Matthias Richter Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 my ZMT3 48V lets me adust the phantom power to 45V (five) max not 48V. Is that a typo within the ZMT or ...? from the manual: This menu is where the phantom power is turned on and adjusted from. The ZMT3 Phantom has 5 user selectable power options: OFF, 12V Phantom, 24V Phantom, 36V Phantom or 48V Phantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 On 6/20/2017 at 4:34 PM, fieldmixer said: Makes you wonder if the zaxnet tx componts can fit in here with everything else, why oh why is it not in maxx!! Arg!! Cost cutting / product differentiating Oh well, how long until the Maxx v2.0? (or whatever they call the next model, probably something different than that, which will have this?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 btw runtime with a Schoeps CMIT5U / 50mW: 3hours sharp. So you wanna change after 2.5hours to be safe. Miles away from 5 hours ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek H Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 I was suspicious about battery runtime... Can't you run a CMIT on 12 volt phantom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Trew Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Yes, about 2.5 hours with the ZMT phantom transmitter, which is about an hour less than the plugon. Regarding the 45V phantom question, the AES spec for 48V phantom is +/- 4 volts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate C Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 16 hours ago, Matthias Richter said: btw runtime with a Schoeps CMIT5U / 50mW: 3hours sharp. So you wanna change after 2.5hours to be safe. Miles away from 5 hours ... 12 hours ago, Glen Trew said: Yes, about 2.5 hours with the ZMT phantom transmitter, which is about an hour less than the plugon. Curious what batteries you guys are using. I doubted what I had perceived as run time, so retested today using my oldest Fujifilm NP50 batteries that I brought when ZMT body pack first came out. I got 3hr 35min until low battery warning and a further 10min until complete battery failure. 50mw 45v Mini CMIT. With a regular CMIT run time until warning was roughly 10min shorter. I missed when the warning appeared. Same settings. The shorter run time on the CMIT is probably just a battery thing (honestly haven't checked if there is a difference in power consumption between the CMIT and Mini). Agreed it certainly ain't the 5hrs advertised. I guess 5hr is based on 25mw 12v, but that isn't where most of us work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 According to their specs: The CMIT5 pulls 4.4ma at 48v. The mini-CMIT pulls 2.3ma at 48v. The CMIT5 is listed as only a 48v. mic, whereas, the mini is designed to operate on 12-48v. Note, however, that the max SPL of the mini is 15dB less at 12v. than at 48. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted September 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 using original Fuji NP50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efksound Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 I'm very happy getting now around 5h30min (non stop ) with a MKH8060 (P48 - 3.3mAh) with the TRX 742 (50mw) with the Lmount battery mod :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 Lmount battery mod. That's pretty cool. Where did you get that mod done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek H Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 I saw that Rode's new plug-on uses L-mount batteries and thought it was a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efksound Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Glen Deakin said: Lmount battery mod. That's pretty cool. Where did you get that mod done. Need to contact Gene Martin at Audio Dept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 Is there a power switch? Or does it just come on when battery is inserted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramallo Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 28 minutes ago, Glen Deakin said: Is there a power switch? Or does it just come on when battery is inserted? The second option (Battery insert on) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted September 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 my solution for mounting the ZMT48V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAGaudio Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 9/11/2017 at 1:33 AM, Matthias Richter said: my ZMT3 48V lets me adust the phantom power to 45V (five) max not 48V. Is that a typo within the ZMT or ...? from the manual: This menu is where the phantom power is turned on and adjusted from. The ZMT3 Phantom has 5 user selectable power options: OFF, 12V Phantom, 24V Phantom, 36V Phantom or 48V Phantom Does anyone have an answer to this question? I was trying to plug a condenser mic into it and a couple times transmitter would create this buzz noise and the only way to make it stop happening was by plugging it into a shotgun mic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey LaCroix Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, GAGaudio said: Does anyone have an answer to this question? I was trying to plug a condenser mic into it and a couple times transmitter would create this buzz noise and the only way to make it stop happening was by plugging it into a shotgun mic... Which mic? Plugging in a TX w/ digital modulation often creates a "buzz" or "hum" in a mic with inadequate RF shielding (often the case with older microphones). Sometimes a filtered cable works and sometimes it just doesn't work. I have an older Schoeps that was cured with a filtered cable and a friend's Neumann that seemingly can't be cured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAGaudio Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 9:33 AM, Trey LaCroix said: Which mic? Plugging in a TX w/ digital modulation often creates a "buzz" or "hum" in a mic with inadequate RF shielding (often the case with older microphones). Sometimes a filtered cable works and sometimes it just doesn't work. I have an older Schoeps that was cured with a filtered cable and a friend's Neumann that seemingly can't be cured. It was a neumann condenser mic. Which didn't have good RF shielding so I had to walk the transmitter away but the only way to get rid of the initial buzz was to plug it into my DPA shotgun and then plug it into the condenser weird how that's how it worked. So just curious so I could educate myself why it worked when I plugged into the DPA first. 20200810_110836.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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