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beachtek dxa-10 battery duration
Typically, how long does a 9 volt battery last in beachtek dxa-10 with 2 mics connected using phantom power for both mics?
I'm getting terrible results making this device useless. Does anyone use this preamp with 2 phantom mics successfully? |
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My DX8A will only last about 3-4 hours on a battery doing two mics with phantom voltage before the battery drops to around 8v. When it gets below 8v, I start getting distortion. When doing a continous shoot, I replace the battery on the third tape just to be sure.
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Yes, short battery life. A brand new battery died in 1 hour using 2 phantom powered mics, so after testing and setup time, I only recorded about 20 minutes of a 2 hour show.
The 1st 20 minutes sounded great. How could I possibly use this device for any serious work if the record time is so short? I bought this device specifically to power the phantom powered mics. I can't plug the device into anything because it only takes one 9 volt battery, so it is basically useless to me. The entire thing is a disaster. |
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It was a new duracell battery. I just ran a test with another new Duracell battery and the preamp lasted for 80 minutes. The battery came out hot and dead.
I'll try a lithium 9 volt battery and see what the results are. What I mean is it would be nice if I could just plug the preamp into the wall and not have to worry about batteries. On the spec sheet it say the dxa-10 lasts for 4 hours without phantom power. It mentions nothing about the lasting time with phantom power. Can you recommend a battery? Would this work? http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS...ct-_-100001883 Perhaps this would be better and more suited: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation |
Well I used the Home Depot Energizer Lithium battery. It passed with flying colors and lasted 3 hrs with time to spare.
If I had only knew earlier. |
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