Nitin Rao Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Hi there, Would like to know as to which series of the IDX battery is used on the Ultra 2 steadicam. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Erwin Landau Posted April 17, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Hi Nitin, You get the Power Cubes. But also can use the cheaper and less powerful Enduro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitin Rao Posted April 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the reply. I still need to know if the Power cube batteries are made by IDX they would match to which of the Endura series. The Endura Elite has a 136 Wh where as the power cubes say to 110W. Thanks Edited April 17, 2009 by Nitin Rao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted April 17, 2009 Moderators Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Nitin, The Power Cubes are made by IDX specifically for Tiffen and DO NOT match up to any of the Enduras (i.e. they are not merely relabeled batteries). Watt hours are one factor in the equation but amperage is the other. Thus, you may find that a given Endura actually has a higher watt hour rating but is not capable of providing the load (amps) of the Powercube. Depending on what you are powering this may or may not be an issue. Here is some more info on the Powercubes: http://www.steadicam.com/images/content/09...rcube_11309.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Erwin Landau Posted April 17, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Alec beat me to the punch... But anyways. If you look at the up coming Anton Bauer Dionic HC (high Current) it's nominal is 85 Wh versus the Dionic 90 with is 90Wh... Here a couple of posts from the archives that might be helpful: http://www.steadicamforum.com/index.php?sh...c=9150&st=0 http://www.steadicamforum.com/index.php?showtopic=6237 http://www.steadicamforum.com/index.php?showtopic=4577 http://www.steadicamforum.com/index.php?showtopic=3989 http://www.steadicamforum.com/index.php?showtopic=3014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Anders Holck Petersen Posted April 17, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 You can get a similar performing battery from IDX. It's branded as Endura 10S HD. Its specified as 6150mAh with 110W max load. . Tiffen specifies the PowerCube as 6000 mAh with 110W max load. http://www.idx-europe.co.uk/?p=products&am...ENDURA-10S%20HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted April 17, 2009 Moderators Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 "The Powercube is also sold by IDX but branded Endura 10S HD. Its specified as 88wh with 110W max load." OK, that's the first I've heard of that and - no offense - should be confirmed. If it checks out, then this is relatively new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Erwin Landau Posted April 17, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 I would say that that is incorrect, Please correct me if I'm wrong But to my knowledge the Power Cubes where a joint venture between IDX and Tiffen and Tiffen and it's dealers have an exclusive and are the only ones that are selling the battery with that specific cells and spec... It might be similar but not the same battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Anders Holck Petersen Posted April 17, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 "If it checks out, then this is relatively new" Yes, IDX europe introduced them in june last year. Most likely a clause of the original agreement between Tiffen and IDX. (wild guess) I have been running both on my U2 and RED one, since last year and they both perform as expected. With anton bauer releasing the similar high current 6000mAh/110W battery, it would seem as the cells are indeed in general distribution. As I reread my original reply, it did sound a little wack. What I ment was indeed only that you could get a similar performing battery from IDX that closely matches the Powercube. Not that it is 100% the same (although I would guess it is similar) I have edited my original post :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Anders Holck Petersen Posted April 17, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Hmm....the 10s HD doesn't seem to be mentioned at all on the US site http://www.idxtek.com Only the standard 10S 6300 mAh with 69W max load is mentioned. But the 10S HD is right there on the UK site http://www.idx-europe.co.uk Ok, so it seems like the HD version is only sold in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitin Rao Posted April 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Thank you all for a great feedback on the IDX batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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