Power banks/uninterruptable power supplies and clipping

[Vodkagirly]

An advertisement popped up for a power bank thing that you could plug stuff in to not just USB. Has anyone used something like this for clipping?
The price for battery clippers seems a lot when I have a decent pair already and i like the idea of multi purpose having it as a backup in case there are power shortages this winter. Have considered generators but the vibration gives me a headache.
Would love recommendations/advice.

 

[Dexter]

It wont be cheap! Clippers run at about 300 watts and you'd need a couple of hours of use. Ive got one I use as a back up in the camper van. It will charge my laptop and phone twice before it needs recharging itself with a it left over. It cost me £400. Its come down in price a bit now. It says it would run a 300 watt item for 0.6 to 0.8 hours.

This is the one I have:

https://uk.ecoflow.com/products/riv...D_sDGuwnnqlX7Ruip_-D3C3X_6XjjjexoCnzIQAvD_BwE

Realistically you'd need something like this though:

https://uk.ecoflow.com/products/delta-portable-power-station?variant=40594839077056

Youd be better off with a suitcase style generator and an extension cable so you could have it further away.

 

[Abacus]

I used to have a thing like this which you charge at home and can plug into. I could easily clip a whole horse with it, never tried more than one. It’s silent unlike a generator. It was brilliant but sadly it died when I dropped it on the head of a squashed muntjac by the side of the road.

https://www.hampshiregenerators.co....MIw8Xb5PKW-wIVjtLtCh3c3A-FEAQYDyABEgLHevD_BwE

 

[Dexter]

I used to have a thing like this which you charge at home and can plug into. I could easily clip a whole horse with it, never tried more than one. It’s silent unlike a generator. It was brilliant but sadly it died when I dropped it on the head of a squashed muntjac by the side of the road.

https://www.hampshiregenerators.co....MIw8Xb5PKW-wIVjtLtCh3c3A-FEAQYDyABEgLHevD_BwE

Its a maximum of 200watts so it wont run heavy duty clippers, unless you were using the boost thing. Its the same as the one I linked to above, but less powerful and less capacity. Jackery paid a lot of influencers to push their products but the spec is a less than competitors for the same or less money

 

[Abacus]

That one was just a link I found, not the same as the one I used to have which could definitely power the clippers for long enough. I’d obvs do some research if buying another.

 

[Dexter]

ah that makes sense, as that one wouldnt power them for more than a few minutes.

 

[Vodkagirly]

It wont be cheap! Clippers run at about 300 watts and you'd need a couple of hours of use. Ive got one I use as a back up in the camper van. It will charge my laptop and phone twice before it needs recharging itself with a it left over. It cost me £400. Its come down in price a bit now. It says it would run a 300 watt item for 0.6 to 0.8 hours.

This is the one I have:

https://uk.ecoflow.com/products/riv...D_sDGuwnnqlX7Ruip_-D3C3X_6XjjjexoCnzIQAvD_BwE

Realistically you'd need something like this though:

https://uk.ecoflow.com/products/delta-portable-power-station?variant=40594839077056

Youd be better off with a suitcase style generator and an extension cable so you could have it further away.

Thanks for doing the maths, I thought I had a cheap solution

 

[LJF0664]

You can get an inverter which plugs into your cars cigarette lighter and converts to a standard plug. I got one for less than a tenner, but about 5 years ago now. It worked with an extension cable to run clippers for me - you do need to be able to park the car somewhere nearby though!

 

[Gloi]

You can get an inverter that will attach to an old car battery and run 240v clippers for about £30-40 pounds. The battery drains quite quickly but gives you enough time to clip and then take the battery home to recharge. A bigger battery and you'll do more.this one is a car socket one I think but others go on an old battery.
.eg.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18550602...MBISe6ZTl6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[Keith_Beef]

You can get an inverter which plugs into your cars cigarette lighter and converts to a standard plug. I got one for less than a tenner, but about 5 years ago now. It worked with an extension cable to run clippers for me - you do need to be able to park the car somewhere nearby though!

For 300 Watt clippers, this seems like a good idea.

300W at 220V is only 1.36A. You could get a 500W inverter for around £50, a Yuasa 70A/h leisure battery for around £120 (18kg, though) and a charger for it for around £140. Total of £310, without any kind of protective box or a trolley.

From a full charge you'd get a bit less than 70 hours of clipping, but also be able to use the battery for other jobs or as a spare for an electric fence.

 

[Dexter]

For 300 Watt clippers, this seems like a good idea.

300W at 220V is only 1.36A. You could get a 500W inverter for around £50, a Yuasa 70A/h leisure battery for around £120 (18kg, though) and a charger for it for around £140. Total of £310, without any kind of protective box or a trolley.

From a full charge you'd get a bit less than 70 hours of clipping, but also be able to use the battery for other jobs or as a spare for an electric fence.

You'd be better off going for a smaller lithium battery. If you drain a leisure battery to under 50% of its charge they tend to die fairly quickly. The lithium would be much, much lighter as well. A 50 AH lithium battery with a slightly smaller pure sine wave inverter would be a good choice. It has to be pure sine wave or it can blow your electrical stuff. And any of the cheap chinese ones arent sine wave and rarely have the capacity they claim.

That would charge phones and laptops in a power cut as well. You can get portable, foldable solar panels to keep them charged if needs be, but obviously thats a bit limited in winter weather!

I'd be tempted to save my money and just run them via the car I think

 

[Dexter]

Thanks for doing the maths, I thought I had a cheap solution

No problem, I had all this with the camper van and struggled to get my head round how it all works, but I guess once I did, I didnt forget

 

[Vodkagirly]

For 300 Watt clippers, this seems like a good idea.

300W at 220V is only 1.36A. You could get a 500W inverter for around £50, a Yuasa 70A/h leisure battery for around £120 (18kg, though) and a charger for it for around £140. Total of £310, without any kind of protective box or a trolley.

From a full charge you'd get a bit less than 70 hours of clipping, but also be able to use the battery for other jobs or as a spare for an electric fence.

This is interesting, I have leisure batteries and chargers already for my electric fencing. Could I add an inverter to a 12v battery to run clippers?
It only needs to run for about 2 hours.

 

[Red-1]

Wayyyy back in the '80s a woman used to come to our livery yard and clip several with an old car battery and converter.

No idea on the maths, I suspect she used the rule of wing and a prayer, plus a spare battery!

 

[Gloi]

Wayyyy back in the '80s a woman used to come to our livery yard and clip several with an old car battery and converter.

No idea on the maths, I suspect she used the rule of wing and a prayer, plus a spare battery!

That's still done at my friend's yard.

 

[Dexter]

This is interesting, I have leisure batteries and chargers already for my electric fencing. Could I add an inverter to a 12v battery to run clippers?
It only needs to run for about 2 hours.

Yes, but have a look at your battery and see what AH or amp hours it is. It needs to be a big enough capacity to run it and still maintain 50% of its charge or you kill the batteries. 300ws is a pretty low load though