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Originally Posted by Kokatha man
Hi Fox - if you go that way I can't see why you'd feel the need to "open it up to charge it some other way."
All the auto ones Ive looked at have a mains trickle charger, and a cigarette plug unit that allows you to charge from your car when in a remote location.
This car charger also double as a 12 volt take off to power equipment: the tip polarity is important to consider - for the HEQ5 Pro this plug is the correct polarity and will plug directly into the mount socket; I don't use it because the mount's own plug is just as useable with the jumstarter unit and has a 90 degree fitting.
Just check the Meade's needs and get one as said: at least 17Ah but from my experience the next size up (24Ah?) covers more possibities. To me they are more portable/easy than a plain battery, as well as having a few more features.
Cheers, Darryl.
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Thanks Kokatha! My power requirements are meagre really, I'm not that big into equipment: an LXD75 for my Genesis and now a dew heater added, that's all. I agree the all-in-one jumper with handle and built-in features is much more convenient than lugging around a battery brick.
Sorry, I did not make myself very clear at all - the reason I ask about opening up the case is that eventually the battery will go, albeit say in 5 years or so if I look after it. So, are these jumper power stations generally user-serviceable wrt to changing the SLA battery if required? (maybe making a mountain out of a molehill, I know, heck what do you expect for a $100 'chinese clone plastic-entombed' battery...!)
Fox