how many hours will Sennheiser ME67 last with batteries? at DVinfo.net

Nawaf Alali · September 4th, 2003, 01:01 AM

I have Sennheiser ME67 connected to K6 (battery/phatom). I'm gonna be using batteries until I get a phantom supply. my questions are:

1) how many hours does the mic last with batteries?

2) when I turn the K6 on, the battery indicator blinks brightly once, then stays dimmed (very low). now, in any other device, i know if the battery indicator is weak, that means batteries need to be changed. But i tried different fresh batteries; all the same. is that normal?

Rik Sanchez · September 4th, 2003, 09:40 AM

I have the same mike, ME67, I usually don't use it for more than an hour at a time, I use a battery tester to check the level of my batteries. I seem to have lost the papers that came with the mike. I always monitor the sound with headphones just in case I forget to check the battery levels, if the battery goes out, so will the mike and I can tell right away if the battery needs to be changed

Jacques Mersereau · September 4th, 2003, 03:41 PM

I *think* it is something like 20 hours.

My advice . . . always get a fresh battery when it matters.

Marty Wein · September 4th, 2003, 05:25 PM

According to Sennheiser, it will work up to 150 hours. However I would take Jacques advice "always get a fresh battery when it matters".

http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser...file/50988.pdf

John Hartney · September 4th, 2003, 08:11 PM

Batteries are cheap in relation to lost sound... replace them on every important shoot.

Nawaf Alali · September 5th, 2003, 12:27 AM

thanx guys. i'll stick with your advice.

September 4th, 2003, 01:01 AM	#1
Nawaf Alali Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Kuwait, Kuwait Posts: 100	how many hours will Sennheiser ME67 last with batteries? I have Sennheiser ME67 connected to K6 (battery/phatom). I'm gonna be using batteries until I get a phantom supply. my questions are: 1) how many hours does the mic last with batteries? 2) when I turn the K6 on, the battery indicator blinks brightly once, then stays dimmed (very low). now, in any other device, i know if the battery indicator is weak, that means batteries need to be changed. But i tried different fresh batteries; all the same. is that normal?

September 4th, 2003, 09:40 AM	#2
Rik Sanchez ChorizoSmells Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 424	I have the same mike, ME67, I usually don't use it for more than an hour at a time, I use a battery tester to check the level of my batteries. I seem to have lost the papers that came with the mike. I always monitor the sound with headphones just in case I forget to check the battery levels, if the battery goes out, so will the mike and I can tell right away if the battery needs to be changed __________________ ChorizoSmells Video Barrio Tamatsukuri, Osaka, JAPAN

September 4th, 2003, 03:41 PM	#3
Jacques Mersereau Trustee Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,334	I think it is something like 20 hours. My advice . . . always get a fresh battery when it matters. __________________ Jacques Mersereau University of Michigan-Video Studio Manager

September 4th, 2003, 05:25 PM	#4
Marty Wein Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 229	According to Sennheiser, it will work up to 150 hours. However I would take Jacques advice "always get a fresh battery when it matters". http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser...file/50988.pdf

September 4th, 2003, 08:11 PM	#5
John Hartney Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Elgin, Illinois Posts: 206	Batteries are cheap in relation to lost sound... replace them on every important shoot.

September 5th, 2003, 12:27 AM	#6
Nawaf Alali Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Kuwait, Kuwait Posts: 100	thanx guys. i'll stick with your advice.