Topic: Mod-SBM1 Questions.......

[tim in jersey]

I used to power the D8 (light on) + SBM off of 1 7.2ah batt for at least 6 hours...

[macdaddy]

i use 4x 2300 powerex with a maha charger...

those 4 batts could easily do both sets of a phish gig...

but i always would have a spare set of four in my pocket...

fwiw - i have read alot about how the batts are important, but the charger is more important...

my charger is the mh-c401fs (i can use it in the car, too - for those trips to vega$ wheni had to leave, but wasnt quite ready )

batteries = powerex aa minh 2300 mAh typical 1.2v

hth

[F.O.Bean]

i use 4x 2300 powerex with a maha charger...

those 4 batts could easily do both sets of a phish gig...

but i always would have a spare set of four in my pocket...

fwiw - i have read alot about how the batts are important, but the charger is more important...

my charger is the mh-c401fs (i can use it in the car, too - for those trips to vega$ wheni had to leave, but wasnt quite ready )

batteries = powerex aa minh 2300 mAh typical 1.2v

hth

+T macadaddy

I think im gonna go the AA route, and I know LOTS about smart chargers

so the 2300mah ones should do well

I have a maha MH-C777 universal smart charger for NICD/NIMH batts, maybe i could rig up a 4 x AA sled to it

otherwise, I was maybe gonna get the maha one or the la-crosse one made for AA batts

[macdaddy]

+T macadaddy

I think im gonna go the AA route, and I know LOTS about smart chargers

so the 2300mah ones should do well

I have a maha MH-C777 universal smart charger for NICD/NIMH batts, maybe i could rig up a 4 x AA sled to it

otherwise, I was maybe gonna get the maha one or the la-crosse one made for AA batts

this i cannot help you with (never rigged a charger, never used a different one) - i took someone's advice here and got involved with the maha charger and pwerex batts. i have only ever used those and duracells, in a pinch, which last about an hour and a half, tops...

[F.O.Bean]

so 4 X 2300mah powerex NIMH batts yeilds about 4 hrs

i also have the vrbox and i was mainly goinna run the v3 on my 6v sla, and the jb3/modsbm1 off of my 9000mah packs i have made, im guessing thats close to running the d8/sbm1 combo

[grayp]

thanks daniel, I plannned on getting the hosa ones, or the AT ones, whatever is easier to find

You won't need them if you don't w00k out on us and run from the section. 

But seriously, for most loud rock shows the 480>PS-2>sbm-1 will have plenty of 'gain'.  Not a bad idea to have the transformers on hand for quieter stuff though.

i don't think you'll need them either.  you can get the extra +6 from the 480s if you need it.   i ran the 480/ps2/modsbm combo for a while and I don't think I ever needed more.  taped a few acoustic bluegrass things too.   

[F.O.Bean]

what I did notice w/ the Energizer 2500mah NIMH batts is, on the sbm1 especially, the keep 4 bars on tha batts for awhile, and then quickly die

Im still getting 6hrs easily on those 4 x 2500mah batts but just wanted to note that Those bastards go from 4 bars(up to 4-5hrs)>>3bars(quickly)>2 bars(dies sudden)