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Title: Sonosax powering (via 10 X AA sled)
Post by: shaggy on October 05, 2005, 09:02:50 AM
Rigged this up for the festy at Asagiri after gathering parts from Akihabara.  Used cheap alkalines, 4/100yen (like those Vartas they sell at Ikea, 10/$2) made by GP.  Collected data with my cheapy voltmeter throughout the festy and subsequent shows after (over a three month period):

Initial voltage: 15.80 (I tested it for fifteen minutes before I read the voltage)

After 1:05tt  : 15.08

After 4:35tt  : 14.68

After 5:35tt  : 14.46

After 8:15tt  : 14.28

After 10:30tt : 14.00

Pics of the Lowepro 3 pack it resides in: http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=51490.0

I think you could get 12  hours, no sweat....






Title: Re: Sonosax powering (via 10 X AA sled)
Post by: F.O.Bean on September 09, 2006, 01:53:23 PM
Rigged this up for the festy at Asagiri after gathering parts from Akihabara.  Used cheap alkalines, 4/100yen (like those Vartas they sell at Ikea, 10/$2) made by GP.  Collected data with my cheapy voltmeter throughout the festy and subsequent shows after (over a three month period):

Initial voltage: 15.80 (I tested it for fifteen minutes before I read the voltage)

After 1:05tt  : 15.08

After 4:35tt  : 14.68

After 5:35tt  : 14.46

After 8:15tt  : 14.28

After 10:30tt : 14.00

Pics of the Lowepro 3 pack it resides in: http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=51490.0

I think you could get 12  hours, no sweat....








so this is really simple ??? i just picked up a sax and was wondering the best powering method, this may be it, otherwise i was gonnas buy NIMH 12v rc batts
Title: Re: Sonosax powering (via 10 X AA sled)
Post by: neumannkid on September 09, 2006, 03:50:32 PM
Although I dont think making a sled is a bad idea I felt using 2x9.6v RC batteries wired in series to be a better way to go for me. Gives me plenty of record time at festies and local shows. Check out this thread for more info

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=46279.0
Title: Re: Sonosax powering (via 10 X AA sled)
Post by: F.O.Bean on September 09, 2006, 04:05:18 PM
Although I dont think making a sled is a bad idea I felt using 2x9.6v RC batteries wired in series to be a better way to go for me. Gives me plenty of record time at festies and local shows. Check out this thread for more info

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=46279.0

i read that a bunch, i am gonna use 3 x 7.2v NIMH batts wired in series, thats 21.6v and 3000mah, that should be plenty of power
Title: Re: Sonosax powering (via 10 X AA sled)
Post by: Nick Graham on September 09, 2006, 05:45:52 PM
Have you considered one of the Lithium 9v DVD batteries? It'll power the Sax for 15-16 hours easily...
Title: Re: Sonosax powering (via 10 X AA sled)
Post by: F.O.Bean on September 09, 2006, 05:51:09 PM
Have you considered one of the Lithium 9v DVD batteries? It'll power the Sax for 15-16 hours easily...

thats def an option, but i already have 12 x 3000mah batts 7.2v
Title: Re: Sonosax powering (via 10 X AA sled)
Post by: F.O.Bean on September 19, 2006, 11:34:07 PM
Although I dont think making a sled is a bad idea I felt using 2x9.6v RC batteries wired in series to be a better way to go for me. Gives me plenty of record time at festies and local shows. Check out this thread for more info

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=46279.0

i read that a bunch, i am gonna use 3 x 7.2v NIMH batts wired in series, thats 21.6v and 3000mah, that should be plenty of power

would a 19.2v>24volt NIMH RC charger be sufficient for the batteries i wired in series ??? i wired 3 x 7.2v 3000mah batts in series to equal 21.6v@3000mah, wouldnt a 19.2>24v charger be ideal?

heres what i was gonna buy......

http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2663

thanks in advance,

Bean
Title: Re: Sonosax powering (via 10 X AA sled)
Post by: F.O.Bean on September 30, 2006, 03:31:36 PM
Although I dont think making a sled is a bad idea I felt using 2x9.6v RC batteries wired in series to be a better way to go for me. Gives me plenty of record time at festies and local shows. Check out this thread for more info

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=46279.0

i read that a bunch, i am gonna use 3 x 7.2v NIMH batts wired in series, thats 21.6v and 3000mah, that should be plenty of power

would a 19.2v>24volt NIMH RC charger be sufficient for the batteries i wired in series ??? i wired 3 x 7.2v 3000mah batts in series to equal 21.6v@3000mah, wouldnt a 19.2>24v charger be ideal?

heres what i was gonna buy......

http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2663

thanks in advance,

Bean

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