It's a good option Rob but when I went to the Arctic refuge there was no
place for me to charge the batteries this is why I prefer the D-cells.
I would go your way if I was out in the field staying close to local
amenities.
Thanks for the link mate, that was useful :)
Martyn
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Martyn Stewart
Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
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-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Rob Danielson
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 10:08 AM
To:
Subject: RE: [Nature Recordists] 722 batteries/cases
At 9:12 AM -0700 10/4/05, Martyn Stewart wrote:
>It is 8lbs in weight, I suppose you could make one yourself but by the tim=
e
>you go out and get the hot glue gun, battery caddy, order the plug from
>Sound devices you may think $275 is cheap!
>I have 2 internal Sony batteries I carry and this exterior battery caddy
>fits like a finger in a clove in the front pouch of the excellently made
>Portabrace bag, recording time with this set-up including all batteries is
>about 4 days in the field.....
>What more could a bloke want? (don=92t answer that :)
Not using throw away batteries. :-)
The below page has links to Hirose connector,
batteries and the charger you can use to charge
the whole 12 volt pack at once:
http://www.uwm.edu/~type/Mic%20Preamps/BatteryPack_NiMH_722/Battery10KaHr_7=
2
2_744.htm
At $200, does 24/48K for 12 hours, headphones off. Recharges in 8 hours. Ro=
b
D.
>
>Martyn
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
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