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"The housing is high impact FR ABS . . . no canvas bag. Case includes a substantial removable stand clamp, shoulder strap and instant plug-in fully enclosed battery (no wires involved) two AC outlets. This is a fully evolved package and will be available in 120VAC and 230VAC versions. Target price is $239.95 as of today."

Excellent news!

Had to look up ABS, wasn't sure why your "Always Better Service" had to be flame retardant...

I'll take two.

Really great news. Thanks for this Paul!

Best,
Ed

will be available in 120VAC and 230VAC versions.

Luap wrote:

will be available in 120VAC and 230VAC versions.

Does the Einstein recycle faster w/ 230VAC?

Please make the New Lithium Vagabond all BLACK. It's OK to have PCB or LiVag on the case, but please no orange stripe.
TIA

c.d.embrey wrote:

Please make the New Lithium Vagabond all BLACK. It's OK to have PCB or LiVag on the case, but please no orange stripe.
TIA

No way! it's gonna be all pink just like the moon unit case, just wait and see!! :D

Please make the New Lithium Vagabond all BLACK.
TIA

Author:	dv/dt [ Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:35 pm ]
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Ed T wrote: "The housing is high impact FR ABS . . . no canvas bag. Case includes a substantial removable stand clamp, shoulder strap and instant plug-in fully enclosed battery (no wires involved) two AC outlets. This is a fully evolved package and will be available in 120VAC and 230VAC versions. Target price is $239.95 as of today." Excellent news! Had to look up ABS, wasn't sure why your "Always Better Service" had to be flame retardant... I'll take two. Really great news. Thanks for this Paul! Best, Ed I read FR ABS as Fiber Reinforced ABS. :?:

Author:	Luap [ Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:03 am ]
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Shouldn't have abbreviated. FR means Flame Retardant. Fiberglass in plastics actually lowers impact strength and will break easier if dropped, etc. So we use High Impact Strength ABS, which has about the same impact strength as Lexan but less high temperature resistance. Temperature is not an issue with Vagabond Mini Lithium as it simply doesn't get hot . . . about 130°F max.

Author:	kenyee [ Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:10 pm ]
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Luap wrote: will be available in 120VAC and 230VAC versions. Does the Einstein recycle faster w/ 230VAC?

Author:	Luap [ Wed Sep 08, 2010 9:55 pm ]
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kenyee wrote: Luap wrote: will be available in 120VAC and 230VAC versions. Does the Einstein recycle faster w/ 230VAC? We're getting the first 230V inverters in tomorrow for complete testing. Einstein itself is tuned to cycle at the same rate at 120 or 230V and this should also be true from the inverter. The inverter delivers a controlled amount of power and this is the same on 120V and 230V models.

Author:	c.d.embrey [ Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:44 am ]
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Please make the New Lithium Vagabond all BLACK. It's OK to have PCB or LiVag on the case, but please no orange stripe. TIA

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Author:	Liquid Rhino [ Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:15 am ]
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c.d.embrey wrote: Please make the New Lithium Vagabond all BLACK. It's OK to have PCB or LiVag on the case, but please no orange stripe. TIA No way! it's gonna be all pink just like the moon unit case, just wait and see!! :D

Author:	PowerEngineer [ Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:24 am ]
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Liquid Rhino wrote: c.d.embrey wrote: Please make the New Lithium Vagabond all BLACK. It's OK to have PCB or LiVag on the case, but please no orange stripe. TIA No way! it's gonna be all pink just like the moon unit case, just wait and see!! :D That's why black gaffer's tape comes in 60-yard rolls.

Author:	RDKirk [ Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:07 pm ]
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Actually, I find the orange stripe useful. I'm always using them on location and often strapped to the lightstand. The orange is an eye-catching warning for passersby, who somehow otherwise seem not to see the lightstand in front of them.

Author:	Liquid Rhino [ Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:58 pm ]
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c.d.embrey wrote: Please make the New Lithium Vagabond all BLACK. TIA Looks like your wish came true! http://www.alienbees.com/vmini.html

Author:	Luap [ Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:11 pm ]
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We felt safety orange was appropriate for Vagabond 2 because it's a high power potentially dangerous piece of gear that you don't want kids playing with. But some shooters think it's tacky. So, OK, you got black. Another point . . . some have suggested we should do a dedicated battery flash unit because it's "more efficient" than DC to AC to Monolight. Sorry to burst any bubbles, but my very scientifically conducted tests indicate 69.7% of the battery's capacity is emitted as flash energy in Vagabond Mini Lithium plus AB1600 (510 640WS pops per charge) , VS 44.4% efficiency for Profoto Acute B2 (160 600WS pops per charge) , VS 43.4% efficiency for Elinchrom Ranger Quadra A @400WS (150 pops per charges). The new Acute B2 Lithium achieves 200 600WS pops per charge for an efficiency of 55.5%. Data for Acute and Quadra calculated from published specs. Battery capacity for the three systems are: Ranger Quadra A = 38.4 watt hours ($200 Adorama) Acute B2 = 60 watt hours ($272 B&H) Acute B2 Lithium = 60 watt hours (?) Vagabond Mini Lithium - 130 watt hours ($89.95 Direct)

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