Zoom F6 Battery Usage

[All Ears 666]

4 x Duracell Plus running a stereo mic with 48v phantom power and just the 2 channels live.  No headphones plugged in.

 

I get just over 2 hours of recording before the battery power goes so low it cause problems.  But it is claimed of up to 16.5 hours operation by some.  Or is that only with 'L' batteries?

[Michael Render]

The specs list the battery life for Alkaline AA is only 30 minutes or so with everything turned on. 7.5 hours with all phantom, time code, and outputs off. So yeah, with two phantom channels turned on, 2+ hours is on par.  My F8n with an Inspired Energy smart battery, on the other hand, can go all day.

[All Ears 666]

Thanks Michael.  That is reassuring.  Guess I need a couple of 'L' batteries to save a 'lot' of money!

[Display Name]

Alkaline don’t fancy that kind of load. 

If you instead went with IKEA Ladda 2450mAh which are IKEA branded Eneloop cells. You would get about twice the run time. And then just swap for a freshly charged set when needed. 

[All Ears 666]

I purchased 2 x 4400mh li-ion batteries today.  My recordings I doubt will be over one hour, so these will hopefully do the biz.  

 

Thanks for your advice.