Topic: STATIC from Proximity to Wal Mart Batteries!?

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Ok - Toying around today abit -

Working with a Sony D3 DAT and my Wally battery - I go to change the tape - and when I did I set the deck down on the Battery...Started it back up and it sounds like I need to clean my heads - run the cleaner  - no dice - I pick up the deck - and push play with the deck in my hand - Plays fine - aha...set it on the battery - the digi-static returns...

Not sure if this would be an issue with other devices - but if you are in habit of stacking, or keeping your battery near other gear - perhaps a double check is in order...

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Actually - on second thought - perhaps its RF energy from the D3 that is feeding into the battery?

[blindman]

Don't know the technical reason why, but my external battery does the same thing to the MT... I just try to keep them seperated and there is no issue. Mine causes more of a hum than a crackle though.

on a related topic... don't put your nextel phone in your recording bag while taping... nothing sux more than that nextel "chik chik chik" on a recording right in the nice quiet part of a song. DOH!

I do like that the nextel will make that sound on my car stereo while driving... I can always tell when a call is coming in before the phone rings... which I never hear cause the radio is too loud.