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Title: how long does your battery box last
Post by: jeromejello on April 06, 2005, 08:26:02 PM

actually how long does the battery itself last  ;D

interested in what peeps are experiencing in the field with sp's battery boxes, since it seems a lot of you have them.  the mics i will be most interested in hearing about are at853's.

please include if your box is a 9v or 12v (i am thinkning of both - actually want 2x 9v, one for each mic)

Title: Re: how long does your battery box last
Post by: Ed. on April 07, 2005, 07:19:26 AM

i think those batteries are good for around 500 hours.  it probably wouldn't hurt to change it every 6 months or even less time than that if you tape a bunch.  seriously, would you rather lose a couple of bux on a battery every couple of months, or lose a recording.

Title: Re: how long does your battery box last
Post by: neutrino on April 07, 2005, 01:43:35 PM

I've just been in the habit of checking the 9volt in my battery box with a multi-meter every month or so and when the voltage drops below 8 volts I swap it out with a fresh battery and use the old one to power something of less importance.
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Title: Re: how long does your battery box last
Post by: jaguaracer on April 07, 2005, 08:51:08 PM

I'd

Quote from: SpeshulEd on April 07, 2005, 07:19:26 AM

i think those batteries are good for around 500 hours. it probably wouldn't hurt to change it every 6 months or even less time than that if you tape a bunch. seriously, would you rather lose a couple of bux on a battery every couple of months, or lose a recording.

thanks. that'd be sweet. about to start taping this summer...

Title: Re: how long does your battery box last
Post by: zhianosatch on April 07, 2005, 09:47:31 PM

schwilly is the only person in history to do a couple of things that come to mind:

1. consistently pull decent tapes with the sony ecm-ms907/908c
2. have the 9v in a sound pro battery box die on him DURING a show.

best to change the battery every few months. it's worth the few bucks!