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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2011, 11:34:03 AM »
Bean, About 5 hours is what I used to get running 9 volts. I use two 9v dvd batteries now and it works fine. Just need a cable made to run both.

Well done. Any specific model battery you use or just generics?
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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2011, 04:04:48 PM »
Just the Inital RB-270s . These seem like they will run forever. Never tried to run them down all the way.

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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #17 on: August 09, 2011, 08:22:48 PM »
Yeah, thanks alot Andy :) I am going to use 9v's for moedown since I cant afford a dvd battery before then :) I scored [8] x 9v's at Walgreens for only 14 bucks :) Just cheap generics. I will do a batt tests or two first as always tho, so Im not surprised at the festival!
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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #18 on: August 10, 2011, 08:22:12 PM »
Also, Andy, Is that info with cheap alkaline 9v's or Duracell/Energizer  9v's ???

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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #19 on: August 11, 2011, 08:29:29 AM »
Duracell I think. BJ's always has a huge multipack at a reasonable cost. Enjoy the sax Bean. Still love mine after 8 years with it.

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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #20 on: August 11, 2011, 04:14:41 PM »
Still love mine after 8 years with it.

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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #21 on: August 11, 2011, 04:56:39 PM »
Duracell I think. BJ's always has a huge multipack at a reasonable cost. Enjoy the sax Bean. Still love mine after 8 years with it.

Oh I will DEF take great care of it ;D 8) I used to run a Sax from my 481/3's>Sax>722 for awhile back in 2006 :)
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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #22 on: August 19, 2011, 11:50:13 PM »
Using 2x generic 9v's, I am getting 12.5 hrs right now and its still going strong, even tho the low battery light is flashing like crazy :) I am SOOOOO PSYCHED I am getting this long of runtimes :) I can do ALL of MoeDown w/ just a few pairs of 9v's :)
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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #23 on: August 20, 2011, 01:22:52 AM »
I got around 14hrs TOTAL running 2x generic 9v's :) So just to be on the safe side, I'm switching out my batteries after 10hrs :) This means I'll only have about 4 battery changes at moedown this labor day :) 8)
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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #24 on: August 20, 2011, 10:16:22 AM »
Bean you might want to ask Jon Merin about using 9Vs with the Lemosax. I think he had his die prematurely using generic 9V at Summer Camp one year. Are you getting 14 hours under load at high dB volume?
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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #25 on: August 20, 2011, 10:39:47 PM »
Bean you might want to ask Jon Merin about using 9Vs with the Lemosax. I think he had his die prematurely using generic 9V at Summer Camp one year. Are you getting 14 hours under load at high dB volume?

I asked a similar question (albeit inelegantly) regarding SPL levels (load) and preamp gain and how it affects battery life here:

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=147899.msg1894279#msg1894279

Anyone care to dumb things down a bit and help me understand if/how a high dB/SPL affects battery performance of a preamp (or in my case an AIO pre/ad/recorder [SD 722])?

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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #26 on: September 08, 2011, 04:09:11 PM »
Levels were being PUSHED, at around -6db on the M10 :)
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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #27 on: April 08, 2012, 02:39:45 PM »
Yeah, thanks alot Andy :) I am going to use 9v's for moedown since I cant afford a dvd battery before then :) I scored [8] x 9v's at Walgreens for only 14 bucks :) Just cheap generics. I will do a batt tests or two first as always tho, so Im not surprised at the festival!
FYI on the Walgreens Alkaline 9v's and AA's. I was told years ago that they're just house-branded Duracells. Typical way for Duracell to do that would be to take the cells that don't pass their statistical quality controls with flying colors, and brand them for Wags.

I used to be able to get the 8-packs of 9-volt Walgreens Supercells for $12 (they crept up from $8) but occasionally they'd do two-for-ones and I'd snarf up a year's worth of preamp power. But now Walgreens doesn't seem to have the 8-packs, and the 1 & 2-packs are unreasonable. Bearing that in mind, i found out that Radio Shack puts their house brand on two-for-one sale about 4 times a year, and I asked the local Shack Geeks to give me a call when that is happening. Note: I have not yet tried the RS batteries for my preamp.
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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #28 on: May 02, 2012, 07:35:14 PM »
Using 2x generic 9v's, I am getting 12.5 hrs right now and its still going strong, even tho the low battery light is flashing like crazy :) I am SOOOOO PSYCHED I am getting this long of runtimes :) I can do ALL of MoeDown w/ just a few pairs of 9v's :)

There's a difference between the standard and lemosax versions.  I've always gotten 10+ hours with the lemosax.

From the sx-m2 manual:

16. SPECIAL VERSIONS SX-M2/LS
Designed for use by sound engineers, working frequently with the same pair of condenser or electret microphones, this version provides the same high quality amplification and features as the SX-M2.
The difference between the two versions is that the SX-M2/LS allows the user to directly connect the capsules without the microphone body thus creating a significant diminution of power consumption.
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Re: Lemosax/Sonosax with 9v alkalines ???
« Reply #29 on: May 02, 2012, 07:46:29 PM »
Makes sense
Schoeps MK 4V & MK 41V ->
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