An Intelligent Battery System Designed for the Demands of Modern Acquisition
PAGlink in action (photo courtesy of Beth Davidow).
PAG has developed a new system of high-power linking batteries, designed to power all types of digital video camera used for broadcast news acquisition, video production and digital cinematography.
PAGlink is the first battery system that allows you to link as many as 8 Lithium-Ion batteries, in parallel, for charge or discharge. Linking batteries and combining their capacities greatly extends the run-time for power-hungry modern professional cameras, and allows currents of up to 12A to be drawn for simultaneously powering the camera and its accessories.
More Power Required
Developments in camera technology have seen an increase in the power demands being made on Li-Ion batteries. In addition, there are a greater number of camera accessories to be powered simultaneously. In many cases the cameras alone are likely to have a power consumption of 40W to 50W, and the accessories can increase the total power consumption to around 100W.
Many companies have introduced larger Li-Ion batteries that have capacities greater than 160 Watt-hours. These batteries have been banned by air transport authorities from passenger aircraft, because they are considered potentially dangerous. Lithium Manganese batteries that allow higher currents to be drawn are offered by some companies as a solution, but this technology is significantly more expensive.
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