Topic: jb3 external power II...

[Normsreality]

Hey folks! I have only one JB3 battery, and i'm taping my first show tomorrow, so this morning I went on a hunt at WallWorld to see what I could come up with for remote power. I picked up a PowerLine Car Cord Adapter (3-12v/2000mA), and an Energizer Portable DVD Battery (model# ER-DVDmini-W). All I had to do was snip the cigarette lighter adapter off of the car adapter, as well as the input line from the battery then just crimped them together. Set the voltage regulator to 4.5 and WhaLa! power to the JB3 without a hitch. I haven't completed any run-time tests yet, but I thought i'd let you guys know it works. I've seen reference to the car adapter I've mentioned before, but not the battery. The battery itself is roughly the same size as the JB3, and much less bulky than the RC batteries. I'm going to pick up another one of these bad boys for the UA5..the battery is built to send 9.5v output, and that is currently what I'm using (RC batts) to power the UA5 so I see no problems using it "out of the box." Here are some pics of the setup. Feel free to ask me any questions.








BTW the battery was $29.94, and the car kit was $14.96 here in South Carolina.

[JackoRoses]

Hey folks! I have only one JB3 battery, and i'm taping my first show tomorrow, so this morning I went on a hunt at WallWorld to see what I could come up with for remote power. I picked up a PowerLine Car Cord Adapter (3-12v/2000mA), and an Energizer Portable DVD Battery (model# ER-DVDmini-W). All I had to do was snip the cigarette lighter adapter off of the car adapter, as well as the input line from the battery then just crimped them together. Set the voltage regulator to 4.5 and WhaLa! power to the JB3 without a hitch. I haven't completed any run-time tests yet, but I thought i'd let you guys know it works. I've seen reference to the car adapter I've mentioned before, but not the battery. The battery itself is roughly the same size as the JB3, and much less bulky than the RC batteries. I'm going to pick up another one of these bad boys for the UA5..the battery is built to send 9.5v output, and that is currently what I'm using (RC batts) to power the UA5 so I see no problems using it "out of the box." Here are some pics of the setup. Feel free to ask me any questions.

see my earlier post about using the adapter and powering a jb3 and v3 together.

[Normsreality]

see my earlier post about using the adapter and powering a jb3 and v3 together.

I assume you are referring to the fact that I could power my JB3 and UA5 off of that one battery? I read your post before I bought this thing, but decided to go one battery/device for festival use. Although I may look into the one batt option in the future.  Thanks for the suggestion anyway bud. +T if I could!

[spyder9]

I put together a voltage regulator box to generate 5v from a Walmart-type Li-ion battery.  Done mainly to power a Microtrack, but I tested it with a JB3 and it worked great!  I haven't tested it yet, but I'm guessing it should be good for 15 hours of runtime or so.

That's nice and small for stealth purposes.  A 2200 mah RC battery should go with this nicely.  How much for the Juice box, Todd?  +T

[Todd R]

Thanks Spyder!  The "Juice Box" is $35 shipped.  It should be a good solution for running several types of 5v equipment including the JB3, the new Microtrack, and the PMD660.  I can also make a version with a pass-through output for running a UA5 or V3 along with a JB3.

More info on it can be found on my post in the retail section.

[dmoog4]

Well I thought I'd finally solved the problem, ordered a voltage adapter from A-V Accessories Corp on August 10.  They acknowledged the order, then.. nothing.  Didn't ship it, didn't answer my email.  Appears they never charged my credit card. at least.

So strike that solution... the long search for remote JB3 power continues... looks like some new solutions here, but a warning: don't order from A-V Accessories Corp.

Doug

[F.O.Bean]

get one of the things todd is selling ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

you can run them from 7-14 volts i believe!

[BLOODYJACK]

This is a much better way to power your jb3 $29.99 from Fred Myer comes with the ends to fit almost everything has a 5volt output setting and is rechargable from the wall and from your car.
4000mah lithium-ion with a little meter like the wallyworld battery only smaller.

[Patrick]

http://www.bixnet.com/usbbatterybox.html

would this power a jb3? anyone use something like this ?

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[kskreider]

This is a much better way to power your jb3 $29.99 from Fred Myer comes with the ends to fit almost everything has a 5volt output setting and is rechargable from the wall and from your car.
4000mah lithium-ion with a little meter like the wallyworld battery only smaller.

Sis got it for me at Fred Meyer's.
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=49161.msg673277#msg673277

[spoogles]

anyone coming to Vegoose and have a fred myeres near them? i can't find that digital concepts battery pack anywhere here in vegas and will pay anyone who can get me one.thanks

[tms]

http://www.bixnet.com/usbbatterybox.html

would this power a jb3? anyone use something like this ?

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Has anyone tried powering the JB3 thru the USB port?

[The Kilted Taper]

http://www.bixnet.com/usbbatterybox.html

would this power a jb3? anyone use something like this ?

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Has anyone tried powering the JB3 thru the USB port?

I don't believe it's even an option. Is it?? 

[momule]

I don't believe it's even an option. Is it?? 

I dont think so, Otherwise the Jb3 prolly wouldn't come with an power adapter. I only ran mine one time VIA usb to my machine and I dont remember if it powered that way of not. I honestly doubt it.

[bgalizio]

I use USB (apparently there is a firewire issue with MSI mobos, and I haven't gotten mine to work). It doesn't power from the computer, so I don't think it would power from a USB battery solution.