Michael Panfeld

I use the chargers from batteryspace. Cheers

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Michael: all of my power is DIY. I have never had an issue. I buy my cells and chargers from Batteryspace.com. Reasonable price and, you will occasionally find a good value. For LiFePO4, a general rule is $1/watt. Significantly under that and you are in value-land. I would suggest switching to a higher battery voltage. Something in the 24-30 volt range. I say that because there are very efficient DC-DC voltage converters that will bring anything within 22-30 volts down to a constant 13 or so volts. If you start out with a 12-13v battery, the cut-off voltage is not that far down and, in my experience, as the voltage drops below 12volts our gear has to work harder (read as less efficiently) to stay on. I realize this is extra weight and space for a converter, but that's how (my cart) rolls.

Not sure what is going on today, but I am having to sign in every time I come back, even if I've just switched to another window for 10 minutes.

I'll toss my name in as well.

Thanks. I forgot to contact you, but I was/am very happy with the low-profile snakes you made. As you can see, the techflex braiding definitely serves a purpose in this rig

Thanks all. Looks like dual purpose. Vark Audio is 2 miles down my street, so I'll ask them if its one of theirs next time I pop in. This group is great.

I was going through my cables and I found a short 4-pin XLR-Female to 4-pin TA4 Male cable. Pins 1 and 4 are wired, so I am guessing it is some sort of power solution. Does anybody happen to know what piece of gear this would go with? Thanks

I cut a piece of 2 x 4, added some padding and screwed it to the shelf behind the CL-8.

Thanks. 1st of all, that's not my cart set up. I just happened to place that on the cart for the pix. On a cart, I would not use that antenna mast attached to the back of the case. Rather, it would be located on a pole centered on the end of my cart, so its width would be the length of the sharkfin, which is much narrower than the Rock n Roller cart it is sitting on. If I needed to roll through a doorway, the case would be turned sideways so that the carts long axis and the case's long axis are in parallel. Case is 21" wide. Will go through any door. Note that my cart build pix will go up next weekend. Not sure if you noticed the last pick which shows the case looking like any other rolling luggage. That's the whole setup in that case (sharkfins can be stored in lid). The antenna mast itself breaks down small already. Its even more compact if I unscrew the brass spuds. See pic. The setup looks big in the pic because the rack is tilted and the mast is attached to the back. The case is only 21 x 25 x 10.5. It will roll through any door, escalator, elevator, even go up stairs (carefully). It can easily be checked on a plane (Although I would hand carry the 788 and mics/transmitters). But when you suggest a smaller cart, you may be missing the point. How about no cart at all. I roll this on to a subway car, get off at a location, open up the case on a conference table (or whatever is there) or - simply keep it on the floor and mix while kneeling. I do have to say that in DC, there is a lot of industrial gigs that are only a few hours long and a short Metro or taxi ride away. I have looked at a 2' x 4' foldup table from Home Depot that has adjustable heights. It looks perfect, but I am still on the hunt for a foldup kneeling chair to match that. I have also looked at using the case lid as a table, making legs that stow in the case lid and screw into the lid when setup. Again, that would best be paired with a kneeling chair.

Thanks for the observations Jeff. Indeed, when the 1st prototype came out in August that box was simpler and, housed a Pico Mini-ATX power supply. That's a micro-computer power supply that gives you regulated 12v and 5v rails. That worked fine with a 744 and 1 rack of Lectros. When I upgraded to a 788 and added a 2nd rack of Lectros, it blew past the 6A limit of the supply. I had to rethink my power options. I repurposed the box, so it looks messy.

Something like my new setup might be of interest:

Took me about 6 months of design, testing, redesign, and testing, but wanted to share my build. I wanted to have something I can use on both a cart (Modified R12 Rock n Roller cart build pix coming in a week), or that I can take to a location via car, subway, or plane. Its super compact and dense, but has all I need. I started with a Gator Case G-Mix. It has a 12U rackmount space that tilts. I chose this over the similar SKB case, because it has a greater depth when closed and I needed that depth for the components. To me, the case seemed a bit flimsy, so I modified it. First, I cut to fit several 1/8 birch plywood panels and riveted them to the case sides and floor. Birch plywood is super stiff and lightweight. Cut some foam to lay on top. I added a second set of hinges to carry the weight better. I added aluminum bar stock to the outer case trim to stiffen the case. 1/4" x 1" across the bottom, drilling out the old rivets and replacing with thicker ones. Similar on the top, but thinner stock. The result was a much sturdier infrastructure, one that I am comfortable using to hold my gear. Component pairings were chosen for size, function, and compatibility. Rackmount components all came from Ebay. Hardware from Home Depot. Tools needed are a drill, screwdriver, riveter, and a file. I purchased three 6" depth rackmount shelves from Navepoint (Model NPL-CS01). The bottom shelf holds my 788T on top. Underneath are my power solutions. Power is all DIY, save for the Samlex DC-DC converter, a $25 Ebay find. On the left are two power input panel mount plugs. I used 4-pin ham radio plugs to match my current bag distro setup. I installed two plugs so that I can hot swap batteries without powering down. The plugs have a locating pin and are locking. Power is routed from here to a control box mounted on the right side. Control box has an easily reached fuse that glows red when blown. Toggle switches control the power flow. I set this up so that I can power from multiple sources. I have several Lithium battery packs that were originally made for the Dalsa camera, all are 29.6 volts. The larger ones have about 710 watts and the smaller ones are about 400 watts. I can also use my smaller 12-13 volt bag setup batteries by bypassing the Samlex converter. I also can power by plugging in the Lithium pack chargers (via AC) directly to the power input port, as a last resort. Power out goes to two places 1) BDS distro and 2) series of buck boards. There are a three buck boards mounted in Radio Shack project boxes. The Samlex converter spits out juice at 13.8, which is too hot for the Marshall monitors. So I use the buck boards to bring it down to 12.0 volts. It draws a lot of amps, so I split the load between a pair of these wired in parallel. The third buck board brings the 13.8v down to 5v. I needed 5V to power a pluggable USB charging port (so I can charge my iPhone) and, to power the receivers for my wireless feed to the Marshall monitors. I use the Nyrius Pro wireless HDMI. Transmitter plugs on the camera (if they allow me). I can also accept SDI, etc via wire. The buck boards also double as voltmeters and toggle between input voltage and output voltage. Voltage is adjustable. I have a watt meter as well so I can monitor my watts/amps/volts. With the other two shelves, I built a storage box by riveting some sheet metal to one, sizing it for a 3U space. I did not attach to the second shelf. I covered all of the shelves with super thin 1/16" inch shelf liner that I purchased from Harbor Freight Tools. The storage area can hold all of my transmitters, plug-ons, mics, lavs, Comtek, antennas, etc. Both the storage area and the power area are covered by doors. Essentially, these are patch panel fillers mounted to rackmount hinges. I used Racksonic 2U Rackmount Patch Panel Mounts (Part # 34-199952) and 2U/3U Flanged Steel Patch Panel Fillers. I drilled and superglued magnets and a handle on the end opposite the hinge. These are super strong and hold the door shut. I used nylon spacers and longer rackmount screws so the panel, which is raised by the addition of the hinge on one side, lays parallel to the shelf when closed. The screws are steel and their heads are aligned with the magnets. It literally snaps. I built and upholstered a super plush full length wrist rest and attached this to the power door. My wrists rest there when I am mixing on the CL-8. A tiltable Marshall rackmount dual monitor and a pair of Lectrosonics multicouplers loaded with 411's complete the structure. When its all screwed together it has a solid feeling. I also built an antenna mast to carry the 4 sharkfins (for the multicouplers), two dipoles (for the wireless hops) and, when I get one, a Phase Right (for the Comtek). I used simple 80/20 1" black anodized T-slot pieces cut to 18" long. I drilled out the center holes a bit and super glued in magnets on each piece so the two pieces snap together. I also used four 3-hole T-nuts to align and then further strengthen the assembly. I left two screws loose so that putting it together only requires me to tighten two screws. I bought a few short spuds with 14/-20 threads from BHPhoto to mount the antennas. The antenna assembly is mounted to a Matthews telescoping pole with a baby spud on top. That is screwed onto a homemade clamp that clamps to the case. It can rise about 4 feet, which works well indoors. When I am using this on a cart, I have a taller mast. The two 80/20 pieces and the Matthews mast break down to 18" pieces that can either be mounted with Velcro underneath the Lectro multicoupler (in the space behind the Marshall monitors), or inside the storage box. I use a pair of Audio Ltd for my wireless camera hops. These are velcro'd to the outside of the storage box. On the top rear outside of the storage box I have a BDS distro for the 788 and Lectros. Also mounted nearby is a secondary distro for the Wireless HDMI receivers, USB charging hub, and for the Marshall monitor power feed coming off of the buck boards. I also have a Comtek velcro'd in this area. To power the Comtek and the Audio Ltd's, all of which run on a 9v battery, I wired three QC Avionics 9 volt Battery Eliminators (http://www.ebay.com/itm/261224656811) to the BDS. With everything up and running, it draws about 91 watts/hr. I have a toggle switch to control power to the buck boards for the Marshall monitors, USB hub, and HDMI wireless receivers. If I am not using those, I can shut that off and, the 788T, Lectros, hops and Comtek draw about 45 watts/hr. So, full on, the two large battery packs will run me well into any overtime day. One large pack will run me all day without monitors. Small battery will run non-monitor package for short gigs. The whole thing weighs 62 lbs with all gear, radios, antennas, case, etc,.... and is a rolling case. Case weight is only 1/3 of that. The stiffening barely added any weight. In reality, if I was taking this on the subway I would probably hand carry the Schoeps in a small bag, perhaps with a few doo-dads like transpore etc. I also do not have a solution for storing the sharkfins. Those will be hand carried. But, sling a boom pole over the shoulder, grab a battery, and I am good to go. For bag work or if I am doing a 1-person sitdown interview, this is overkill and, I have a separate setup and gear for that. Oh contrary to most folks, I generally work off of a cart standing up during takes, sitting only during down periods. So the ergonomics of the tiltable monitor, the position of the Lectros near eye level, the wrist rest below the CL-8 and at the level of my elbows was all thought out and tested. If I can find a good fold-up kneeling chair, I may work on a lower platform. Thanks for reading. Appreciate any comments.

US web site only lists 1.24. Google translate says this for 1.25: ● I was supported at 96kHz USB AUDIO mode interface. ● I Fixed a problem in which when the modulation noise is generated in the USBUSB AUDIO interface mode. ● It corresponded defect, which can lead to abnormal termination If you import a WAV file that you recorded in the DC-R302 to Adobe's Premiere. ※ trouble There is no audio data to be due to differences in interpretation of the configuration file header. ● I reorganized some menu for future extensions.

Larry: has the wiring page been updated? I looked at it and, I am confused. For example, there are two different wiring diagrams for COS-11s. Figure 11 is the servo -only simple wiring. Figure 5 is in a section which may or may not say that is is universal (i.e., servo and older). Yet in the details of Figure 5, its says it is good for LM and UM series. Those are the legacy products. It says nothing for the LMa or UMa series, which are servo, of course. Switching the question back to DPAs, given the range of sensitivity on the various DPA models (4061,4061, 4071, 4063 etc) wouldn't I get different results if I used the wiring in Diagram #3 (or if I used the DAD3056) on the different lav models? Thanks, Mike

I hope to hell that SD does not further erode the value of their flagship 788T by doing this. Undercutting your existing customer base in order to gain a few new ones is not good business; especially where the per unit profit is lower for the new sales.

My quick research shows that Oktava's 4-D was released in 2007. But I have yet to hear any reviews. It is interesting though as I have 4 cardioid caps with nothing to do. Anybody seen this one in the wild?

Its set for November 19th at 9PM. Got an announcement from Location Sound. Pic of a butler's arm holding a serving tray with a black cloth over what could be a 744-sized shape. Any ideas?

Holophones are another option

I realize that this is several years old, but I finally found this at Home Depot's online catalog: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-Clear-Can-2-in-x-4-in-Storage-Container-00382/100338091#product_description There is also a slightly larger one here: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-Clear-Can-2-in-x-4-in-Storage-Container-00382/100338091#product_description Which size fits the B5D? Also, has anybody tried the Windcutter's Furry's for either the B5S or W5D: http://thewindcutter.com/shop/index.php?route=product/category&path=1_91&sort=pd.name&order=ASC Thanks

Please do, John. THX

Its vaporware at the moment, but a few hundred less than the Tetramic. Does not look very sturdy based on its 3D printing methodology, but I like to see the options opening up. http://nofilmschool.com/2013/10/embrace-cinema-gear-brahma-ambisonic-microphone/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nofilmschool+%28nofilmschool%29

Well, these are Larry's transmitters, so I assume that he knows what he is talking about.

OK, after cycling the Hi-Tech 720 mAh batts about 5 times, I tested them in 411s, 211s, 400a's, 200c's, Um100's, and UH400a's. Results are that the batteries take just under 10 hours to charge in the Tenergy 6-bay charger. I have not tried the iPower charger, but it should be much faster (which is not necessarily better). In the 411s/211s they last about 10-11 hours. In the UH400a's they last about 8.5 to 9 hours (phantom off/on, respectively). 400a's: 10 hours. 200c: 11 hours, UM100's 11.5 hours. I was concurrently testing the Tenergy RCR123a rechargeable Li-ion's. 2.5 hour charge time and 4.5 hour run time in Audio Ltd 2000 RX's. Cheers

Nevo: I will test and share. I will note that the 600's data sheet also shows a 7.4 nominal voltage: http://www.batterymart.com/pdfs/rli9600.pdf Also, the 720 version is about 6 grams heavier than the 600: http://www.batterymart.com/pdfs/rli-9720.pdf