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Offline joeshambro

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Talk to me about powering my D100.
« on: March 15, 2004, 06:16:40 PM »
So, what is needed?  I have some 6v SLA's that are here collecting dust since I only carry 1 at a time...  can those be used?  

I almost had one of those old Radio Shack CD player batteries but at the time I needed to pay I had no valid checks thanks to my bank being screwups  (long story)...  

Thanks ahead of time for any advice...
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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2004, 06:23:49 PM »
I've always used Maha Powerex AA rechargables with excellent results.
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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2004, 06:25:16 PM »
Thanks, +T -- What kind of run time can I expect?

Anything's better than the 2 hours tops with AA's...
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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2004, 06:44:48 PM »
I never pushed 'em real far b/c I was paranoid, but I got 4+ hrs a few times without too much worry.  I usually swapped 'em out at setbreak to be safe.

For festivals, I ran a 4xD-cell rechargable sled.

FWIW, I get my rechargables at www.thomasdistributing.com.
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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2004, 06:58:16 PM »
Quote from: joeshambro on March 15, 2004, 06:16:40 PM
So, what is needed?  I have some 6v SLA's that are here collecting dust since I only carry 1 at a time...  can those be used?  

I almost had one of those old Radio Shack CD player batteries but at the time I needed to pay I had no valid checks thanks to my bank being screwups  (long story)...  

Thanks ahead of time for any advice...

i have a D100.

here are some personal results with various power supplies:

Duracell AA:  ~2.5hrs
Energizer Lithium AA: ~5.5hrs
Lenmar NiMH 2300mAH AA: ~4hrs
Lenmar NiMH 1800mAH AA: ~2.5hrs
home built 4-D cell (Duracell) sled:  ~30hrs

these figures are approximations with NO backlight, no play/rewind/ffwd. just pure recording time.

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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2004, 07:25:22 PM »
Quote from: leegeddy on March 15, 2004, 06:58:16 PM
Duracell AA:  ~2.5hrs
Lenmar NiMH 2300mAH AA: ~4hrs
Lenmar NiMH 1800mAH AA: ~2.5hrs
home built 4-D cell (Duracell) sled:  ~30hrs

these figures are approximations with NO backlight, no play/rewind/ffwd. just pure recording time.

My experience mirrors Marc's, though I've had terrible results on alkalines - AAs lasting ~1 hr, 4xD cell sled lasting 4 hrs, that kinda crap.  Turned me off alkalines real fast.  I just have bad alkaline battery luck, I guess.
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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2004, 07:29:01 PM »
joe, don't use those 6v's unless you regulate them down to 4.5 volts.  thats how that d100 was fried in the first place :-)  At least thats what jim suspected- its all fixed now.  +T to pro dig!
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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2004, 08:44:02 PM »
Quote from: jpschust on March 15, 2004, 07:29:01 PM
joe, don't use those 6v's unless you regulate them down to 4.5 volts.  thats how that d100 was fried in the first place :-)  At least thats what jim suspected- its all fixed now.  +T to pro dig!

i recently replaced the D Cells for my sled after few MONTHS of taping and measured the voltage. it was approaching 6.2Volts.  not a problem with my D100/M1.

but others' decks may vary.

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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2004, 10:43:52 PM »
I've seen an M1 that was used on 6v's for several years melt mid-show from the 6v power.

I think it can be done, but I don't think I'd risk it with my deck...
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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2004, 11:20:46 PM »
I only used lithiums in my D-100.  I'd get 5-6 hrs.  It's a little spendy though.
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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2004, 11:43:31 PM »
I've done 3+ hours of recording with NiMH and only had it drop one bar
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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2004, 12:39:24 PM »
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home built 4-D cell (Duracell) sled:  ~30hrs

i built one of these a while ago for a d8 & sbm-1, but i have never used it.

30hrs? wow!
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is the sled & 4 D cells lighter than a 7amp hr sla?


 
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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2004, 04:03:38 PM »
>>joe, don't use those 6v's unless you regulate them down to 4.5 volts.  thats how that d100 was fried in the first place :-)<<


i've been using a 6v on my d100 for 4 years now
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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2004, 05:33:31 PM »
see my above post, a friend used 6v with his M1 for years and then one day the thing just fried...

it's your gear though...
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Re:Talk to me about powering my D100.
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2004, 07:45:51 PM »
Quote from: Chris K on May 21, 2004, 12:39:24 PM
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home built 4-D cell (Duracell) sled:  ~30hrs

i built one of these a while ago for a d8 & sbm-1, but i have never used it.

30hrs? wow!
 :jawdrop:

is the sled & 4 D cells lighter than a 7amp hr sla?

yes. much lighter than a SLA.

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