Ford Minton
June 1st, 2002, 04:23 AM
Just thought I would share this.
Have been looking for an aftermarket battery set-up to run my XL1 that is:
1. markedly cheaper than the high end set-ups like the Anton Bauer rig.
2. will give longer life than the Canon O.E.M. batteries.
I think I have found it. I worked with Doug Underdahl at Long Valley Equipment and he was able to modify a DeWalt cordless drill battery to run XL1 and the results are cheap, and effective as hell. Still determining actual run time off a single battery, but so far it has outlasted my Canon 2700mAh battery. I am gonna run a couple more side-by-side comparisons and see if I get same results.
The DeWalt batteries run about $60 so they are a heck of a lot cheaper than the Bauer's, and judging from the abuse I give my cordless drill I think they will take a beating.
I'll see if I can post some pics of the set-up somewhere, if you are interested in checking it out email me and I'll shoot you a URL.
BTW- what's also cool is when I attached this set-up to my MA-100 it balanced REALLY well on my shoulder.
Cheers-
Ford Minton
xmod@yahoo.com
Have been looking for an aftermarket battery set-up to run my XL1 that is:
1. markedly cheaper than the high end set-ups like the Anton Bauer rig.
2. will give longer life than the Canon O.E.M. batteries.
I think I have found it. I worked with Doug Underdahl at Long Valley Equipment and he was able to modify a DeWalt cordless drill battery to run XL1 and the results are cheap, and effective as hell. Still determining actual run time off a single battery, but so far it has outlasted my Canon 2700mAh battery. I am gonna run a couple more side-by-side comparisons and see if I get same results.
The DeWalt batteries run about $60 so they are a heck of a lot cheaper than the Bauer's, and judging from the abuse I give my cordless drill I think they will take a beating.
I'll see if I can post some pics of the set-up somewhere, if you are interested in checking it out email me and I'll shoot you a URL.
BTW- what's also cool is when I attached this set-up to my MA-100 it balanced REALLY well on my shoulder.
Cheers-
Ford Minton
xmod@yahoo.com