Hey Dave,
It’s always a pleasure to see you on this board. How are you my man?
As you folks probably figured out, I love sharing my world of photos and information…
Even if I don’t get any sleep doing so.
Ah, the mystery power panels – wow is right. Believe it or not, I still study those pictures for my own expansion on whether or not I can design it better or if something can be added to the arrangement.
I can answer direct questions about each panel and their components, but you must specify which one we’re talking about.
Besides the standard truck lights and flashers we need a variety of other devices on location…
The DC system comes into play mostly for crew and client support. The DC system is used when we are on the road or don’t have AC shore or generator power. But, the DC system can be used while AC power is available via the AC to DC converter we installed to this system. We have 18 circuits that include:
Four outside work lights at each corner of the mobile unit’s body.
Two red light flashers are mounted in the front and rear outer walls of the outrigger portion of the truck body. These are turned on for safety purposes when the expanded sides extend into traffic and/or pedestrian walkways.
There’s an overhead DC light for the studio entrance.
Four utility (cigarette lighter style) connectors are available in four areas around the mobile unit. One in each of the driver and passenger side racks. The third outlet shall be mounted in the front of the studio/control room. The forth one shall be installed at the rear of the STU/CRM by the entrance/exit door.
A fifth chassis mounted utility connector isolated from the main DC distribution system is available in the driver side rack directly wired to the auxiliary battery bank. People can use these outlets for recharging their cellular phones and such plus any other 12 volt DC device.
There are also POWER / XFMR area and STU/CRM ceiling lights.
The two (left & right) outriggers also have a ceiling light circuit.
The seventeenth circuit is for all gooseneck lights that shall be available around the permanently mounts CRM racks.
The final circuit is a CAB DC buss for any ancillary devices that may need power from the auxiliary batteries or converter system.
Correct -- you hit it the nail right on the head. Elroy can power other trucks and systems up to 400 amps via the Cam-Lok through ports. And, there are a number of L5-30 outlets that can power backline and small audio/video/sound systems. In any event it IS to help guarantee that everyone has clean power and such. I would only consider providing this available power when it’s applicable. Sometimes I’ve needed power around the vehicle or just a short distance away – this surely is an excellent way to handle it.
Well, financial possibilities can come into play. It really depends on a few variables. Usually, the fee for the equipment, cabling and Yellow Jackets attached to the power sources is what we could charge for.
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