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Dave Gish February 18th, 2008 06:53 AM

I took some pictures of the battery holders:

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzenu6hr/e...ures/batt1.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzenu6hr/e...ures/batt2.jpg

With this setup, I should be able to leave the AA chargers at home, or at least keep them packed away for backup.

Also, I found different brands of batteries to be a little different in weight. I had to re-trim the balance of the sled for the Panasonic batteries. I might end up getting another 8 Powerex batteries.

Dave Gish February 18th, 2008 09:07 AM

By the way, I'm keeping some regular Alkaline AA batteries on hand as backup just in case.

Has anyone tried 10 Alkaline AA batteries on the Pilot to see how long they will last? I thought I heard it was around 8 hours or something, but I don't remember where.

Ted Spencer February 18th, 2008 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Gish (Post 828313)
By the way, I'm keeping some regular Alkaline AA batteries on hand as backup just in case.

Has anyone tried 10 Alkaline AA batteries on the Pilot to see how long they will last? I thought I heard it was around 8 hours or something, but I don't remember where.

You might want to be sure the monitor can handle 15-16 volts, which is what you'd get with 10 fresh alkalines. The 10 battery idea is mainly for NiMH batteries, which are 1.2v. I heard something about 2 "dummy" batteries being used with 8 alkalines so the total is still 12 volts.

Dave Gish February 18th, 2008 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ted Spencer (Post 828367)
You might want to be sure the monitor can handle 15-16 volts, which is what you'd get with 10 fresh alkalines. The 10 battery idea is mainly for NiMH batteries, which are 1.2v. I heard something about 2 "dummy" batteries being used with 8 alkalines so the total is still 12 volts.

Yeah, I thought the same thing at first, but it turns out that most of the pro 12v batteries (including the ones Tiffen recommends) charge to around 15 volts anyways, so the monitor can handle it no problem. See here for details:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread...=94256&page=13

Dave Gish February 18th, 2008 11:50 AM

By the way, in case you didn't see the other thread, the NYC area Flyer/Pilot class is a go.
http://www.steadicamforum.com/forums...showtopic=7415

Dave Gish February 28th, 2008 01:21 PM

Battery holders available on ebay again:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...E:B:SS:US:1123

Also, if you didn't see the othere thread, I just got an update on the NYC area workshop from Peter the instructor.

He is looking at a Steadicam Workshop in the NY area in the next few months. Date to be announced within a day or so. ANYONE who wants in should email Peter at peter@thesteadicamworkshops.com to get on the list. That way, he can insure that the people expressing interest on these threads actually get in. Once he has 9 names, the workshop is closed.


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