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any use a BBG Guru control with Battery?

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DaveM
DaveM Posts: 100
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I'd like to take my BBQ Guru DigIQ DX2 camping with me...  Has anyone connected one of these to batteries?  How much battery did you need to survive a 12-hour cook?  Did you use an off the shelf battery, or build a battery pack?

Thanks!


--Dave from Leesburg, VA BGE XL, Viking 42", Firepit with $16 grill
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,897
    edited May 2014
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    I use one of those jumper battery packs and it works fine!

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    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • BOWHUNR
    BOWHUNR Posts: 1,487
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    I just went to Radio Shack and bought the proper size cannon plug, some wire and a couple alligator clips.  I  just clip it right to my truck battery.

    Mike

    I'm ashamed what I did for a Klondike Bar!!

    Omaha, NE
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  • DaveM
    DaveM Posts: 100
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    @RRP, where did you get the cord?  It looks pre made.  
    --Dave from Leesburg, VA BGE XL, Viking 42", Firepit with $16 grill
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,897
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    BOWHUNR said:
    I just went to Radio Shack and bought the proper size cannon plug, some wire and a couple alligator clips.  I  just clip it right to my truck battery.

    Mike
    Good point, Mike. Buried somewhere in the Guru instructions there is an explanation of the polarity needed whether the +/- is inside or outside the male plug that goes into the Guru. The RS adapter I bought has alternative plug configurations. 
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  • BOWHUNR
    BOWHUNR Posts: 1,487
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    BBQ Guru also sells them in a couple different configurations.


    Mike

    I'm ashamed what I did for a Klondike Bar!!

    Omaha, NE
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,897
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    DaveM said:
    @RRP, where did you get the cord?  It looks pre made.  

    Radio Shack
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  • The Naked Whiz
    The Naked Whiz Posts: 7,777
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    I too use a "car battery" thingy from Target that has clamps and sockets.  It will run a Guru for years, lol.  Think of it this way.  If four AA batteries will run a PartyQ for 48 hours, how long do you think a car battery will last?
    The Naked Whiz
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    @RRP I see you got one of those new fangled Gurus with the cool retro knobs. :))

    I like it actually. I'm a sucker for old school electronics.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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