Back-up power

The battery and inverter is a great power supply for the FE100. When your plugged into power at an event it would be wise to have an inline volt meter with you. Low voltage is an issue with electronic controls and motors. These units like 115-120 volts and when you drop below this thats when they do act up at times. The meters that just plug in are available from rv supplys. We have run over 20 hrs on a battery. These unit only pull 250 watts the first 4 minutes and then50 watts after that.

I use an inverter (400 watts), deep cycle battery and a small charger in competion. I run this set up full time. If the power goes out, and it does often, the FE never knows. Would not leave home with out it.
Bill

Welcome to the forum.

Congrats on the brisket placement at Sebring.

Bill also recommends you keep a polder in the CS/FE to be sure the cooker is hot.

Hi Ocala Bill - How long does the battery last running the FE100? Or, are you saying you have the charger hooked up to the battery during the competition and then run the power through your battery/inverter? Thanks

Tom Chilton

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Originally posted by ocala bill:
[qb]I use an inverter (400 watts), deep cycle battery and a small charger in competion. I run this set up full time. If the power goes out, and it does often, the FE never knows. Would not leave home with out it.
Bill[/qb]

Hey Bill,

Thanks for joining. You guys put out the word that there is now a Pellethead forum.

Appreciate your success. Tom is talking about it here in the forum all the time, so we're glad to have you around.

Thanks for any inputs, ideas you have.

Smokin'

I don't know how long the battery would last with out being hooked up to the charger, but the battery is rated at 105 watt hours so if the fe draws 2 watt hours it should last for 40 hours if is fully charged. That's nothing but a guess.
Bill

Tom,

I've cooked one contest using a deep cycle battery and an inverter. It ran like a champ for 22 hours. Not a bad way to go in a pinch. The FE had no idea.

Rod