Long-term NIGC battery PS impressions?

mgreene · 9th February 2004, 08:08 PM

How about it?

Any further impressions regarding the pros and cons of battery power supply for the gain clone or NIGC?

Thanks

Mike

Peter Daniel · 10th February 2004, 04:36 AM

Here's mine. As long as I don't compare directly, battery or AC power, both sound good to me.

mgreene · 10th February 2004, 12:38 PM

when you compare directly?

ronc · 10th February 2004, 01:08 PM

Pros: Sound seems to come from a black hole background, it just jumps out at you.Very clean with no hum whatsoever.
Cons: No matter what you do its (the P/S) is going to be larger.It requires a charging system, but once you have overcome the charging system its a plug in and forget system.
ron

Peter Daniel · 10th February 2004, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mgreene
when you compare directly?

I have no hum with AC supplies either. With batteries the sound is smoother, more natural, any trace of harshness is usually gone.

More natural bass.

mgreene · 10th February 2004, 01:18 PM

Thanks fellers...

I figured that a host of others would have tried batteries by now.

I am about to order batteries this week.

Mike

mgreene · 17th February 2004, 01:42 PM

Ron - et al,

I went to Walmart over the weekend and the box for the trickle charger you recommended now says it does "float mode monitoring" - which I assume means that it switches from charging to float maintainance. Did the ones you bought claim this feature? (The box claims that the design is being constantly upgraded.)

I have been considering the Deltran "battery tender" unit which has a float mode - so I could just turn off the battery charger when listening.

Comments?

protos · 17th February 2004, 02:31 PM

I don't know the chargers you mention but out of curiosity is this a 12v or a 24v charger? If it is a 12v how are you going to connect it to your batteries if you intend to have +-24v?

Peter Daniel · 17th February 2004, 02:57 PM

I also have +/- 24V supply and only two 12V chargers. I'm charging batteries in pairs (one in ea. rail) at the time. It works well.

mgreene · 17th February 2004, 02:57 PM

One charger per battery. The chargers are ~$17 ea. Ron designed a system to charge via relays.

9th February 2004, 08:08 PM	#1
mgreene diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Aiken, South Carolina USA	Long-term NIGC battery PS impressions? How about it? Any further impressions regarding the pros and cons of battery power supply for the gain clone or NIGC? Thanks Mike

10th February 2004, 12:38 PM	#3
mgreene diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Aiken, South Carolina USA	What happens.... when you compare directly?

17th February 2004, 01:42 PM	#7
mgreene diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Aiken, South Carolina USA	Walmart Charger upgraded? Ron - et al, I went to Walmart over the weekend and the box for the trickle charger you recommended now says it does "float mode monitoring" - which I assume means that it switches from charging to float maintainance. Did the ones you bought claim this feature? (The box claims that the design is being constantly upgraded.) I have been considering the Deltran "battery tender" unit which has a float mode - so I could just turn off the battery charger when listening. Comments?

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10th February 2004, 04:36 AM	#2
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	Here's mine. As long as I don't compare directly, battery or AC power, both sound good to me.

10th February 2004, 01:08 PM	#4
ronc diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003	Pros: Sound seems to come from a black hole background, it just jumps out at you.Very clean with no hum whatsoever. Cons: No matter what you do its (the P/S) is going to be larger.It requires a charging system, but once you have overcome the charging system its a plug in and forget system. ron

10th February 2004, 01:18 PM	#6
mgreene diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Aiken, South Carolina USA	Thanks fellers... I figured that a host of others would have tried batteries by now. I am about to order batteries this week. Mike

17th February 2004, 02:31 PM	#8
protos diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Athens+Addis Ababa	I don't know the chargers you mention but out of curiosity is this a 12v or a 24v charger? If it is a 12v how are you going to connect it to your batteries if you intend to have +-24v?

17th February 2004, 02:57 PM	#9
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	I also have +/- 24V supply and only two 12V chargers. I'm charging batteries in pairs (one in ea. rail) at the time. It works well.

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