Topic: Walmart LiON, V3, so many questions...

[F.O.Bean]

wish i could help guys, i was just wondering

that way i could run one of the 2 24 bit and the other 16bit for backup

[caymanreview]

bumpage

just picked up my wally world l-ion pack...

wiring up the adapta plug wire to the stock connector witht he locking threads so im not nervous about the shotty connection with the size L adaptaplug

i accidently got the adaptaplug extension cable inseat of the cable to put a tip on each end... D'oh

ah well, i wanted to use the stock connector anyways, and il just hack off the male end of my adaptaplug and use the switchcraft connector now

[Ed.]

i've read this complete thread...and something tells me i'm going to need step by step instructions, part numbers, and plenty of pictures when i finally get around to doing this.

[caymanreview]

its fairly simple

as long as you get a power cable to hack it will be simple

i bought and tried the radio shack adaptaplugs and i hated how all of them fit and stuck withthe stock plug that screws in tight, but isnt right angle

[Ed.]

i think i'm going to go with a 6v battery for the majority of my taping and then get this for the smaller shows i do that i know will be short.  i'll probably be asking a lot of questions in a month or so.

[caymanreview]

there is no real reason to carry lead if you dont have too. i despise carrying sla's

this thing packs a punch in a small package

i got a little over 6 hrs on my test the other day with the v3 with it

[Ed.]

well, 6 hrs isn't bad, i was thinking i'd only get 3-4.  I'll have to get this first and then test it and see what i can get, but i think 6 hours will be plenty of time.  great news.

[caymanreview]

i checked it at 6 hrs, and then at 6:15 and it was dead

i thought 6hrs wasnt bad lyself

[Chuck]

Where are these things in Walmart?
What do they cost?
Who is the manufacturer?
I want to run a Mini-Me with one.

[ts]

After reading and re-reading this thread for a few days now, I finally ran out and grabbed one. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but one of the adaptaplugs that came with battery fits perfectly in the V3 and it's a right angle. My battery came with coiled cord and 3 adaptaplugs. Didn't anyone try these? No locking ring, but it's a nice snug fit.

[caymanreview]

i tried it and i wasnt happy AT ALL. it isnt a perfect fir, and a power plug rocking around in there could cause some damage if/when it shorts. but as always, ymmv


i only use the locking v3 power cable, i dont trust anything else

pm leegeddy if you want a right angle v3 power cable

[ts]

I got 3 adaptaplugs with this thing. I don't have them in front of me as I'm at work, however the one I'm using is such a snug fit I almost thought it was too tight. I forget which number it is. And it's not the one with the little pin inside. I wrapped some tape around the connection to the coiled cord and I can't see it going anywhere. Maybe I got an adaptaplug that others are not getting. Ya never know.
I called Paul at Prodig and he said to send him the coiled cord to have the Switchcraft put on, but I may not even do that now. I like this right angle thingy as my V3 sits upright in my bag.
Thanks for the leggeddy tip anyway.

[caymanreview]

one of the ones i got was snug also. there are little tabs on the pin in the v3,a nd that connector is bending the shit outta them every time it is inserted... thats if its the same one i have

it is like a pin, with 2 flexible things on the sides of it inside the v3,a nd i noticed that the adaptaplug bent them on mine, if you get what im saying

[ts]

Whoa! I better check that out. Time to get out the flashlight. Thanks.

[caymanreview]

yeah, i was like " hey this is perfect, it is nice and tight. i put it in and took it out a few times, and it seems to get a little looser"

then i looked in with a light and saw those tiny tabs it was bending. i took a mini screwdriver (flat) and bent them back before i ahd doen too much damage

do yourself a favor and get a right angle v3 cable from leegeddy for 15$. you wont be dissapointed!