Power Tool Batteries for Video LED Lights
Coming to the battery pros with a few questions around a fairly basic concept.
I have a large collection of modern power tools with tons of batteries, I also happen to work in the film industry and I have a large collection of Modern LED lights that require large portable batteries. Both the batteries in either field can be expensive, but id say the film world is probably more expensive.
So the basic question came to mind... Can I power my video/film lights with my power tool batteries?
I have a baseline understanding of electrical properties but I'm no pro. Id love more insight from anyone that knows whats up.
You hear people argue about the safety concern or compatibility of slapping an adapters/converters from one brand Battery to operate other brands tools. (I personally have done this for years in a few ways across various tool platforms and have had zero issues) Are the safety concerns mostly wives tales or legit?
Many of the LED film lights can be powered in multiple different ways, so I assume the tech is fairly basic and out there to build whatever adapter I would need to make it work.
For instance, One of my newer lights has an operating voltage of AC 100V - 240V/50-60Hz. It can run off of:
-Any USB-C 3.0 battery bank as long as it has PD (power direct) ability of 100W.
-A DC input of 12-24v
So how can I get (let's say) a 10amp, stacked lithium 24v FLEX battery to convert into a USB-C w/ PD 100W + or a DC input. Is there a reason why converting it to one type of output vs the other would be better our worse?