Thanks! Will keep you posted on how things go.
Antti
On 21 Feb 2006, at 22:48, oryoki2000 wrote:
> Antti Sakari Saario <> wrote:
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>> We just bought a Fostex FR-2 and are only getting
>> about 15-20 minutes of recording time...
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> That does seem to be a shorter recording time than
> I have seen reported by others. If you completely
> discharged your rechargeable batteries by accident,
> perhaps the batteries are damaged.
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> To test, I'd try recording with a fresh set
> of alkaline AAs to see how long they last.
> The FR-2 manual says a set of 2300 mAh alkaline
> AA (or LR6) delivers one hour of recording. Since
> most alkaline AAs (Duracell, Eveready, etc) are
> rated at 2750 mAh, you should get around 75 minutes
> of recording if the FR-2 is operating properly.
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> Recorders that use AA battery sleds also include the
> Marantz PMD671 and HHB Portadisc. In my experience,
> you're lucky to see 2 hours of recording from
> a set of 8 rechargeable AAs in these machines. And
> the battery power seems to get low just as you are
> presented with a great recording opportunity!
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> If you don't want to be swapping battery sleds,
> consider an external battery pack. One such
> battery that has given good results is the
> Power-Runner PR2E (Lithium Ion, 4000 mAh @ 12V, $49).
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> I don't have an FR-2, so I have no personal experience.
> One report I read indicated that the Power-Runner PR2E
> provides more than 6 hours of recording time with the
> FR-2, even when sending phantom power to a pair of
> microphones.
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> Here's a link to one source:
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> http://www.laptopsforless.com/portable-dvd-battery/pr2e.htm
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> I believe the Power-Runner PRE2 is being replaced with
> the Power-Runner 2310 (also 4000 mAh @ 12V, $89).
> The 2310 is available from many sources online, such as
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> http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=3DVIEWPROD&ProdID=3D919
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> Let us know the results of your battery experiments.
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> --oryoki
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> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg
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Dr Antti Sakari Saario
Lecturer and Director of Studies in Music Technology
LICA - Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts
Room A4A, Music Building, Lancaster University, LA1 4YW, UK
Tel: +44(0)1524594496 / Fax: +44(0)1524 593939
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