RPSharman Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Rechargeable batteries can be recycled. Alkaline batteries are merely disposed of properly when turned in, or just dumped out back, creating a more hazardous situation than throwing them out one at a time as used. Rechargeable Lithium Polymer 9v have been proven reliable enough for our use. You can always swap them out more often, or before a big scene. AA/AAA rechargeables have better life than alkaline in all usage applications, but must be topped off before use. If they sit, even for a few days, they die. You can use Lithium AA in your SM when you don't want to go near the actor for a while. They can also be recycled when dead, but can only be used once, obviously, and are expensive. I generally charge production just a little less for battery expendables than they are accustomed to, so they are happy. But rechargeables save me a ton of money, and I feel good about using them. And that makes me happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curleysound Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 When I began working at Current TV, I had production get ProCell 9V and AA. After less than a year, I had (And still do have) a cardboard box 18" on all sides FULL of batteries! The thing weighs almost 100 pounds! After that I switched to Accupower NiMH AA batteries. They have 2900MaH AA rechargeables that give me almost 3 hours per charge on the SM transmitters. I have been through only a dozen of them in the past year, and they all work fine! When they stop working, or don't hold a charge, I'll just drop them off at LSC. Easy enough for me! Considering I work for Al Gore, I guess it's expected of me, but I really don't mind. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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