| I've been using NiMH 2300mAh radio shack specials. They charge in 2 hours. And last about 2 and half hours with phantom power on using two Avenson STO-2's at 24 bit / 96kHz. I stress tested them on the 2nd charge and got 2 hours and 43 minutes of recorded content before it shut itself down. It was able to be turned on again and record a couple more minutes without a 2nd charge. But I'd gotten the information I was after and put them on the charger.
I wonder what the Tamiya batteries would do for this unit. They seem to offer some extra life for the Fostex. Although on my budget I'll probably just get a 2nd set of radio shack batteries. The rechargeables get super hot when you charge them, so you've got to let them cool before you can use them again.
I don't know if it's the batteries, but I get some electronic interference when I use the NiMH batteries and bring the unit in close proximity to the coil of XLR cable. And if I record out my back door and I bring the mics in close proximity to the electric box / meter I get that same static sound. Strongest on the top side of the meters glass bowl. And still noticeable at a distance if the mics are above eye level(meter level). I haven't verified yet, but I don't think I get this noise when not using battery power. The noise isn't super loud, but it is noticeable in the headphones when monitoring. And can be fairly prominant if you normalize the crickets to audible levels. i.e. It gets recorded, but it's more noticeable in the headphones while monitoring than the recording. |