MrMcNuggett

I am going to a car show and am going to turn on my lights and stuff and need something to keep my battery charged. I have seen people with chargers and stuff but what kind are they? People say i need a trickle charger but where would i get one I have never heard of that .....any peeps on here know ehat i need.?

DJ_X_Trodinaire

indoor or outdoor carshow
there are rules for both (battery hooked up vs not)
If the arena will let you leave your battery hooked up then you can use a battery charger

if the arena requires your battery to be unhooked
then you have to buy a transformer

you can get away with a battery charger if only lights are staying on, but you cant use your audio, it will suck too much power.

MrMcNuggett

the show is inside ...where would i get a transformer and what do you hook it to ...the battery cables?......Sorry for the stupid questions just trying to learn....i know how to do a battry charger....am i right on calling it a trickle charger? cause that is what everyone is calling it

BCS

Most people just have a power converter, and then you have to pay extra for electricity. Then they will run a power wire over to your location, and you plug that into the converter. Then you hook it up to the battery terminals. That way, your battery isn't actually connected (doesn't get drained) and you can still run all your stuff.

MrMcNuggett

i know they don't have that cause it says we have to provide most everything ...nothing said about extra for power.

AKgoalie7

buy a cheap battery, put that in and use it during the show..... then return it to where you bought it the next day and tell them the damn battery doesnt have a charge.. make a scene. and get your money back.....

BCS

Wow.

I wish the shows out here were like that. If we want to run anything, we have to pay extra for a power hook up. And it's about $30 - $50, depending on the show. And then, you still have to have your own power inverter.