--- In Rob Danielson <> wrote:
>
> Its great to be able to leave the phantom power supply and recorder
> "on" to enable instant monitoring and recording all the time you are
> hiking/recording. So, comparing coax/external powering on all three
> units: The Samson might run significantly longer on a sled/battery
> pack comprised of 15 - AA size rechargeable batteries (18 volts) than
> the Rolls/Art externally powered with a sled/battery pack of 10- AA
> size rechargeable batteries (12 volts). I get about 8-10 hours using
> a 12 volt (10 X 2500ma AA cells) battery pack on my Art Phantom.
> Rechargeable batteries are pretty much the only way to go for a
> number of reasons.
>
> A downside to 18 volts requirement is its harder to find a charger
> for packs over 16 volts DC. Rob D.
Hi All
For my Art Phantom II I use two 7.2V, 3300 mAHr, NiMh "model car"
battery packs connected in series. These are the same battery packs
that are used for the FR-2LE. They supply 15+V and last a very long
time. Larger capacity packs are now available. A bit bulky but they
are already packed in a useble sled - I just hold the two packs
together with a rubber band.
Cheers
Tom Robinson
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