Thanks, but I had no intention of "hacking" battery packs. I just know that
I've heard that camcorder batteries pack in quite a few amp-hours for their
size and was hoping that some ingenious person had already produced a
critter to deal with this.
BTW, it's a BIG shame that the VST ThinPack battery was only produced for
the PB 1xx series. VST told me that it is rated for FIVE amp-hours. So, a
similar battery that would fit under a Duo would probably be 3x a TypeIII --
probably enough for a cross-country flight even after the battery ages some.
Ultimately, this is going to be a big pain if we all eventually end up
having to get rid of perfectly good Duos for want of decent batteries. :-(
- Eric.
> From: "Alex Timbol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 14:47:55 +0000
> To: Multiple recipients of DuoList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Duo] Re: 280c "tuneup"
>
>> One other solution occurred to me, though. Has anyone heard of some sort of
>> apparatus for utilizing camcorder batteries? And just how many amp-hours do
>> those have anyway? (The Type 4 has 1.8 amp-hours; I think the Type III is
>> 1.5).
>>
>> Anywayz, thanks again.
>>
>> - Eric.
>
> Its harder to jury rig a Type III battery to use replaceable cells
> because the cells are laid out differently from a type I, but you can
> remove the cells in a busted Type III and attach a wire going to a
> camcorder (or whatever) battery holder placed in the back panel of a
> wetsuit.
>
> This opens up the possibility of using 10 "D" NiMH cells or 10 "C" NiMH
> cells for really long useage times.
>
> Note that the Duo will expect to see a NiMH 12V battery pack. Any other
> kind of battery pack attached in that manner will confuse the power
> manager or even permanently damage your Duo.
>
> Another way is to get a 12V car adaptor for a Duo and attach a small
> portable (size depending on how strong your back is) lead acid battery.
> Don't attach the 12V lead acid battery through a hacked battery pack
> though.
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> Alex Timbol
>
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