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How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« on: December 29, 2003, 05:42:24 PM »
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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2003, 05:43:04 PM »
long enough for 2 sets ;)
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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2003, 05:48:11 PM »
How long will one run using regular AA's??
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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2003, 05:53:21 PM »
wheres the link to another thread....*waits for it*
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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2003, 05:53:33 PM »
long enough to run a 90m tape from start to finish and then some

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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2003, 05:54:39 PM »
It depends on the mAH rating of the lithium/AA batteries you're using and how long the damn things have been sitting on the shelf.

I get 4+ hrs out of my Powerex 2000mAH NiMH rechargable AAs.
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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2003, 06:58:25 PM »
the blue package e2 lithiums will run a D8 for over six hours...

two run my M1 for two sets, the ride home, and a first set the next night. BUT - the battery meter is not reliable at all because it is calibrated for NiMh batteries...  it will go from 2 bars to straight up OFF in like 15 minutes. it may not even show one bar or flash at one bar at all.

i have run the e2 blues in both my M1 and D8 with much success, but the best advice i can give is to run 'em for six hours then chuck 'em, no matter what the meter says.


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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2003, 07:37:09 PM »
I had 4 lithiums for my M1 (only takes 2), but those 4 batteries lasted for...

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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2003, 07:43:59 PM »
from 2 bars to straight to zero...exact same thing happens to me.  it will be full for a long time and then once it hits two bars it goes to dead in like 15 minutes.  very strange.

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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2003, 07:52:23 PM »
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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2003, 11:20:42 PM »
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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2003, 03:14:47 AM »
if you care to do the math:

http://www.rockpark.com/d7/8_power.txt
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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2003, 04:50:33 AM »
from 2 bars to straight to zero...exact same thing happens to me.  it will be full for a long time and then once it hits two bars it goes to dead in like 15 minutes.  very strange.

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it's because of the nature of how lithium batteries operate and release amps, some one gave a better answer a few weeks back.

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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2003, 03:12:01 PM »
I would suggest using NiMH rechargeable AAs. They will save you a ton of $$ in the long run and even the short run compared to lithium batteries.

I've got the 2200mAH batteries for my D100 and SBM-1 and they run both units for 4+ hours easy. Now I'm waiting to get a reliable Hard Drive recorder so I never have to worry about buying tapes or batteries ever again  ;D  
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Re:How long will a D8 run off 4 Energizer lithium's?
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2003, 07:40:46 PM »
i power my d8 with a 6v battery.  That sucker will go for days.   Id rather carry a 6v with me than change batteries in and out.

 

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