Just bought a new digi mod ua 5 from the oade site.
Whats the cheapest easiest way to power this sucker.
Will those rat shack 9.6v r/c packs work? Or am i going to have to try and build and sla.
What kind of power jack does it have?
Check a little further down this board & theres a thread on field-powering the UA-5.
I kind phellow made & mailed me the y power connector for R/C packs & it works great, took it and my new UA-5 out for its maiden flight last Wednesday.
I picked up a 3000mAh 9.6v pack from batteryspace.com and it lasted the whole nite (about 6 hours). I've heard people say they've got 7+ from it while supplying phantom.
The pack was $30+shipping and came with a charger.
Yeah, here's the other thread -
http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=2672
That covers it, thnks
I'd be glad to build you a power cable wrangler. Let me know. Works out to $13 for parts.
-Kevin
+T to Kev for my phatty power cable, and same to Clayton for new toyz
Hells yeah.
That would be great. Let me know how you want to get paid.
+t
PayPal is just fine, blu666z@hotmail.com is my account there. I have my parents in this week so it might take me a couple extra days to get by Radio Shack but I should still be able to have it done by the weekend. Please sure to include your address.
-Kevin
I want one! :)
Just kidding, what I do want though is Jordan's website with the pictures to come back on-line so I know what I'm doing!!! :(
no doubt! I think I saw someone post over @ Oade a couple weeks ago saying he had it archived on his PC at home.
I'll try to find him/it & put it in our archive.
Done and Done
Thanks again!
Google caches pages. Not sure about images on those pages though. I will put the offer to make you a cable as well npsinboro.
-Kevin
Google does not cache the images, unfortunately.
Also, archive.org's Wayback machine appears to have never crawled those pages... drag.
I found the thread & emailed the dOOd who said he had the page zipped up at home.
I have an extra rat shack 9.6v connector if anybody wants it. They give you 2 in a pack and I only used 1 with my 3000mAh battery.
-john
Ill take it.
How much?
you can have it, just gimme your address and I'll throw it in the mail...
clayton, I can build you one for parts if you want to drive up here and pick it up sometime
Clayton Tartt
PO BOX 1703
Livingston, Al 35470
its leaving Jersey today...
Thanks a ton. If theres ever anything i can help out with, just ask.
+t
This ones a bit heavier than the 9.6 rc battery but is for festivals and such...
Take 2 4-D cell battery packs from rat shack and wire them in series...8 rechargable D batteries(or regular batteries)....and a connector to the UA-5....I have been running the same batteries for over 50 hours with no voltage drop in the battery pack....
Brian
FWIW, Jordan Shapiro's UA-5 battery site has been uploaded to the server & is accessible thru the manuals board.
Quoteits leaving Jersey today...
Got it today thnks Jon
:happy:
I wonder if some kind soul can help me out here. . . I went to radio shack to buy all the parts needed to build the Shapiro style battery pack for powering a UA-5 in the field, but aparantly Canadian radio shack stores do not carry the RC 9.6V Battery Pack Connector Repair Kit. I then tried to order it from radioshack.com only to find out that they will not process international orders. I now have quite a few dollars worth of parts sitting here useless to me unless I can somehow find two female adaptors to build this battery pack. The "helpful" guy behind the counter suggested I cut the male adaptors off the batteries and hardwire them to the adaptaplug. I almost laughed at him. Anyone have any ideas to help me out?
Thanks a ton in advance.
-Brandon
I'd cut the RS adapters off the batteries, charger, etc, and use XLR style or similar connectors throughout the system. You shouldn't have too hard a time finding the XLR's; I imagine Daryan has a few left...
jeesh...volunteer me why don't ya ;) I am going to have Justine send a bunch out here so I can get everyone's 4-pin projects finished with and paid for. Shoot me a pm to let me know what I am looking at doing. I think I need to make this a business. Get some wayyyyy overpriced plastic cases and charge a hundred bucks a battery...oh wait, someone beat me to it already, damn! ;D
Daryan
You're lucky you don't live here then. . . the parts I've bought so far already cost me a hundred bucks. That doesn't count a fancy plastic case either! ;)
So about these XLR adaptors. . . where might I find these? I'm eager to get this thing working so that I can give it to the guy who owns the UA-5 and get my money from him. . .
-Brandon
check out core sound, they have a 6 hr and an 8 hr, and a case for it if you needed it..
http://www.core-sound.com/ua-5.html
The 6 hour from Core is equal to the 3000mAh battery from batteryspace, but about $25 more.
^^Blizzump^^ for sexymexi
Brandon - it's been some time but I noticed Canada mentioned. Let me know if you're in Toronto and I can guide you to parts. Return that Radio Shack crap! You can do this for under $50.
Quote from: mirth on June 20, 2003, 12:13:56 PM
FWIW, Jordan Shapiro's UA-5 battery site has been uploaded to the server & is accessible thru the manuals board.
404 - File not found... :-[
Quote from: EkoostikMace on August 21, 2003, 09:04:02 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 20, 2003, 12:13:56 PM
FWIW, Jordan Shapiro's UA-5 battery site has been uploaded to the server & is accessible thru the manuals board.
404 - File not found... :-[
Check the Archival Section for the correct link - it's updated and should be working now.