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Re: Recommendations of external battery for Tascam DR-680

Subject: Re: Recommendations of external battery for Tascam DR-680
From: "H=E5kan Olsson" nordicsounds
Date: Sun May 12, 2013 8:57 am ((PDT))
Hi!
One thing i didn't understand first is that you need to put the batteri ON
when you are going to recharge it. Both green and red light is visible on
the charger when charging. When the battery is fully charged, only the red
light is on.



Den s=F6ndagen den 12:e maj 2013 skrev Trond Lossius:

> Hi H=E5kan,
>
> >> I have a Tascam DR-680 that I am using with a SoundField ambisonics
> mic. Recording at 96 kHz using internal AA rechargeable batteries I'm abl=
e
> to do approx one hour of recordings. I'd like to extend this in order to =
be
> able to record for up to 5 hours, and recharge over night. Do anyone have
> recommendations for what to look into (or what to shy away from)?
>
> (=85snipp=85)
>
> > I don't use AA batteries any longer, only external batteries. You asked
> about external battery, so here is what I use.
> > I use 12v 9800 mah li-ion batteries. I haven't really tested how long
> they will last, but I know it's at least 8 hours (just put the recorder o=
n
> rec over night and the battery wasn't empty in the morning). I have like =
5
> of them. I have also soldered an Y cabel so I can connect two of them at
> the same time.
> > Here is the one I bought last.
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-DC12V-Portable-9800mAhLi-ion-Super-Rec=
hargeable-Battery-Pack-high-quality-for-wireless-transmitter-CCTV-camera/56=
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>
> (=85snipp=85)
>
> > I also recommend that you buy at least 2. They take a long time to
> charge. If it's completely empty, it can take like 24h to charge it, so
> it's nice to have a second one that you can use in the meantime.
>
> Thanks, I've got myself two of these batteries (the one wrapped in blue
> shrink wrap), and I have a question: How do you know when the batteries a=
re
> fully charged. I've noticed that when completely recharged the red led on
> the battery won't light, but apart from that starting to light up during
> recharge, I don't see any other indications that the battery might be
> completely recharged, neither on the battery nor on the power connector f=
or
> the charger.
>
> Thanks!
> Trond
>
>
>
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