Astera Charging Cart

Astera Charging Cart details

Our Astera Charging Cart is a purpose built lighting and charging cart solution for safely storing, transporting, and charging 2ft and 4ft Astera tube lights on professional film and TV production sets. Designed for busy lighting departments, this heavy duty production cart keeps your tubes organised, powered, and ready for rapid deployment, whether you’re in a studio, on location, or in prep.

Holding up to 40 tubes (configured as 20 x 2ft and 20 x 4ft, or 40 x 4ft), it provides secure storage and an efficient way to manage high volume Astera lighting kits and wider production gear. On set, that means faster turnarounds, cleaner setups, and less time untangling cables or searching for charged fixtures across your production kit.

At the steering end, the open side gives access to a dedicated mounting panel for PowerBox units. Integrated pass through holes allow charging leads to reach every tube, while open sides promote airflow, essential during continuous smart charging cycles on long film and TV production days. All power runs through the included, pre-mounted PowerCon distribution board, creating a centralised and organised charging system within one mobile lighting cart.

A soft close drawer at the top keeps tools and accessories secure, while the removable upper front section allows flexible configuration for 2ft tube storage. If your setup changes, the panel can be secured back into place with four bolts, making this lighting cart adaptable to evolving production kit lists and changing set demands

Why It Makes Life Easier on Set

How can the Astera charging cart help me? 

• Gaffers & Best Boys – Keep Astera tubes charged, organised, and ready for rapid lighting changes throughout the shoot day.
• Lighting Technicians / Sparks – Faster access to charged tubes reduces downtime during setups, swaps, and resets.
• Rigging & Transport Crew – Secure tube storage helps safely move large Astera kits between truck, studio, and location.
• Studio & Location Crews – Centralised charging and cleaner cable management create tidier, safer working environments.
• Prep Technicians & Rental Houses – Organised charging systems and dedicated tube slots reduce prep time, damage, and missing kit.
• Owner Operators & Small Crews – One mobile cart combines charging, storage, and transport into a single efficient workflow solution.
• Production Teams – Faster setup and turnaround times help lighting departments work more efficiently on busy film and TV sets.

Bespoke 

You can purchase this cart in its standard configuration, or use the form below to create a custom or bespoke production cart tailored to your exact kit, workflow, and department needs. Every cart is made to order, with a typical lead time of three weeks.

If your lighting setup is unique, we’ll design a bespoke production cart solution around it.