Premium Members Christopher Kechichian Posted January 12, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Hey everyone, I'm looking to buy some new batteries that I can use to power up power hungry cameras like the Alexa and others but I also need them to be light. I'll be using them in parallel or series depending on the camera. I know that the IDX E7s high load are pretty much the standard but what do you guys recommend? I'm sure there are new light and high load batteries. Thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Zachary Shannon Posted January 12, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Hi Christopher, For high load camera setups in which weight will be a priority, we would recommend using either the E-HL9 (www.idxtek.com/products/E-HL9) or E-HL9S (www.idxtek.com/products/E-HL9S) batteries. The E-HL9 & E-HL9S batteries are both 87wh batteries which will be able to handle 10A/120W loads while weighing in at only ~1.6lbs(each). These models are available and shipping now.Another option we would recommend is using our upcoming E-HL10DS(www.idxtek.com/products/e-hl10ds) battery. The E-HL10DS will be an economical 95Wh high load battery with an onboard 50W D-tap(to power accessories) & will weigh approx. 1.76lbs(a little larger than the E-HL9/E-HL9S). The E-HL10DS will be available/ready for shipping by next month. Please also note that the E-7S battery can only handle up to a 4.6A/50W without experiencing cell damage. Therefore, to prolong the life of the E-7S battery, we would not recommend using it battery to power high load cameras like the Alexa if possible. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. - George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Sanjay Sami Posted January 13, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hi Zack, Do you have a distributer in India ? I could not find one on your website. Regards Sanjay Sami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Christopher Kechichian Posted January 13, 2015 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hi Zack, Thank your for the info, much appreciated. Let's say we have a camera that draws approximately 100W (Alexa with Aks), and I'm powering it through 2x E-HL10DS in series (24V instead of 12V) wouldn't the power draw be higher than what the battery can handle (100W vs 95Wh)? As I know, when two batteries are in series, the voltage doubles but the capacity stays the same, whereas in parallel it's vice versa. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Tom Wills Posted January 13, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Wh is Watt Hours, a measurement of how long the battery will last - a 95 watt hour battery will power a 95 watt load for an hour. This is separate from the amperage capacity - which on both batteries should be the same, 10A, or 120W. There are many a wonderful battery with huge capacities that can only support 50w loads, and there are batteries like the HL9s that only have 87w of capacity, but can handle 120w loads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Zachary Shannon Posted January 13, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hi Zack, Do you have a distributer in India ? I could not find one on your website. Regards Sanjay Sami Hi Sanjay, Please see contact info. below: Visual Technologies India PVT Ltd 370 371/2 Hospital Road, Jangpura New Delhi, 110014 India Tel: +91 11 2431 9961 Fax: +91 11 2432 9961 Email: nidhi@vtipl.com Website: www.vtipl.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Zachary Shannon Posted January 13, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hi Zack, Thank your for the info, much appreciated. Let's say we have a camera that draws approximately 100W (Alexa with Aks), and I'm powering it through 2x E-HL10DS in series (24V instead of 12V) wouldn't the power draw be higher than what the battery can handle (100W vs 95Wh)? As I know, when two batteries are in series, the voltage doubles but the capacity stays the same, whereas in parallel it's vice versa. Thanks. The cells inside the E-HL10DS are designed for high loads(10A/120W loads). As Tom Willis mentioned some batteries can and cannot handle high loads because of the battery cell chemistry ratios. For example, the IDX CUE-D95(www.idxtek.com/products/cue-d95) has a 91Wh capacity, but can only handle up to a 6.3A/76W load. This is because the cells used in this battery are not designed for high loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Christopher Kechichian Posted January 14, 2015 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks Zach and Tom for the info. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Zachary Shannon Posted January 14, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks Zach and Tom for the info. Much appreciated. NP Christopher, anytime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Sanjay Sami Posted January 21, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Thank you Zack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Zachary Shannon Posted January 21, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Thank you Zack My pleasure Sanjay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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