Re: Eclair ACL 14.4 volts on ACL HD motor

[Mark <super16acl@aol.com>]

Mercer. A battery will show greater than normal voltage when tested without 
"a load" --- ie when it is not actually running the camera. (I also get the 
same 16+ volt reading when just testing a 14.4v battery "loadless"). The only 
real test of the actual voltage is to take a reading as the ACL is running. 
According to Ray, DuAll makes a battery cable with a voltmeter attached --- 
or you could get a cheap voltage readout display from radio shack and wire it 
in yourself. Under a "load", the 12 batteries in series should read 14.4v.    
The best (in fact ONLY) guy that I know of in the USA that can repair an ACL 
motor is George at Optical Electro House --- in fact, motors are him 
specialty. I've been running my motor at 14.4v with no problem. There has 
been disagreement on this list as to whether that is a good idea or not. (In 
terms of not losing sound-speed, of course, it is a good idea. But some have 
questioned the ability of the ACL motor to take more than 12v without damage, 
others have said it was designed to take up to 16 volts). The person who 
could give the definitive answer is Jean Pierre at Aaton, who I believe 
designed it. He would probably answer an e-mail. Let us know if you write to 
him and hear anything.  Mark.

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