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  1. Thanks Bouke for your willingness to look into this at any level. i am sending you files right now and also wanted to share here. I have encountered several of these timecode situations and frankly it makes me nuts. These high dollar cameras seem to give us the most strugles - not just with timecode, but with audio connections too as we are all well aware. just had my first experience with a sony venice yesterday. still had that new camera smell. i was filled with anxieties prior to shoot 1) crazy 5 pin connector and 2) bnc tc yay but not entirely confident it would work properly until i had a chance to test in person. i built a custom 5 pin cable the day prior for my rx200. good news is everything worked perfect. they even had an a-box adapter but i elected to skip it just to avoid xlr's protruding out the side of the camera body. tc was perfect. audio was perfect. but WHY we have to deal with this stress so much on these high dollar cameras will always be a mystery to me. i relate to a lot of the points discussed here particularly the alexa mini. not all DP owner op's update firmware and i too am guilty. heck the old macbook air i am using to type this is running os 10.8.5. it is great that there is an update for the alexas but not so great for us when certain DP's choose not to update, which i understand the hesitation too for all the various reasonson up to no time to do it. DP's and AC's who understand we are pro's and the tc we send is great despite warnings, i highly appreciate them. it's the DP's who look to me like i am somehow compromising the whole shoot because there is a flashing warning sign... so, as much as i love zaxcom tc when it works, sadly, i know i have to have multiple levels of tc from other manufacturers for every possible camera scenario and their relative firmware states. reds, alexas, sonys, atamos monitor recorders etc - not only do i have to have countless seemingly never ending connection options for audio signals, i must do the same for tc as well - despite well established industry timecode standards. i still carry a -10 padded red one cable in my kit. never touched. the moment i remove it from my kit someone will show up with a red one i just know it! sorry had to get that out here is what i sent to Bouke. by no means am i a scientist. and i have been told by someone once before my audio hygiene needs improvement (constantly workingon improving that) so my pics arent the greatest. at least they detail my efforts. my wife is in market research so i am always fascinated and willing to participate. market research proves that market research works! in the end, i know this may not give us answers to what we are discussing but i feel there is something for me personally to learn in what Bouke is willing to examine. maybe it could be helpful to others here even in the slightest. Thank you Bouke for your suggestion to evaluate some files 6 files - bwf wavs with timecode stamps recorded for 5 min (probably overkill) recorded on my sound devices 633 iso tracks as follows: iso3-analog tc from 633 (even though files are stamped, just for the heck of it) iso4-denecke sb2 jammed from 633 iso5-tentacle sync jammed from 633 iso6-zaxcom qrx100q jammed from embedded timecode sent from 633->trx900CL->trxLA3->qrx100q set to receive tc from trx->tc analog out to 633 input iso7-zaxcom rx200 jammed from embedded timecode sent from 633->trx900CL->rx200->tc analog out to 633 input iso8-zaxcom erx2 jammed from zaxnet 2.4gHz sent from 633->trx900CL->ERX2->tc analog out to 633 input
  2. I too have had this issue w zaxcom timecode in gereral and alexa mini's whether qrx100q, rx200 or erx. My only solution has been tentacle attached for tc and all seems good. Sony cams fine, red cams fine for the most part although a few seemed finicky with erx's as well but rx200 ok. Denecke and tentacle have been great backups for sure though i much prefer zaxcom if i could get it to work.
  3. Great news sounds like this might help if x3 x4 get stuck
  4. Sorry long shot not sure if this is helpful. but when i up'ed to 4.6 i reset presets from scratch per someones recommendation in another topic. I did not reload previous settings created in previous fw versions if that makes sense. perhaps i am misreading and you may have done the same but just throwing it out there
  5. I second the small zip tie inside these remote audio right angle connectors I have been using with thinner mogami wire on f55's etc and have performed extremely well in terms of camera op strain
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    Remin Kartmaster

    I called the manufacturer to look info custom half shelf but the lady I talked to said they cannot offer that only full size shelves. Perhaps I spoke to the wrong person. Maybe I should share pics above jwill with them if you'd be ok and talk them into it? If not I am looking at building a version of my own but in the meantime here are my custom shelves useful in 2x work modes full vertical and 4 wheel drive. Work in progress, need to make a few more tweaks but looking forward to working with it next week.
  7. Unless they require the specified ambient kit - In a situation like this I have had great success with sennheiser g2 tx and multiple rx's or comteks same config Tx at camera Rx1 at slate Rx2 at recorder I had a client that used Panasonic HDX 900's up until a few months ago and this was the exact workflow we used as they too required record run time code for their post workflow -Ken
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    Remin Kartmaster

    I was gonna try and fabricate my own with the help of my dad who has a full blown machine shop, along with some other mods. But is the quality of the custom one they made you on par with the cart itself ie is it sturdy locking into place etc?
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    Remin Kartmaster

    Derek thank you this is great info i really appreciate it
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    Remin Kartmaster

    great info. it makes sense the shelf is for fully extended. i have some of my own custom shelving in mind with the compressed form of this cart but shelving not a necesity. i also like the idea of the fork flat, handle up and half flat bed which i had not thought of. about to purchase one soon and just want to make absolutely sure i understand correctly - this image below, the handle can swing around and the cart lays on all 4 wheels, locked in half position (i.e. you have to push button to unlock and extend for full flat bed), and the fork can be unlocked and flipped up or left flat as well? i am trying to make absolutely shure the kart wont try to extend while pushing with gear or pulling up small inclines etc. wish i knew someone local to inspect in person. i really appreciate the input also, wheels are solid non-pneumatic polyurethane? if anyone owning one may have time to snap a down n dirty photo in this half flat position at their convenience i would be forever in debt
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    Remin Kartmaster

    if anyone here owns one - can you confirm for me if the kart has to be fully extended to long bed position in order to get the handle up for flatbed 4x wheel pushing or can it be unfolded and compressed to a 4x wheeled short bed as an option with handle up? forgive me i can only seem to find images and video demonstrating it in fully extended flat bed position with the handle up. but it looks like it could be half sized as well, similar to rock n roller carts? hope this makes sense. i know camera guys who own these bit they always have them fully extended so i never got a chance to put this query to the test. ...dangit i just came across an owner review that there is no "stop" at half position which is a bummer if true. maybe someone here can indeed confirm and/or has a solution since we all seem to like to work compact? i love the accessories in this link wow is this crafty. leads me to belive if there is so short bed "stop" i might be able to figure out how to modify -Ken
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    Np50 chargers

    I think we went off the rails on multibank chargers yes this is for np1 lithiums not our np50's BUT this got m3 thinking i want to explore what makes these older 4 bank 4 at a time np1 lith chargers tick
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    Np50 chargers

    Slots are a little loose on these chargers
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    Np50 chargers

    i think multiple brands of chargers is the first order. just today the right side of one of my newer amazon chargers was blinking red to green depending on pressure of the battery in the slot. this is different than the left side complete failures in recent months. the lectro single charger confirmed the battery needed full charge and did the job. i might have to take this thread to "do it yourself" to explore building my own reliable multibank charger that i feel i can rely on
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    Np50 chargers

    i am interested to know if these are just cheapies with their name stamped on them or if the insides are quality electronics. i dont see any technical specs online listed at least where i had looked. the SGS version's price is a little too close to the cheap ones i already have that have failed left and right.
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    Np50 chargers

    Great input - do these have different color charge status indicators? The ones i use currently power off of usb from my titanium aa chargers. Out of 4 of them 2x had the left side fail. The amazon ones are crap unfortunately
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    Np50 chargers

    Martin you bring up a good point do you use those because you choose to over cheaper dual bay options? For instance i feel the single wall wart model that comes with lectro ssm looks more reobust and reliable. Qiality product, Less likely to damage batts etc
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    Np50 chargers

    Now that zmt's and ssm's are a plenty what are people using for multibay chargers these days? Mine are Amazon purchases that are less and less reliable
  19. I have been all zmt since they were born knock on wood the trx's as backups have never been touched. Am i crazy though thinking ultimate lithiums used to get 6hrs in trx2 n trx3's? Just over 4 hrs on zmt's but it has never been an issue thus far. Adding the np's has not been an issue for me i have different brands i have found that i rotate through and keep multiples on hand
  20. Interesting update from keith, who by the way is indeed the man at comtek. The pr-216 confusion all comes down to the fcc. He said that with Comtek being a smaller company keeping the same labeling allowed them to maintain compliance to some degree. The proper way to signify these tv5/6 units when reselling is "pr-216/76-88" which Unfortunately in my case the seller did not do and I was misled. I am in the process of getting a refund. But I can't win - just bought a another used PR216 that visually checked out. but when I received it and ran tests, it failed with 3 different transmitters. According to keith at comtek it was indeed a 216 MHz receiver based on serial but had been serviced before and its symptoms were requiring a need of more service. High pitch whine no latch on tx etc. Now I need to try to return this one for a refund. Thats it. No more buying used comteks for me unless here on jw. Used Comtek buyers beware it is rough outside these jw walls -Ken
  21. If you are referring to the hma specifically, You still get mic level (like using a dynamic stick mic) with plug on transmitters with phantom power off
  22. In case anyone else runs into this - The comtek on the left is a pr-216 216mHz receiver. The one on the right is a pr-216 ch5/6 85mHz receiver. The differences are very subtle and only a picture like this would help you identify that clearly being able to see the switch and the tv ch 5/6 label information. It is easy to see they are both called "pr-216" in terms of comtek model numbers, and a seller not well educated in comtek products could easily overlook this factor as in my case. I believe I will be able to get a full refund. I still would like to call comtek directly per the earlier suggestion and get to the bottom of what their logic is behind this product naming. Clearly I am missing something.
  23. thanks john - wow this goes deeper. but your info does help me visually see the difference now. i have PR216 black with the red around the knob but i also have the light beige/light gray PR216's that have blue around the knob - all of which are 216mHz range. the 5/6 ones i just received are dark gray cases with blue around the knobs. the seller sold these to me as if these were the same as the one i bought previous. very hard to tell case color difference in photos as well as read "TV-5 and TV-6" labeling. i am going to call keith at comtek shortly. what i cant understand is how are these both PR-216 models with no model differentiation and not like "PR-216" is 216 mhz (which makes sense) and "PR-216-56" is 85ish mhz (which would make more sense?) that ultimately is what i am trying to clarify for the seller why i am returning and how they should clarify to end buyer when relisting for sale -Ken
  24. that might be the help i was looking for - thx! kp
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