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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 12 - Issue 7 | July 2022
InStudio
What's New in Batteries
and Portable Power
Contributing Editor David Kirk surveys the most recent
portable power products available
from the main contenders catering
for the broadcast market...
A
dvances
in power storage
technology have been coming
thick and fast in recent years but
few have made the transition
from prospect to product. Notable
candidates
batteries
time remaining based on
dynamic
mode the display
for future-generation
include chemical
permutations such as lithium-carbon
dioxide, lithium-iodine, lithiumoxygen
and lithium-sulphur, plus
variants such as sodium-ion, zinciodine,
zinc-ion, zinc-oxygen. Of
these, sodium-ion is arguably the
most promising as the key ingredient
is far more abundant than lithium.
Sodium-ion batteries also eliminate
the need for cobalt which is a relatively
expensive ingredient of lithium-ion
cells. Meanwhile, this latest survey
shows that lithium-ion continues to
be the uncontested power source for
battery-powered mobile broadcast
equipment.
BlockBattery's
Logos-150i is
a
150 watt-hour battery designed for
3-Stud mounts. The Logos has dual
high current D-Tap output connectors
and a four-colour OLED plus a recell/service-capable
housing. In
discharge mode, the OLED shows
battery
energy
remaining, battery
voltage, discharge current, and run
load. In charge
shows
battery energy level, battery
voltage, charge current and
the number of battery charge
cycles.
The Logos-150i
also contains a quickreference
display.
Blueshape's PG700E
portable power
generator is an AC power
source based on a sine wave
inverter that sources from four
replaceable 300 watt
battery
hour
lithium-ion
modules.
Housed in an IP67 enclosure, the
generator is designed to deliver a
continuous output of up to 700 watts
at 110 volts 60 Hz or 240 volts 50 Hz.
Charging time is seven hours, weight
is 18 kilograms and dimensions are
549 x 346 x 236 mm.
Core SWX has
for
batteries
use
introduced new
with
5-inch or 7-inch
Atomos
products. The NANO-F powers either
size of Atomos
devices including the Ninja V, Ninja
V+, and Shinobi. The 45 watt hour
L-series pack is capable of handling a
load of up to 7 amps. It sources from
four cells, making it slimmer and
Blueshape's PG700E
more powerful than most comparable
45 Watt
hour L-series packs. A
second new L-series offering, NPFAtom50
is a dual NPF battery pack
for the 7-inch Dual NPF sled Atomos
devices
such as
the
Shinobi 7,
Shogun and the legacy 7-inch Flame
and Inferno series. It offers a higher
capacity at 49 watt hour and a p-tap
which allows users to power any
other devices from this pack. Both
battery models are equipped with a
four-stage LED gauge. For use with
Atomos Neon reference monitors is
the new CSX-NB19 battery module.
This accepts two V-mount or 3-Stud
packs and has NATO rails at top
and side to clamp to a C-stand or
connect with a NATO handle for easy
transport. " Working with the team
at Atomos has allowed us to better
curate these power solutions
to
meet the needs of their products, "
says Ross Kanarek, CEO, Core SWX.
Frezzi has redesigned its FB-100
and FB-200 batteries. These are now
housed in a stronger case.
The
FB-100
the
sized
is
maximum
permitted
claimed to be
allowable
lithium-ion
as
battery
aircraft
luggage. The FB-240 is
claimed to be the world's
most powerful
compact
lithium-ion camera battery.
Hedbox' Nero series
batteries are claimed to
provide extra security and
stability to the inner battery cells. An
extra USB power output allows the
charging of mobile phones, tablets
or other accessories from a single
battery. The Nero M contains a built
in four-LED power meter that displays
the remaining battery
percentage
as 100%, 75%, 50%, or 25% at the
press of a button. The Nero M has a
standard V-mount connection with an
aluminium V-wedge.
IDX continues to offer the four
ranges of V-Lock battery and has
recently
given two of them an
upgrade. I-Micro has a small format
plus a high draw of 14 amps, with
D-tap options for both output and
BlockBattery's Logos-150i
The Core SWX Nano F
Frezzi's FB100
Hedbox' Nero M
http://www.inbroadcast.com https://www.blueshape.net/product/ac-power-gen/pg700e-1 http://www.frezzi.com/lithium-ion_batteries.htm https://www.hedbox.com/products/pro-battery-packs/nero-m/ https://coreswx.com/shop/nano-f/ https://blockbattery.com/block-batteries/
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