A little higher than your price range, but I just bought the Boombah 1st base/Catchers mitt. My 11 yr old is throwing about 43 so not quite hard enough to require a catchers mitt, but getting close.
The mitt is fantastic. Large enough for a "man" sized hand (9.5 inch) and easy to break in.
ScottyDont - that generator is a GREAT option, but how much did it cost? In total, with all new parts, the battery setup cost me about $225. This includes $90 for the deep cell battery, 70 for the inverter, 25 for the hand truck, and another 10 for miscellaneous (wire, screws, and connectors).
For anyone concerned about battery life, I ran the machine off of the battery for a couple of hours this weekend with only approximately .8 volt drop on the battery. I'm sure I could run it for more than 4 hours, if required. The drop in battery voltage has NO affect on the speed of the pitching...
I'm sure a 750w inverter would work well. Jugs recommended 1000w minimum. You would have to max out your pitching machine to come close to over amping a 750w. The price was close enough that I just got the 1200.
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This is the one I'm using. I permanently mounted it to a hand truck along with the battery. The inverter can be purchased from Amazon or ebay for less than 80 dollars.
The girls love the fact that it has a USB connection so they can plug in their music!
I will...
Sorry for the late reply. My circuit board appears a bit older than the picture you provided (which I very much appreciate). I have been dealing with a shoulder surgery and coaching Select soccer so the machine went on the "back burner" for a bit.
Here is the direction I went... Through some...
I'm new to this site. I'll take a couple of pictures and post them tonight. Ken - there is a dial in the middle of the panel with a on/off switch under the dial. Also, there is a fuse holder in the same general vicinity.
There's much more to the story than it just stopped working. I plugged it in, ran it up to about 20 mph, then 40 mph, then up to about 70 mph. We fooled around with some softies and then I dialed it back down to 20.
Here is where the problem reared it's head. It didn't slow down! It kept...
Good idea, but this circuit needs to be much more complex. The DC motor is powered by AC voltage. The AC has to be rectified by using a series of diodes. The motor wouldn't work by just using regular outlet power. I really wish it were that simple.