Re: 744 battery switchover test

["Michael Raphael"]

Hey Dan,

What battery are you using from pro digital to get that kind of  
batterlife?


On Oct 24, 2008, at 11:40 AM, Dan Dugan wrote:

> Yesterday I ran a test of my 744T with both it and an MP-2 on a Pro
> Digital brick. I was hoping that the added load of the preamp would
> reduce the battery voltage bounce when the 744 disconnected itself,
> and keep it from reconnecting. Nope. It shut down during the 13th hour
> of recording, did not switch to the L-ion battery on the back.
>
> I experimented with pulling the external battery plug several times
> while recording. No problem. So the procedure will be to simply
> disconnect the brick when it gets low. Bummer it won't work
> automatically.
>
> -Dan Dugan
>
>