lcorinth
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I built a launch controller from plans in a book (Make: Rockets: Down-to-Earth Rocket Science by Mike Westerfield), which uses either internal or external power. The internal power works great! But I'd like to get the external going.
It hooks to a 12-volt power source via a cigarette lighter-type jack at the launcher end and battery clips at the power source end. The author says that he uses the Black & Decker Professional Power Station with his controller. It looks great, but a bit pricey. I might just go for it, but I thought I'd ask what other people recommend.
I'm looking for something rechargeable, of course, and not my car battery. I can't get my car close enough to where I launch, and my car's probably not long for this world anyway. Preferably something lighter than an actual car battery. Cheaper, if possible.
Any recommendations? Anybody have experience with the Black & Decker Power Station?
It hooks to a 12-volt power source via a cigarette lighter-type jack at the launcher end and battery clips at the power source end. The author says that he uses the Black & Decker Professional Power Station with his controller. It looks great, but a bit pricey. I might just go for it, but I thought I'd ask what other people recommend.
I'm looking for something rechargeable, of course, and not my car battery. I can't get my car close enough to where I launch, and my car's probably not long for this world anyway. Preferably something lighter than an actual car battery. Cheaper, if possible.
Any recommendations? Anybody have experience with the Black & Decker Power Station?
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