cmassey Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Anyone??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Radlauer Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 I will have some LT Tx later this week...I plan on pairing them with my SRb's...I will write something up for what I have next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Ray Harris Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Mines been working fine, sounds fine, doesn't work with rechargeables because of the battery door that I've been told they're redesigning. Used it as a hop for a dslr last week and it went great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thope Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 What batteries are you using and what run time are you getting from the transmitters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Picked up an LT today. I think I really like this. Sounds good and is smaller than a UM. I also dig the "blackout" all lights. Running battery time tests at the moment with black Panasonic eneloops. First test ran 4h 55 min. with a COS11D plugged in. Those batteries had been sitting for a while, so I'm running a second test with freshly charged ones right now. During the first test, I was also playing around a bunch with menus, settings, tested the Ambient dweedle app etc. I'll post back with 2nd results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillweii Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 used SMV with LR = 5 hours until red light came one. 15 minutes later to complete shutoff. Powerex 2700 in LR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Ray Harris Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 You haven't had issues with rechargeables? Try bumping the bottom of the TX or RX. I've been able to consistently cause them to power off because of a flaw in the door design. This has all been covered in other threads btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thope Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Why is the problem specific to rechargeable? I would have thought they fit more snugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Second set of black Panasonics ran the LT for 5h 19min. The red light came on at 4:55 (from that point, I kept the screen backlight on), and it started blinking at 5:15. Nick, I tried bumping the transmitter against my hand at different angles, but could not get it to shut off by doing so. The battery door appears to be solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillweii Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Powerex 2700 works. My imedion 2400's don't. I'll try the throw it against the wall test today to see how the Powerexes hold up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward chick Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Mine sound good. I like the size. I have not tried with rechargeable batts though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Stillweii: Lectro strongly recommends using a potato gun for that purpose. Check the small print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlw Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 http://www.dvinfo.net/article/production/audio/lectrosonics-l-series-wireless-lav-microphone-bundle.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Used the LT on a couple jobs this week, with good results. The only thing that's bothering me is the battery life. Tried the 50 mW setting and got it to 5:30. According to the manual, it should get 8h with black Panasonic eneloops. Is there anyone here that could confirm getting 8 hours runtime? I'm calling Lectro on Monday, but in the meantime would be interested in hearing others experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thope Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 The battery life is a complete deal breaker for me. Changed my order to smqv's. It's really disappointing and hard to understand why the LT's are so much more inefficient then the sm series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 thope, Are you saying that you got similar run times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thope Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 I had 6 on order (still aren't readily available in Australia) but reading the expected run times I've changed the order to smqv's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thope Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 From the lectro data sheet Duracell Quantum: 4.75 hours• Eneloop 2400 mAH NiMH: 6 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 This is from the LT manual: Two AA; alkaline, lithium, NiMH rechargeable •Alkaline:4.5hours •DuracellQuantum:7hours •Eneloop2400mAHNiMH:8hours; new batteries fully charged So I'm thinking I may have a faulty one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thope Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 It seems the real world results confirm the figures found in their data sheet. Maybe the figures in the manual where taken in the "the lab" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 We will double check the Eneloop2400mAH numbers. Best, Larry F Lectro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Used the LT on a couple jobs this week, with good results. The only thing that's bothering me is the battery life. Tried the 50 mW setting and got it to 5:30. According to the manual, it should get 8h with black Panasonic eneloops. Is there anyone here that could confirm getting 8 hours runtime? I'm calling Lectro on Monday, but in the meantime would be interested in hearing others experience. Are you sure the batteries were freshly charged and in good condition? With the SM series I don't see a huge saving in 50mW, but I use it because they run cooler. I've had a few of those people complain about the heat, so if I don't need to maximize range, 50mW it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Yes johnpaul, I am sure. I tested 5 times. The first two runs were at 100 mw with batteries that had been sitting for a week or so, since last charged. The following two were right off the charger (Powerex 4-bay) and they showed around 2450-2600 mAh. The 5th test was with Amazon Basics black batteries that some seem to believe are Eneloop Pro batteries in disguise. I think I can debunk that myth right here - they didn't even last 5 hours in the LT at 50mw. They also got quite a bit hotter to the touch than the Panasonics while charging. These Amazon batteries were right out of the factory wrapping, to the charger and straight to the LT. (I got them for my son's toys, but tested them just to see how they'd hold up). I called the fanatics in NM today, and it seems like there was an honest mistake in the manual. The data sheet, as pointed out by thope earlier in this thread, in fact says 6 hours. For the record - I do like Lectrosonics a lot. I own and use a bunch of their gear - and will continue to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Gotcha. Seemed like a glitch because I've always found their battery estimates to be very spot on, not like laptop battery life where they game it by not really doing anything. Sidenote, I grabbed a couple of those Amazon batteries but I've been using them for less demanding things like an ERX. I should put them in an SMQV and see what I get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Ray Harris Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'm getting about 8 hours from my L-Series with Ultimate Lithiums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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