just out of curiosity - I'm going to recell my original ACL batteries
in the next week or so. it'll be 1.2Ah unless i can get larger
capacity cells to charge properly in the blue eclair rapid charger,
in which case i'll make them the largest capacity i can.
i have a line on a bunch of dead batteries, and i was thinking of
picking them up, recelling them and selling them for a lot less than
the cost of having them recelled by someone else. I've been getting
quotes of about $175 to recell my packs. They'd be the original 12v
packs with at least 1.2Ah capacity. i may be getting some chargers
too.
would any of you be interested in the original style batteries if i
were to do this? what do you think would be a reasonable price for
these? [i'm not out to screw anyone, but i would only do it if i
could make a reasonable profit on them]
-perry
>Hi all:
>
>They're a bit big, but I've been running my ACL w/ HD motor and 400' mags
>off of NP-1's for awhile. They can be had for a little less than $100
>new, but if most of you are like me, you've got a bunch sitting around
>already from video gear, etc. I just put velcro on the mag and velcro on
>the battery, and use a little battery cup adapter made by Trew audio in
>Nashville (they have a website, but I can't remember the address).
>
>Julian Williamson
>Bluesland Films
>
>> From: Wade Ramsey <wramsey@bju.edu>
>> Reply-To: EclairACL@topica.com
>> Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 12:32:13 -0500
>> To: EclairACL@topica.com
>> Subject: Re: Eclair ACL Battery Options
>>
>> Our video tap (CEI on an SRII, not ACL) eats a lot of current. I'd
>> expect it to severely reduce your running time. Our tap consumes 680
>> mA. If yours is similar, you'll be eating up half your capacity with
>> the tap, which you'll probably be using more than just for the exact
>> filming time (don't you use the tap some for setup, rehearsals, etc?)
>>
>> In fact, as compact as those packs are, why not make up a separate
>> one just for the tap? Would it add that much extra weight?
>>
>> Wade K. Ramsey, DP
>> Dept. of Cinema & Video Production
>> Bob Jones University
>> Greenville, SC 29614
>>
>>>>> wy@warrenyeager.com 11/15/01 7:54:25 PM >>>
>> Yes, hit recycle button and Richard Karn comes out of your charger.
>> How DO
>> they do it?? (-;
>>
>> They are 1400ma and it is a very reasonable, compact, reliable power
>> source.
>> I'll let you know how long they run the camera and the videotap.
>> It'll be a
>> while until I do the modification though.
>>
>> Warren Yeager, SOC
>> www.warrenyeager.com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Wade Ramsey" <wramsey@bju.edu>
>> To: <EclairACL@topica.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 4:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: Eclair ACL Battery Options
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> ...Then I hit the 'recycle' button on my
>>> charger. ...<
>>>
>>>> ...PS...remember to recycle your NiMh and NiCad batteries. Any
>>> Radio Shack or
>>> Circuit City will take them. Just ask at the cashier's desk, or
>> look
>>> for
>>> the Richard Karn (Al, from TV's 'Home Improvement') posters. For
>>> more
>>> information, log on to www.rbrc.org ....
>>>
>>> Let me get this straight--you push the recycle button on the
>> charger
>>> and Radio Shack comes out and picks up your old batteries? :-)
>>>
>>> Seriously, what capacity are your NiMh cells--1400 mAh? Sounds
>> like
>>> a very nice, compact power source!
>>>
>>> Wade K. Ramsey, DP
>>> Dept. of Cinema & Video Production
>>> Bob Jones University
>>> Greenville, SC 29614
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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