Topic: using the naiant pfa with the tascam dr100 mk2..

[hermannhesse70]

man i'll bet this is basic, but when i'm using the pfa with my tascam dr100 mk2, switch set to mic - will it drain the batteries as fast as with mics requiring 48v phantom just because phantom is activated, or is it just using 9-ish volts for a slower drain?

[hi and lo]

P48 microphones will have differing current draws. Some draw 2-3 mA while others draw 6-8 (or up to 10). The PFA is probably only drawing 2-3, but Jon would have to confirm.

Your battery life will be consistent with a p48 microphone that is on the low-end of current draw, so it will be good, but it will not be as if you are only drawing 9vs. The recorder is still supplying 48v to the PFA.

[hermannhesse70]

thanks for that!

[hermannhesse70]

Thanks.  I guess my question was (maybe slightly more succinctly) just about battery life using the PFA with say, plug in power mics (CA-14) vs. any true phantom powered mics plugged into the XLR inputs instead.  I bought the PFA mostly because, ideally, my portable stealthy set up would be tidier without adding a battery box, but since then I've been thinking about how my run time would be affected.  Not a huge deal, as I ordered a battery box from Chris also; just wondering what kind of difference I should expect between the two.  I am also just home from having a tooth pulled and am on Oxycodone.  It has taken me like six hours just to type this in a way that makes sense to my bleary eyes and warped brain! 

[F.O.Bean]

Thanks.  I guess my question was (maybe slightly more succinctly) just about battery life using the PFA with say, plug in power mics (CA-14) vs. any true phantom powered mics plugged into the XLR inputs instead.  I bought the PFA mostly because, ideally, my portable stealthy set up would be tidier without adding a battery box, but since then I've been thinking about how my run time would be affected.  Not a huge deal, as I ordered a battery box from Chris also; just wondering what kind of difference I should expect between the two.  I'm am also just home from having a tooth pulled and am on Oxycodone.  It has taken me like six hours just to type in a way that makes sense to my bleary eyes and warped brain! 

Damn opiates