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Found out last night the auxiliary battery pack works to charge a cell phone. You guys probably already knew that. We were out off power and phone was getting low. Power is back on for now but winds are still raging.

I use an Anker battery pack to run my Labrador, it is intended to charge cell phones……….

Yup the USB standard doesn't care what's on either end of the cable very much. I've got a couple power bricks and they're handy for the Labradar, hunting/camping where you want to be sure you can make a call even in the cold, and emergencies..

I use a cordless mattress air pump to cool the bore between groups. It usually doesn't have enough battery life to last the 3hr shooting session. I stuck a USB Y adapter in my LabRadar ext battery and it easily runs both.

That's a good idea. I;ve got one of those fan chamber flags that someone gave me, but it doesn't move enough air to get the job done much faster than just waiting.

Last two years I ran an external battery which would charge a cell phone or start a truck. I don't understand the engineering but twice it fried a circuit or chip in my Labradar. Labradar, twice warranteed it, saying it was a one in a million chance it would happen once but twice? They told me to get a difference external battery as they would not warrantee it a 3rd time. I got the exact same battery they sell on there website.

Alan

Milwaukee M-18 cordless tool battery and aftermarket USB adapter....

Hey that looks nifty. Where'd ya get that? Does that serve as a base for the unit as well? Looks like it might. Save me having to lug another tripod to the range.

No, the battery just sits on my homemade base. A chunk of Corian with a ballhead screwed to it.....

This my solution.

I use a similar battery and USB adapter, but the Makita version. My case is also the stand.

Thanks to you both. Got my wheels spinning over here.

Great ideas, thanks for sharing.

I'd be careful with those big batteries....so careful I'd never hook one to mine.

It's OK, LFC. It is safe, as long as you wear your mask......


Or, you could suit up in a full-blown rubber acid suit in case that pesky 'big battery' decides to explode all over you. But don't forget a faceshield and hip boots. A guy can never be 'so careful...... Good fugging grief......

I was surprised how well the Labradar external battery holds up in the cold. Last week it was in the mid teens. I was at the range for four hours. Only got down to 68%.

I line the Corian idea better than the steel plate that LabRadar sells... lighter. Good idea.

Great minds think alike...

Made with a piece of ½" thick UHMW nylon. Mount is from one of those free tripods you get when you buy some spotting scopes, good for precision adjustments. Sony portable power pack/cell phone charger supplements the internal batteries

I guess you guys missed this.

His power pack is the problem...

I've been running my Labradar for over five years with the power pack I've described without any issues. That's including capturing 25 plus shot strings during prone matches. YMMV

Haha god damn er Don!! 😂😂