Dionic HC's on XCS sled

[Mike McGowan SOC]

Hey Matt!

 

Since it seems you have had your HC's for at least a little while, do you have any comment as to their longevity? I

 

have mentioned it before but I have had incredibly good luck with 2 Hytron 50's and a 140 for my monitor. A 435 seems to be about my 3rd or 4th most common camera and I'm frequently running at high speed. A few of my 50's are getting a bit long in the tooth and I was thinking of getting a few HC's. It sounds like for the most part people seem to like them?

[Eric Fletcher S.O.C.]

Interestingly it seems that the same question are always coming up about the Dionic HC's

 

for all intents and purposes they are a Dionic 90, the difference is that the HC stands for High Current, the HC's can pass a 20amp transient load and a 10amp continuous load, where the Dionic 90 is only good for a 13 amp spike (2C) and a 6.5 amp continuous load (1C)

 

They will not run longer than a Dionic 90, they also have the same shelf life (2-3 years) and same cycle life (~200 iirc)

 

The HC is 1.8lbs and the Dionic 90 is 1.7lbs

[Mike McGowan SOC]

Thanks Eric! So basically the exact same unit save the 20amp vs 13amp and .1lbs heavier.

 

I'm going to pick a few up.

[Eric Fletcher S.O.C.]

Thanks Eric! So basically the exact same unit save the 20amp vs 13amp and .1lbs heavier.

 

I'm going to pick a few up.

 

 

Pretty much, oh and dimensionally they are biger

[RonBaldwin]

...2 Hytron 50's and a 140 for my monitor...

 

wow, that's a load of batts! Over 9 lbs...but it's nice to have tons of power though! I've never owned the d-90's but so far the hc's are working well in my limited anton bauer experience. They were $420 at Band Pro in Dec so I bet they are even less now.

 

I was just flying an f-35 on a pilot -- powering the camera (no deck), tb-6, preston, camwave, and cinetape off one hc and one d-160 for every shot all day. In addition to my lower disc, I'd go through maybe 4 or 5 hc's and 3 d-160's. I didn't try it with only 2 hc's, I only have 6 and I knew with the amount we were doing on the steadicam I'd go through them faster than I could charge them.

 

rb

[JobScholtze]

 

They will not run longer than a Dionic 90, they also have the same shelf life (2-3 years) and same cycle life (~200 iirc)

 

 

 

Weird. When i use the dionic 90 on a wireless HD camera ( wich loves power ) i get 60 minuts max. ( if the dionic 90 is in good shape )

Same setup but with the HC i get 90 minuts. so the hold more juice? Or am i missing something.

[Eric Fletcher S.O.C.]

 

They will not run longer than a Dionic 90, they also have the same shelf life (2-3 years) and same cycle life (~200 iirc)

 

 

 

Weird. When i use the dionic 90 on a wireless HD camera ( wich loves power ) i get 60 minuts max. ( if the dionic 90 is in good shape )

Same setup but with the HC i get 90 minuts. so the hold more juice? Or am i missing something.

 

 

Same capacity as the Dionic 90 just lower internal resistance which may contribute to longer run times in a high load condition due to lower voltage droop

[Mike McGowan SOC]

...2 Hytron 50's and a 140 for my monitor...

 

wow, that's a load of batts! Over 9 lbs...but it's nice to have tons of power though! I've never owned the d-90's but so far the hc's are working well in my limited anton bauer experience. They were $420 at Band Pro in Dec so I bet they are even less now.

 

I was just flying an f-35 on a pilot -- powering the camera (no deck), tb-6, preston, camwave, and cinetape off one hc and one d-160 for every shot all day. In addition to my lower disc, I'd go through maybe 4 or 5 hc's and 3 d-160's. I didn't try it with only 2 hc's, I only have 6 and I knew with the amount we were doing on the steadicam I'd go through them faster than I could charge them.

 

rb

 

i hate having to turn my monitor on and off, especially on hd jobs. with the 140 i can pretty much turn it on at call and leave it on until wrap. the 2 50's last (on a 24 volt camera) any where from a third of the day to much less than that depending on how much film were shooting. i also like the extra weight of the 140 as it makes up for the loss in weight going from a greenie to my 8.4.

[JobScholtze]

 

They will not run longer than a Dionic 90, they also have the same shelf life (2-3 years) and same cycle life (~200 iirc)

 

 

 

Weird. When i use the dionic 90 on a wireless HD camera ( wich loves power ) i get 60 minuts max. ( if the dionic 90 is in good shape )

Same setup but with the HC i get 90 minuts. so the hold more juice? Or am i missing something.

 

 

Same capacity as the Dionic 90 just lower internal resistance which may contribute to longer run times in a high load condition due to lower voltage droop

 

I see, thx

[Simon Jayes]

Hi Guys,

 

I've been using only HC's on my XCS rig for a while now, with excellent results - so much so that all my other batteries have died though lack of use! I have been using them with Arricam's and 435's (at high speed) with no problems at all. I have used them in hot environments with no problems at all.

However, to this date I haven't had any experience with these batteries and any HD camera system.

Looking forward to the HCX's.....