Topic: HOSA ODL-312 ac to dc power cable hack

[F.O.Bean]

i put the hosa end in the smaller end, and the extra (thick) lead where both of yours are

it seeems to hold continuity well tho

[F.O.Bean]

you can see the 2 humps where i used them!!1

i used 2 sets because i wanted shrink wrap on there

[F.O.Bean]

oooops, here

[F.O.Bean]

john r, i took your pic advise and redid mine that-a-way!!!

give those cables a rough shakin, i bet ya get audible dropouts, thats why i electrical taped mine finallly

we need to get some xlr's going on or something, unless i got the ONE set of bad extra leads, but its their whole cable play, im tellin ya'll!!!

mine dont dropout now unless i pick up the cable while its plugged into the hosa, turn it upside down while holding the hosa cable up in the air, and also pulling the cable EVERY which way, and still it only cuts out very rarely, but its not the hosa's input dc plug, cause ive tried to stress/rattle that and to no avail, so its all in their crap ass plastic connectors, or the cables coming directly outta the batt!!!

[John R]

i haven't really given them the 'bean test'     so, you're saying thet the weak link is the radshack connectors?

jr

[F.O.Bean]

i haven't really given them the 'bean test'     so, you're saying thet the weak link is the radshack connectors?

jr

yep, give em the bean test, youre jb3 headphone levels wil  :minigun:llet ya know if theres a dropout

[caymanreview]

JohnR-- that is one beefy optical cable! nice pics!!!

[F.O.Bean]

FWIW< im getting 15.5 hrs on the hosa odl-312 w/ one 9.6v rc batt (1000mah)

im gonna test for 3 more hrs and thats it

[F.O.Bean]

skalinder, i got 18.5 easy!!

now whats up w/ discharging batts??

[caymanreview]

i would cycle it a few times to ensure full runtime, and an occasional full cycle to clear any "memory" of the batt and you will be fine

[John R]

skalinder, i got 18.5 easy!!

now whats up w/ discharging batts??

sweet, the 1600 should be good for a couple of days then.  thanks for running the test, bean.

jr

[F.O.Bean]

skalinder, i got 18.5 easy!!

now whats up w/ discharging batts??

sweet, the 1600 should be good for a couple of days then.  thanks for running the test, bean.

jr

john, i went to sleep about 3.30 pm yesterday, after the 18.5 hrs testing, and when i got up at 9.45 pm, the damn thing still had a light on, so i left for work, just got back, and itd finally dead, so i bet i couldve EASILY gotten 20-22 hrs of recording

dustin, thanks bro, so if i needed to charge in a pinch at a ferstie or on tour, id be alright, right???

im just gonna go buy a NI-MH batt and save this one for a backup 8)so i can top it off whenever need be

[todd e]

ok, i am only a day away from completion on this little battery project.  got the battery and connectors, but i got one question.  did you guy hack the other side of your wal-wart for a charger?  trying to think out the other end (i.e. the other bit of the re-chargeable battery).

all i need now is the actual hosa box.  thanks to you guys, i'll be ready to rock.  
first run last night with the jb3, flawless.  so nice and it felt fairly sturdy, to boot.t

[F.O.Bean]

also, the damn hosa runs "phorever" on the rc batts

[John R]

todd a little confused by your question.  i hacked the wall wort, but i hacked it for the hosa end.  i got an extra set of the radshack rc male/female connectors to complete the chain.  one half of the extra set is to go onto the cut wallwort cable, but the 1600 Ah battery will power the 312 for as long as i will ever need it to, so no hurry(for me)  you can see my pics on page one.

jr