daveh Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 hi chapsI have a customer who wants to source a small 12v pa for use on a vehicle to reproduce music on a carnival float. This is not in the realms of what we normally deal with, but trying to be helpful, I promised to make enquiries. A Fender Passport 150 is the only thing that I've found that may fill the bill. Any suggestions? Given power constraints, I'm wondering if a small genny running a 240v 'powered' system might be a better solution. CheersDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljoshua Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Depending on the size of the float you may find that any 12v PA system isn't powerful enough. For the last 3 years I have provided sound for a float and this year used 4 Basic 100's one on each corner of the float run from a laptop all running from a generator. This was fine until the float in front of us started up their JRX125's. There are a lot of speaker systems you could use you'd just need a big enough generator. It just depends on what type music you will be playing and how loud you want it. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieR Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Agreed. Battery powered systems rarely cut it when it comes to delivering music at a high level. Silenced Genny is the way to go here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Beesley Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 What run-time are they looking for? There are a number of battery powered units on the market that may suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinE Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 We had some Adastra 120W 100V PA amps from CPC a few years ago and they had (I think) supplementary 24V DC inputs so you could maintain power for evacuation purposes. Most carnival floats will need more power than 120W! It's why people hire generators and big amps! And there's plenty of posts on that particular subject on here!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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