Any ideas on repurposing this for use in overland rig?

[MagnoliaOverland]

My office is cleaning out some closets and I was able to acquire this for the right price (free). My initial thought was using it to power/charge small electronics on a short term basis. Anyone used something like this? I'm still doing some research to see what all it does or can handle.

http://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/produ...500VA-LCD-120V/P-BR1500LCD?isCurrentSite=true

 

[MagnoliaOverland]

It appears to have an output power capacity of 865Watts/1.5kVA and nominal output voltage of 120v. 120V Input. The battery is a lead-acid leakproof battery with a typical 16 hour recharge time and expected life of 4-6 years.

If my math is correct it would run a ARB 50qt Fridge for about 45 minutes. I'm not sure if that's right though because the fridge is about 1.3 amps per hour.

 

[pl626]

I used the batteries, which were still good, from a dead UPS to build a portable power pack with built in LED flood. I use this to power my work light on my roofrack. It's contained in a .50 cal ammo box that I've added SAE and USB ports. It's also set up for solar power. My plan is to build another, but with a LiFePO4 instead of the SLA.


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[1derer]

I am not sure what you would use this for in a rig? maybe power communication equipment for a relatively short period of time, interior 110v lights. In my opinion you will pay a price to have such a device, such as weight, space and annoyance. These are really designed to give you just enough time to safety shut down a computer while the device itself sounds a alarm. I am sure you can disable the alarm but then you have the question of how much life is remaining in that battery and how do you intend to keep it charged? If you take the time to connect it to your primary battery you might as well install a 2nd deep cycle battery in its place. just my two cents.

 

[dblack]

You could scavenge the batteries then use them to re-charge electronics in the vehicle without drawing on your starting battery.

Hook a solar panel to them for charging. But I'm with @1derer. I don't think you gain a lot for the weight carried and pain in the ass factor.

 

[Edward Gentle]

We use something like that at work. It allows us to have enough time to get the generators out an running or to safely shut down the system. Outside of that it doesn't last very long. The idea above of scavenging the batteries and hooking to solar sounds good though. And if you utilized it to do nothing but run LED lights it'd probably last a very long time.