any body know off the top of their heads what current a light force 170 lamp will draw?

Alex,
I believe the 170 has a 100w 12V bulb as standard so given that Watts =Amps x Volts, it should draw around approx 8.5 Amps...

Regards,

Pete

Just as a guide for you, Flyboy .270 & myself operate the largest blitz lamp from the vehicle battery, most of the night without running the motor , never experienced any battery drain problems, Steve in Chester.

thanks for that,
Pete and Steve

running from a truck supply isn't an issue, its the lamping on foot i was trying to sort out,
i was trying to figure out the biggest but lightest battery for lamping on foot.

got it sorted now, im just waiting for the stubble now and then i get stuck into these foxes.

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Originally posted by Steve Latham:
Just as a guide for you, Flyboy .270 & myself operate the largest blitz lamp from the vehicle battery, most of the night without running the motor , never experienced any battery drain problems, Steve in Chester.

How do you manage to cover the ground with out starting the motor and driving about?

Or have I misread your post?

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got it sorted now, im just waiting for the stubble now and then i get stuck into these foxes.

You are having a laugh Mr Yates, what about the family commitments!!!

everything in moderation!!!

the family commitments, all sorted.

when i get home from work Mrs yates has dinner ready and she always asks "wouldn't you like to go out lamping tonight dear?"

That does sound like one of our families, not sure its Mrs Yates though!!

You will be telling me she would like you to buy some night vision kit next!!!

Hi Jacobs!, We usually park up in a well used position that gives us a minimum 180 degrees out to 700/800 metres, usually elevated also, once in situ nothing moves except for the bolt, & the hands on the watch!

Steve

So how do you work the rest of the ground that you cant see?

We tend to get them to do the walking,

Really?

As foxes are rather territorial in their habits how do you mange that one

In my small experience they are also habitual in their routes & timings , also having a couple of thou geese in pens tends to gravitate them in our favour!

Ah!Meals on Wheels, sorry web feet so to speak.

So you don't bother with the rest of the available ground then?

My shooting buddy and I combined our shoot permissions a while back, He has a very large chunk of The Wirral, and Many thou acres of Shropshire/Wales borders, I have Quarries & commercial properties & a very large landowners ground to service, all we shoot is vermin, Pigeon/crow/geese/rabbit etc; Fox takes up many hours day & night, on very rare occasions, we get to stalk deer/flight duck