It seems it was mostly newer 7XX units but we don't know if the older
units have the issues after the upgrade. When powered externally,
the units were not switching-over to the internal battery powering
correctly and files were being corrupted and/or lost. John Harmon and
Dan Dugan were the primary reporters as I recall. I'll be able to
provide some feedback about the performance of may early production
post upgrade soon. Rob D.
At 10:26 AM -0500 3/15/09, Michael Raphael wrote:
>I had a hard time discerning from the previous posts: is this is an
>issue that only affects early units? I have a model that had to be
>sent in to update the firewire firmware back in the day.
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>M.
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>On Mar 15, 2009, at 9:30 AM, Rob Danielson wrote:
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>> Hi Michael--
>> The case is still open as far as I can tell. When I recently upgraded
>> my 744T to the new hardware/firmware (gulp) I asked SD about this and
>> they did not address my question about "long-term powering/recording
>> with lead acid batteries and switch-over issues" implying that they
>> are not aware of issues. I have an early 744T unit. Rob D.
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>> At 9:23 AM -0500 3/15/09, Michael Raphael wrote:
>> >Hey Folks,
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>> >I remember a while back there was a serious thread on the problems
>> >with the battery switch over on the 7 series recorders. I have read
>> >through some of the old threads and I was wondering if SD support
>> ever
>> >addressed the problem.
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >Michael
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