I am working on figuring out how to power the sound equipment for the off-the-grid concert. The mixer takes 30 watts, 120 volts, 60 Hz and the amplifier takes 170 watts, 120 volts, 60 Hz. I could purchase a 300 watt generator. Supposedly with a buck-boost converter (whatever that is - I have some more learning to do) and then a 500 watt inverter, I could have enough power for both the mixer and the amplifier. Or maybe I should do a separate generator for each - just to be safe. The original plan was to run the mixer and amplifier off a car battery and then be using 1 or 2 generators to charge the battery. How long could a car battery power the 2 pieces of sound equipment? Another option would be to use a battery for each and then have one generator charging each battery. In that case, do I need the 300 watt generator? If I can run off batteries, then should I just go with alternators? This video makes an alternator system look fairly do-able. Bicycle Generator with Alternator
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