium ion 1.5 volt cells and connect them the exact same way (which actually produces a lap top battery that's what they h ave inside) but then it's rechargable easilly

AmigaHeretic · Post by **AmigaHeretic** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:21 pm

mr.s wrote:just came across this and thought of u

http://aqi.co.jp/product/ds10/en/index.html

@mr.s

That looks awsome!

AmigaHeretic · Post by **AmigaHeretic** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:35 pm

reddone wrote: just imagine the jams possible kicking around the park on a sunny day

Here's another though possible idea......

Solar Panels!

There tons of websites, but at the first one I came across here http://store.solar-electric.com/poup10wa12vo.html

Now the two I looked at were 10 Watt 12 Volt Solar Panel (Max 17v) and it's on sale for $106.67

The second was 5 Watt 12 Volt Solar Panel and it's on sale for $66.00.

Now I have no idea how much "wattage" would be needed. So maybe someone smarter here would be able to let us know. As I would actually be interested in this. There is a sort of "earth friendly" lets say fair that goes on around here every year and this would an awsome setup. Could get people to enjoy electronic music while the realize ALL the sound comes from the SUN!! How cool!!

adamitron · Post by **adamitron** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:53 pm

my friend has a bus with solar panels and a bank of batteries and it's pretty sweet for the jamming. anywherezes

zalo · Post by **zalo** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:13 am

just to give an idea

the xtribes power supply is rated at 27W

now that is probably giving the power supply some head room just incase you have every led turned on/the tube gain cranked/the volume maxed/using all outputs/and you are constantly touching the ribbon

but im going to assume with normal usage youre going to need 18W (9v @ 2A)

so a solar panel is going to need even more headroom incase its cloudy also

so find a 9v 40W solar panel and you got something

AmigaHeretic · Post by **AmigaHeretic** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:55 pm

zalo wrote:just to give an idea

the xtribes power supply is rated at 27W

now that is probably giving the power supply some head room just incase you have every led turned on/the tube gain cranked/the volume maxed/using all outputs/and you are constantly touching the ribbon

but im going to assume with normal usage youre going to need 18W (9v @ 2A)

so a solar panel is going to need even more headroom incase its cloudy also

so find a 9v 40W solar panel and you got something

Thanks for the info. Found this one.. http://store.solar-electric.com/kc-40.html

It's size is about 25" by 20" so that really isn't that big.

43 watts, 2.5amps, and up to 17.5 volts.

So I guess you would run this through a battery to guarantee constant power. Of course this is not counting driving and amp and speakers which is going to take a whole LOT more power huh??

Borg · Post by **Borg** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:38 pm

zalo wrote:this is probably your best bet

http://www.tekkeon.com/site/products-mypowerall.php

the mp3450

or you could line up 18 9v energizers in parallel and see how long it lasts you

Hi!

I checked this thread out in a search for a battery pack for my ESX-1. This is just what I was looking for. I found a reseller here in Sweden, but what I didn't understand was how your supposed to connect the machine to this. That's why I registered here.

... And 'cause this seems to be a real good forum.

zalo · Post by **zalo** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:36 pm

Borg wrote:
zalo wrote:this is probably your best bet

http://www.tekkeon.com/site/products-mypowerall.php

the mp3450

or you could line up 18 9v energizers in parallel and see how long it lasts you
Hi!

I checked this thread out in a search for a battery pack for my ESX-1. This is just what I was looking for. I found a reseller here in Sweden, but what I didn't understand was how your supposed to connect the machine to this. That's why I registered here.

... And 'cause this seems to be a real good forum.

you have to make your own plug for it, take the esx plug and test the connections and then create your own plug using that knowledge

klangsulfat · Post by **klangsulfat** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:12 am

The Electribe's external power supply output delivers AC. Depending of the Electribe's internal circuits, using a battery (or any other DC source like solar panels) isn't a solution. Does anyone use a ESX or EMX successful with DC?

AmigaHeretic · Post by **AmigaHeretic** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:49 pm

klangsulfat wrote:The Electribe's external power supply output delivers AC. Depending of the Electribe's internal circuits, using a battery (or any other DC source like solar panels) isn't a solution. Does anyone use a ESX or EMX successful with DC?

I knew I saw a video with a guy walking around a while back, but it wasn't an EMX

DAMN!! Just an ER which looks like is a standard DC jack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeccfxScPH4

But that is what I want to do!!