Paul C. Buff, Inc. Technical Forum

Hi,

I just bought this amassing Vagabond II
I'm in Chile and and here we use AC of 220 Volt, can I just plug it to the AC to charge it or will be damage?

Do I have to change my studio Flashes to use 110 Volt or can leve it at 220 what pluged in the Vagabond?


thaks in advance, plese this is very important to me.

You can charge the VII from 240VAC directly, only requiring a cord that fits into your outlets, or an adapter to change the included cord to fit the outlets. No transformer is required.

Your lights need to operate a 120VAC in order to use the VII. 240VAC lights will not function properly.

Thanks, this is great news for me.
Thanks for answer so soon.

Rodolfo Paez
www.rodolfopaez.cl

PD: If i need to buy a new battery in the future where can I find one online?

I do not know where on line you can find that specific battery and who would also deliver it to you (plus, I am not sure that importing one is inexpensive). However, the battery is a 12VDC sealed lead acid battery. This type of battery is in virtually every car, motorcycle, lawn mower, golf cart, electric wheelchair, boat, and small airplane in the world. It should not be difficult to find a suitable replacement locally. The included battery is a 20Ah, but a higher Ah would yeild more shots per charge, while a lower Ah battery will provide fewer, but either will still work. I would not recommend anything less than an 11Ah. Additionally, one designed for deep discharge (like those used for trolling motor for boats, electric carts, etc.) would be preferred over a standard car battery which is designed for high output and partial discharge (though it would still work in a pinch).

Also, terminal types may vary. It may be necessary to custom fabricate cables if a battery with suitable terminals is not available.

The included battery is a 12VDC 20Ah sealed lead acid with 10-32 female threaded terminals.

Hi,

Please I need the electric circuit drawing so I can change the out put to 220v here in chile.

thanks

RPS

Sorry, we do not supply schematics for our products, as they are proprietary.