Hi Dane.
There you go my friend, simple when you learn how eh! I've got the code for
the Hirose adaptor which is sold by Zoom if this helps.
There is so much information on the Zoom website, it's a pity I didn't ask
you earlier for their URL.
As for me I'm hoping to go for a power-pack around 14 volts, nice and safe
and then I need to look again to my microphone solutions. The latter will
be the most dificult I'm afraid as I hope to be using my Field recorder as a
field recorder which will include indoor pub/podcast situations as well as
climbing the hills of Scotland or doing a site seeing tour of the buskers in
Glasgow. So I'll need 2 different types of microphone solutions.
Let us know how you get on with the power-pack, it will save you a fortune
on batteries.
Very best wishes.
Andy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
To: <all-audio@groups.io>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2019 10:04 AM
Subject: [all-audio] An external power source for the Zoom F8N
I found a solution to this problem quite by accident.
Andy had sent the list a link to a discussion on external power sources for
the Zoom F8 which - in the main - was also appropriate for the Zoom F8N.
I took note of the various batteries suggested and was making plans to
purchase as soon as as I could, that is until I went through one of the
bottom draws of my filing cabinet and discovered a Ravpower variable voltage
Powerbank that I had completely forgotten about.
This beauty should do the trick of powering the Zoom F8N quite nicely given
that it has a voltage range from 9 to 20 volts.
The bank also offers 2 USB ports so charging a mobile phone as well as
powering the recorder is possible.
I need to get an adapter to fit between the Powerbank and the recorder and
thanks to the useful information provided in the discussion I shouldn’t have
any problem doing that.
So things have been made incredibly easy for the external supply and thanks
again to Andy for passing this on.
When I have the system up and running the power will come from the external
supply when away from the AC mains.
When the supply is exhausted the recorder will switch to the internal AA
battery supply so the question will be just how long the Ravpower Powerbank
will last?
As a footnote the Zoom F8N can be powered from external power from any
voltage between 9 and 18 volts.
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