which battery packs?

[liquidslap]

Ok cool, thanks for all the information provided. I have decided to just buy one. Mini vagabond it is.

[poloman]

You will love it...

[shuttereye]

You'll love the mini. I had the II and sold it and bought a used mini (the deal ended up costing me about $10) I have a lighting case (pelican 1600) that consists of 2 white lighning 1200 and 1 600 triggers light meter and various other crap...and I can still fit a pair of Vagabond minis in there on top of each other (foam padding I could probably fit more with dividers) I can't imagine the weight if I got a case large enough for those lights and 2 of the Vagabond II.
The most important thing is make sure you USE IT just like any other gear it's nice to have but if you don't use it it's worthless!

[kwin]

White lightnings require Pure sine wave inverters , Check to see if Alien bees are the same. The Paul C buff ring light did not require a pure sine wave.
I made my own with a optima battery, 900W pure sine wave inverter and used a small wheeled pelican case. Purchased a small 12v charger all in one case.
Never ran out of juice using it for location portraits and commercial shoots.

Keith

[Steven G Webb]

I believe a pure sine wave inverter is the safe route. In those instances where it is not required it will not damage anything. Should you ever plug in a device that requires pure sine wave into a system that does not use it, damage could and probably would occur.

[kwin]

Originally Posted by Songman45

I believe a pure sine wave inverter is the safe route. In those instances where it is not required it will not damage anything. Should you ever plug in a device that requires pure sine wave into a system that does not use it, damage could and probably would occur.

I discovered this by hooking up my wl 1800's to a modified sine wave, they did not work, no damage occurred. the fire took care of that a year later.