Topic: testing the v3!!!

[F.O.Bean]

so im a loser and have 2 dayz off, and phil told me our v3's were calibrated to 5.9v instead of 5.75,a nd im testing them out now.....ive been going 5 hrs strong on a 95% batt, a bp-50 to be exact!!!

im running 481>v3(phantom on)> coax> d-8.......

all off of the same bp-50!!!!ill let yall know when she dies!!!!

after this im testing a FULL bp-50 on the same 2 units, and last but not least, the last bp-50 on just the v3(d-8 w/ the wall wart), ill be sure to let yall know!!!

bean

[Swampy]

SWEET!

[Simp-Dawg]

what are ya recording?  yourself taking bong rips?  

[Brian Skalinder]

and phil told me our v3's were calibrated to 5.9v instead of 5.75

Huh.  That's odd.  What's the serial no?  Only the first handful were supposedly calibrated incorrectly.  Check the Sonic Sense website for the write-up, but the serial nos are: V3001 - V3035.  Some also had a DC offset, too, so you may want to test for that as well.  Search the Oade archives for "DC offest"  - there's a large thread about the subject, with Mike Grace chiming in a couple times.

FWIW, I believe Grace will resolve both problems quickly for free if you ship it back to them (at least they did for me, 1 day turnaround).

[F.O.Bean]

and phil told me our v3's were calibrated to 5.9v instead of 5.75

Huh.  That's odd.  What's the serial no?  Only the first handful were supposedly calibrated incorrectly.  Check the Sonic Sense website for the write-up, but the serial nos are: V3001 - V3035.  Some also had a DC offset, too, so you may want to test for that as well.  Search the Oade archives for "DC offest"  - there's a large thread about the subject, with Mike Grace chiming in a couple times.

FWIW, I believe Grace will resolve both problems quickly for free if you ship it back to them (at least they did for me, 1 day turnaround).

im basically just testing batt life at this point...im doing ONE show at jmp w/ it the way it is outta the factory, so ill be doing that w/ in 2 weeks!!! thanks for the heads up tho brian, i didnt know about the dc offset....

i cant take a look at the waves because i sold my soundcard, so im w/out one till iget an audiophile 2496 in a few weeks!!

also, im not bitching, but didnt these just come from the factory??? i thought they tested these beforehand?? ???i dont really care, id rather have them check it out.....just curious!!!

[F.O.Bean]

oh, and the batt light came on after 2 hrs, maybe a lil after, so i know its a lil off, and its not goingultra fast right now.....BTW, im at 5.5 hrs!!! and still flashing the same for a while

[F.O.Bean]

You got a final check list print out sheet, didn't you?
It has a bunch of final tests signed off by Grace. This should tell you the particulars of the unit.

would it be under meter calibration??? both channels passed, but i think thats just for the levels, right???

[F.O.Bean]

I'll break mine out Bean, I don't remeber. I just remember a bunch of stats and checks.. I thought that there might have been a voltage calibration (??).

no voltage calibration ....i prolly wouldnt have thought about it, but phil emailed me and gave me the heads up!!so im just testing anyway cause its a new piece of gear, plus, my deck needs fixed anyway, so i might as well grind it a lil (i know, i know)

BTW, its been going 6+ hrs strong.......also, i forgot to mention ANSR IS on, and FS is 48k!!

[Swanny]

I got 6hrs before I turned mine off running V3 (6v) and DA-P1 (7.5v with light on) on an EC-90.

[F.O.Bean]

i got 7 hrs running both, just not recomended..... ::)also, i had the d-8 light on, forgot to mention that!!

[F.O.Bean]

oooppps...... my bad.
It ain't there dagnabit...

its the thought that counts!!

[F.O.Bean]

tested another batt and got another 6 hrs before i turned it off!!! 8)thats running the 481>v3>d-8(48k, ansr on, batt light started flashing at about the 3 hrs mark!!!

[F.O.Bean]

just running mics>v3, no deck on, i got about 10 hrs on a 6v 7.2a batt!!!

[Brian Skalinder]

just running mics>v3, no deck on, i got about 10 hrs on a 6v 7.2a batt!!!

Wow, I only get around ~6 hrs Schoeps > V3 on my 7AH SLA.  Must be something to this Eco-Charge thing after all.    You must be running right at the low end of Grace's published current draw range of 750-1,000 mA.  Me, I seem to be running at the top of the range.  Huh...

[F.O.Bean]

just running mics>v3, no deck on, i got about 10 hrs on a 6v 7.2a batt!!!

Wow, I only get around ~6 hrs Schoeps > V3 on my 7AH SLA.  Must be something to this Eco-Charge thing after all.    You must be running right at the low end of Grace's published current draw range of 750-1,000 mA.  Me, I seem to be running at the top of the range.  Huh...

have you let it discharge tho???

i did, and the lowbatt light came on at about 5-5.5 hrs...however, i checked at 9 hrs 45 mins, then forgot and passed out, so thats still 9 hrs safely!!!maybe even 10