Travis Trewin

OK. I put a multimeter on the batteries and they were all reading around 12.6volts. I removed the battery adaptor and connected a large floor battery (charged up to 13.5volts) to the camera. The camera sometimes manages to reach 75fps, but only just, and the rest of the time it fluctuates between 50 and 60fps. It's almost like there isn't constant power reaching the motor. Wiggling the power cable near the connector doesn't make a difference, so it's probably not due to a bad connection. I've sent CE an email with the serial number to see if they have any suggestions. I have a battery discharger which I always use to keep the batteries in good condition.

Reading the voltage of the clip-on 'on board' batteries is difficult. I can't see any easy way of doing it because of their weird connection. I'm going to try and get hold of a different battery to try and rule the battery out as a reason. I believe it is some time since the camera had a service, but was sold to me in full working order.

Hi. I have just purchased an SR2 kit and ran some film through it to test for magazine scratching, steadiness of image, lens sharpness etc. With the onboard batteries the camera will not get beyond about 55fps. All the manuals say it should reach 75fps. The camera has a Cinematography Electronics Speed Control unit fitted. Can anyone shed some light on what might be wrong? The batteries are my guess - were recelled in June 2006. On another topic, the camera has an NTSC video tap fitted and I need a PAL signal to view and record. Any ideas on a simple (and portable) way to alter the signal?