<div dir="ltr"><div>I fully concur with Stuart's opinion.<br><br></div> Other Stuart<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 September 2014 12:12, Richard Niederberg via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">My preference is Condor lifts, but I have found that forklift<br>
batteries work well for Genie lifts at <only> 1000+ lbs.(!) each. Of<br>
course, you can always have your lift drag around a bundle of 4/0<br>
cables, as a tail, hooked into 'shore power'.<br>
/s/ Richard<br>
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On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Stuart Wheaton via Stagecraft<br>
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> On 9/23/2014 12:55 AM, Wayne Rasmussen via Stagecraft wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Admitting that I'm spoiled<br>
>> with the Genie lift at my school (electric power), the only one I've found<br>
>> recently is a battery-powered lift on Craigslist. The Genie AWP-25S,<br>
>> according to the owner, needs a separate charger for the battery. This is<br>
>> different from a battery-powered lift I used several years back that had a<br>
>> charger for the battery included with the lift. The drawback was that the<br>
>> electric power had to be plugged into the lift to keep it functional due<br>
>> to the condition of the battery.<br>
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>><br>
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> Battery powered lifts are the spawn of Satan. they will fail when you want<br>
> them most. there is always a way around using a battery lift.<br>
><br>
> Just my $.02, but based on the 30+ genies of all flavors that I have to<br>
> inspect and fix every year.<br>
><br>
> Stuart<br>
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