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Title: What is the best way to power a mini-me in the field?
Post by: hammerhorror on November 20, 2005, 05:03:39 PM

I'm looking for the longest lasting, and lightest battery to power up the Apogee Mini-me in the field.

Can some mini-me users tell me the best power supply to use?

Thanks!

Title: Re: What is the best way to power a mini-me in the field?
Post by: Chuck on November 20, 2005, 05:08:38 PM

Walmart 9v Lithium Ion battery.

Title: Re: What is the best way to power a mini-me in the field?
Post by: setboy on November 20, 2005, 05:21:14 PM

Quote from: Chuck on November 20, 2005, 05:08:38 PM

Walmart 9v Lithium Ion battery.

is walmart the only place to get them?

Title: Re: What is the best way to power a mini-me in the field?
Post by: Chuck on November 20, 2005, 05:29:18 PM

That's where I got the one I had, Walmart. They are also on eBay. One brand name is Initial.
I've heard Radio Shack had some too. There are tons of threads here on these rechargable batteries.

Title: Re: What is the best way to power a mini-me in the field?
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 20, 2005, 06:54:31 PM

www.batteryspace.com (http://www.batteryspace.com)

pick your posion ;D

Title: Re: What is the best way to power a mini-me in the field?
Post by: chucky on November 22, 2005, 08:15:14 AM

I use two 3000mah, 7.2 volt, Ni-MH RC batterys.
Runs for approx. 9 hours powering just the Mme.

Takes only 1 hour to charge.
Also, theyre pretty damn light, but Ive never used the Wal Marts,
so I dont know how they compare. Whatever the case Im happy with this setup.

Title: Re: What is the best way to power a mini-me in the field?
Post by: shaggy on November 24, 2005, 01:06:45 AM

It is way better than the AD1000 in terms of power consumption.  So you are not wasting energy that would otherewise be needed on a AD1000 to let's say, fry and egg for dinner.

Title: Re: What is the best way to power a mini-me in the field?
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 24, 2005, 11:36:11 AM

Quote from: chucky on November 22, 2005, 08:15:14 AM

I use two 3000mah, 7.2 volt, Ni-MH RC batterys.
Runs for approx. 9 hours powering just the Mme.

Takes only 1 hour to charge.
Also, theyre pretty damn light, but Ive never used the Wal Marts,
so I dont know how they compare. Whatever the case Im happy with this setup.

wired in parallel or run seperately ???

thanks

Bean

p.s.-i have 12 x 3000mah packs and 3 batts are wired in parallel thanks to leegeddy, so i have 3 7.2v NIMH 3000mah packs wired in parallel to juice up my amps, and this way the setup is also hot-swappable

Title: Re: What is the best way to power a mini-me in the field?
Post by: chucky on November 24, 2005, 01:12:19 PM

Quote from: Bean on November 24, 2005, 11:36:11 AM

wired in parallel or run seperately ???

i have 12 x 3000mah packs and 3 batts are wired in parallel thanks to leegeddy, so i have 3 7.2v NIMH 3000mah packs wired in parallel to juice up my amps, and this way the setup is also hot-swappable

Theyre ran in parallel.
I also would imagine that they would be hot swappable, but Ive never
tried cause I only got the 2.

WOW :o 12 x 3000mah, How long can you run off that fleet?

Title: Re: What is the best way to power a mini-me in the field?
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 24, 2005, 02:04:30 PM

Quote from: chucky on November 24, 2005, 01:12:19 PM

Quote from: Bean on November 24, 2005, 11:36:11 AM

wired in parallel or run seperately ???

i have 12 x 3000mah packs and 3 batts are wired in parallel thanks to leegeddy, so i have 3 7.2v NIMH 3000mah packs wired in parallel to juice up my amps, and this way the setup is also hot-swappable

Theyre ran in parallel.
I also would imagine that they would be hot swappable, but Ive never
tried cause I only got the 2.

WOW :o 12 x 3000mah, How long can you run off that fleet?

well, really there are only 4 packs, since i taped 3 x 3000mah batts together to make one 'pack' essentially

I can run the v3+jb3 out of the VRBox for about 6 hrs per 'pack', so about 24 hrs, perfect for festies 8) plus the 2 internal jb3 batts and an eco 6v 7.2amp that powers the v3 alone for 10 hrs or so 8)

i havent had many problems w/ power in almost 8 years of taping tho ;D

Title: Re: What is the best way to power a mini-me in the field?
Post by: todd e on November 28, 2005, 01:09:10 PM

thanks guy for the help, i hadn't even asked, but i was getting sick of the 12v's.  +T for all.