[Nature Recordists] portable power

[Mark Brennan <>]

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      Hello all, wondering if anyone has any experience with portable power=
. The

'battery' that you can buy in a hardware store that gives both ac/dc power.=
 I

purchased one last week and want to use it for all night recording with my=


Fostex Fr2le and 2 X AT4022 mics. It's a powerpack 300 by Xantrex. When i p=
lug

the gear into it, there is a very (hardly audible) hum from it, the plan it=
 to

attach it to a 50m power chord and then another 10m of Mic cables which wil=
l

give me 60m from the actual power source. Am i on the right track or wander=
ing

down a silly one!

thanks all



Mark