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Gear / Technical Help => Remote Power => Topic started by: waltmon on August 15, 2013, 04:07:06 PM
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Saw these being used to power 788T and 744T when I was in Frisco for Phish....I didn't get the cats contact info, but he said that Sound Devices makes a cable specifically for this battery. He was able to run his deck and charged me at set break without even sweating it.
I think I wanna use this to run my 680...Anyone have any info on these? They do not list any cable on the B&H site or show pics of the conectors....price is like 169.00 plus charger and cable cost.
Thanks.
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360 degree view is here:
http://youtu.be/3t2we6aCekQ
Doesn't look easy to connect a cable to.
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he said that Sound Devices makes a cable specifically for this battery. He was able to run his deck and charged me at set break without even sweating it.
looks like this could be it - http://www.sounddevices.com/products/xlnph/
it was the only thing in power accessories (http://www.sounddevices.com/products/accessories/audio/#power) that looked like it would work
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So it would appear you'd have to buy the adaptor and hack the cable
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appears to me the battery fits in the adapter and the cable connects to the SD7xx, no hacking necessary but it does look a little unwieldy compared to the battery solutions that usually get posted here on ts
a note or call to SD would probably make things a whole lot clearer
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This is just a lithium np-1 battery - there are a number of these out there including probably the most well known ones from IDX
http://m.bhphotovideo.com/mobile/detail?R=389035_REG&
This is a 7 Ah (or 7000mAh version)
NP-1 batteries (although the chemistries have changed over time) have been on the market since at least the early 1980's - the Sony PCM-F1 took them for example and it dates back to 1982
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One other item to note a 6ah 14.8v battery is equivilant to 88.8 wh and a 7ah version = 103.5 wh - the 12v bixnet battery cost about $30 more has a USB out and is 144 wh (1.6 times the capacity of the battery linked to in the original post)
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I use an NP1 12v battery to power my HDP2 for a few years now. I should say at first for my HDP2 running phantom for my Earthworks SR77's.
Prior to that power was a frustrating experience.
B&H found a 12 volt cable for to fit the HDP2 me when I bought it but it was reverse polarity. I had to hack the cable to make it work.
Other than that it works great and charges quickly. I have run it in this configuration for over 6 hours. Have never tested the limits beyond that. The cup connector fits snugly and I have never had a problem with it slipping off.
I have added a V3 to this line and now use it exclusively to run the P2. I am sure that it will run all day like that if I needed it to.
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B&H has several termination varieties available for the NP1 battery cups even bare for installing whatever connector you might use Link HERE (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=np+battey+cup&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ma&Top+Nav-Search=)
I have several of the NP1-SB/NP-23dx NiCAD variety and a four bay charger that I picked up for a great price on eBay. Being NiCAD they are not light but I've got plenty of power available for festies if needed.
I usually carry one NP battery with me for a backup in case of problems with my Tekkeon MP3450 but a single Tekkeon will simultaneously power both my recorder and MixPre-D for a real long time on a full charge and it's much lighter.