using portable jump starter for launch power

Jan 06, 2005 3 Replies

I got my wife a portable jump starter for her birthday. It claims it can power



12 volt acessories for hours. I was thinkng about setting up a system like an old Estes Astron system that used jumper cables on one end. We were using twenty feet of speaker wire and car battery (not the one in the car) or the battery out of the cordless drill, but this would be lighter. The speaker wire was in my range box that was lost in my rocket room fire in July, so I am starting fresh with new ideas. I just rebuilt the workshop and it's cool.

These work great for launch power !

I got my wife two......

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Yep. You can use it to launch any thing. I've cluster launched many times with the one I have. They are great for rocketry.

Randy

This is good to know. I got one from my in-laws and was wondering if I would ever use it -- I've got AAA. :-) Now I know, thanks Mom & Dad.

--Lance.

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