[Hellmaster Bean]

The last time I had a table ordering electricity was just and option on the form. Did not see it this time and I'm not sure what to do. Not sure if it'll be a problem to try and order it after I pay for our tables or what.

If anyone knows how to help thanks.

[Sapphy]

Hellmaster Bean, on 20 December 2012 - 01:05 AM, said:

The last time I had a table ordering electricity was just and option on the form. Did not see it this time and I'm not sure what to do. Not sure if it'll be a problem to try and order it after I pay for our tables or what.

If anyone knows how to help thanks.

Hi!

Last year they changed up the way we order electricity. We don't order it through ACen anymore but instead order it directly through the Donald E Stephens Convention Center. If there's not a convention center PDF up on the Artist's Alley page yet, there will likely be one posted soon. The power through them is quite a bit more expensive IIRC, but once table locations were announced last year a lot of table groups bundled together to help reduce costs.

[Hellmaster Bean]

Thanks

[DC Panda]

Personally, I invested in a power inverter. Basically it's a portable battery folks use as an emergency power source in their car and what not. I used one last year and didn't need to worry about power for my laptop.

There's a lot of different models out there, but most cost less than what the Convention center is asking, plus you get to keep the thing when the con is over.

[Sapphy]

DC Panda, on 27 December 2012 - 12:37 AM, said:

Personally, I invested in a power inverter. Basically it's a portable battery folks use as an emergency power source in their car and what not. I used one last year and didn't need to worry about power for my laptop.

There's a lot of different models out there, but most cost less than what the Convention center is asking, plus you get to keep the thing when the con is over.

The power inverters on Amazon confuse me a little--it looks like most of them plug into the car's cigarette lighter for power. How do you know if it's one of those or an actual portable battery that doesn't need a plug-in to work?

Given last year's AA success, I'm thinking I might want to invest in something like this to power a few things at my table.

[V6StudiosLJ]

DC Panda, on 27 December 2012 - 12:37 AM, said:

Personally, I invested in a power inverter. Basically it's a portable battery folks use as an emergency power source in their car and what not. I used one last year and didn't need to worry about power for my laptop.

There's a lot of different models out there, but most cost less than what the Convention center is asking, plus you get to keep the thing when the con is over.

I'd love to know, too, what sort of inverter you are using? I want to be able to power a laptop and printer, and am looking at a Duracell model for about $150 on Amazon, but I have no idea if it will provide me with what I need - and I can't return it! Any help would be appreciated

[DC Panda]

http://amzn.com/B000EJS9IM

That's the power inverter I ordered and it works pretty good, though I have yet to test its limits.

[KungPowKirby]

DC Panda, on 26 March 2013 - 10:35 PM, said:

http://amzn.com/B000EJS9IM

That's the power inverter I ordered and it works pretty good, though I have yet to test its limits.

I am not in the artist alley- however I used to work at home depot and we sold this and got quite a bit of feedback on it. Its an ok machine, but i wouldn't push it too hard. Powering something like a laptop wouldn't be bad, but I'm not sure how much else I would do. Black and Decker products have gone down in quality, and its liable to burn out if you push it too hard.

This post has been edited by KungPowKirby: 26 March 2013 - 10:43 PM