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Total Ws Connected
Typical Recycle Time
Approximate Battery Life
160 True Ws
approx. 1 sec. to full
1500 - 2000 shots per charge
320 - 330 True Ws
approx. 2 sec. to full
800 - 1000 shots per charge
640 - 660 True Ws
approx. 4 sec. to full
400 - 500 shots per charge
1280 - 1320 True Ws
approx. 8 sec. to full
200 - 250 shots per charge
2560 True Ws
approx. 16 sec. to full
100 - 125 shots per charge
3200 True Ws
approx. 20 sec. to full
50 - 60 shots per charge
Typical VAGABOND MINI™ LITHIUM Recycle and Battery Life
An example of a unit with very fast recycle is the Zeus™ flash head / power pack, recycling
2500 Ws in just 2.4 seconds. These fast-recycling units cause the inverter voltage output
on the
Vagabond Mini
TM
Lithium
system to drop much more than it would with units having
more modest AC recycle rates. The physics of the current- limiting parameters cause fast
AC recycling units to actually recycle slower from inverters. This relationship applies to all
current-limited systems, including Vagabond™ I and Vagabond™ II systems, and inverters
from other manufacturers. For example, one AlienBees™ B1600 unit (640 Ws) recycles in
2 seconds from AC power and 3 seconds from the
Vagabond Mini
TM
Lithium
system (213
Ws/second), while a Zeus™ unit (2500 Ws) recycles in 2.4 seconds from AC power, but
takes over 20 seconds (120 Ws/second) from the
Vagabond Mini
TM
Lithium
system. This re-
lationship causes Einstein™ units, which cycle slightly faster than AlienBees™ and White
Lightning™ from AC, to recycle slightly slower from
Vagabond Mini
TM
Lithium
system.
the
3/4+
LED will shine green when the battery is
charged between 75% - 100%
(the two LEDs below will remain lit as well)
the
1/2
LED will shine green when the battery is
charged between 50% - 74%
(the one LED below will remain lit as well)
the
1/4
LED will shine green when the battery is
charged between 25% - 49%
When the charge drops below 25%, the three LEDs will be dim/out.
After ensuring that the battery is charged, you are ready to power your flash units
or flash heads / power packs with the
Vagabond Mini™ Lithium
system. When you
have finished shooting, remember to recharge the battery, turn the system OFF,
disconnect the battery charger, disconnect the battery and store in a safe, cool
place away from flammable materials.
3. Turn on the Vagabond Mini™ Lithium.
Use the power switch on the front panel
of the
Vagabond Mini™ Lithium
inverter to turn the system on. When first turned
on, the orange LED located next to the USB voltage outlet and the three green
LED battery status indicators should shine. After the system settles, the battery
status LED lights (labeled 3/4+, 1/2 and 1/4) will shine to indicate the charge
status of the battery.
AC powered studio flash units with very fast AC recycle times per Ws tend to
draw significantly more current than typical flash units (units that recycle 500 to
650 Ws in around two seconds).
