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Jad Meouchy · March 13th, 2007, 02:49 PM

I have a quick question about the Anton Bauer gold mount. If I have the gold mount and a battery attached to it, is there any way to charge the battery while it's on the camera without one of those titan on-camera chargers? In other words, can the gold mount itself charge a battery?

The camera is an HD100.

Thanks

Afton Grant · March 13th, 2007, 04:52 PM

Hi Jad,

Unfortunately, no. Anton Bauer batteries are quite sophisticated and the AB chargers are really the only devices that can communicate with them appropriately.

If you want uninterrupted power, and can't use AC, Anton Bauer does make a hot-swappable gold mount, in which you mount one battery on each side. When one dies you may remove it, and the second battery will keep the power going. The dead one can be placed on a charger and be replaced by a live one.

Hope this helps.

Best,
Afton

Scott Keyworth · March 20th, 2007, 01:03 PM

The Titan-70/Tandem-70 (name change at last NAB) is a charger or A/C power supply, it does not do both at the same time.

So you can operate the camera of of an A/C mains or charge the battery.

We went for the smallest size and weight when making this unit.

Scott Keyworth
Anton/Bauer, Inc

March 13th, 2007, 02:49 PM	#1
Jad Meouchy Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 663	Anton Bauer battery charging question I have a quick question about the Anton Bauer gold mount. If I have the gold mount and a battery attached to it, is there any way to charge the battery while it's on the camera without one of those titan on-camera chargers? In other words, can the gold mount itself charge a battery? The camera is an HD100. Thanks

March 13th, 2007, 04:52 PM	#2
Afton Grant Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New York, Boston Posts: 54	Hi Jad, Unfortunately, no. Anton Bauer batteries are quite sophisticated and the AB chargers are really the only devices that can communicate with them appropriately. If you want uninterrupted power, and can't use AC, Anton Bauer does make a hot-swappable gold mount, in which you mount one battery on each side. When one dies you may remove it, and the second battery will keep the power going. The dead one can be placed on a charger and be replaced by a live one. Hope this helps. Best, Afton __________________ Afton M Grant, Steadicam Operator www.aftongrant.com \| www.steadishots.org

March 20th, 2007, 01:03 PM	#3
Scott Keyworth Anton/Bauer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Shelton, CT Posts: 35	The Titan-70/Tandem-70 (name change at last NAB) is a charger or A/C power supply, it does not do both at the same time. So you can operate the camera of of an A/C mains or charge the battery. We went for the smallest size and weight when making this unit. Scott Keyworth Anton/Bauer, Inc