Paul C. Buff, Inc. Technical Forum

I don't know much about battery language and all, but I'd like to use Vagabond II with a smaller, lighter weight battery.

My questions:

-What is meant by "smaller" batteries?

-How will smaller batteries affect performance? (i.e., how many pops will I get compared to the battery that comes with Vagabond II)

In the world of lead-acid batteries smaller and lighter generally mean less energy stored. So that means less pops. Batteries tend to be rated in amp-hours (AH). The standard VII battery is 20 AH. Using a "smaller" battery such as a 15 AH will result in less pops by roughly the ratio of the comparative AH ratings (25% fewer pops in this case). You probably want to stick with 12 volt batteries.

So...

If Vagabond II with (1) B800 gives me 1200 full power pops according to the spec sheet, a 10 AH battery will give me 600 full power pops? If so, that's great because I don't shoot on full power much anyway.

here is a link to another thread that discusses this fully:

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=44&start=10&hilit=smaller+battery+resistance