Full Disclosure Information - No Gray Area -
Everything Is Up Front In Detail.
Rathbone Broadcast Batteries, LLC., is a battery assembler, (A factory), not a box house
or widget buyer storing bulk purchase battery packs for very long periods of
time. Ron L. Rathbone is a foremost world wide behavior specialist
working with the DOD, DOE, and the Automotive industry in new battery
technologies. And our Rathbone Broadcast Lithium Ion Battery Packs serve as a Great alternative
to those battery packs manufactured for years Off Shore For companies like Anton Bauer
Batteries, IDX Batteries Endura,
Red One Batteries, Sony Batteries, or Generic batteries like VariZoom
Batteries, Switt Batteries and a host of other generic Chinese batteries.
You may have one or two broadcast battery companies
calling themselves a factory who
ship in off shore battery inserts with circuit board attached and the
case shipped in as well and the battery placed into the case here which
would make them a value added distributor at best. But in reality
they really only have a weak tech repair center. Rathbone called
all other battery assemblers and distributors to the table in 1993 by
developing the FIRST and ONLY FULL DISCLOSURE WEB SITE, educating the end
users and these widget buyers / distributors, and giving extreme detail on battery pack design. Rathbone is the
only broadcast battery supplier that is an actual battery assembler.
No broadcast battery supplier or so called manufacturer actually assembles Li-ON cells into packs
themselves or within the USA. With proper motivation I could
supply contact information and links to their Chinese suppliers.
Whether a Professional, Freelance, or
Network buyer, once you or they understand the difference between
Rathbone Premium High Capacity Lithium Ion Broadcast Batteries,
overpriced segregated batteries with what we consider bad design and shelved
in a box house or other low end batteries that
have been on the shelf in a box house for a very long period and more than likely not
in a climate controlled storage environment, you or they will and do
choose Rathbone.
A Professional wants
a better value but also understands that when your livelihood depends on
your batteries you don't settle for second best or worse in product
quality, battery knowledge, or by use of low grade brand name cells and
short cuts or Chinese cells and
short cuts. A professional is also not waived by overpriced
alternatives for fear of not being popular or accepted as part of a Kiss A _ _
crowd.
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If you are going to buy lithium ion battery
packs, nickel metal hydride battery packs, or rebuild your battery
packs, wisely invest your money in a more quality product through Rathbone
Broadcast Batteries........
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Rathbone offers the widest selection of lithium-ion
broadcast batteries, Sony
Batteries Style V mount batteries
and Anton Bauer Batteries Style Dionic and Hytron Gold mount batteries, and Red One
Batteries Style
Batteries for broadcast and film cameras. It
begins with a light weight RBLi-BP95G or V Mount (1.499 lb.) that has a 95
watt-hour capacity; and extends to 795WH that allows hours of
operation.
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They are available exclusively through Rathbone
Broadcast Batteries, LLC., in gold-mount, v-mount, red one v mount style, and 4-pin xlr battery types that suit various kinds of
broadcast and film cameras. The battery housings are
ergonomically designed to enable robust usage; and yet easy to
handle.
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Excellent Battery protection circuitry are built-in to safeguard against
over-discharge, over-charge and over-current.
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Rathbone has streamlined the internal
operation and performance circuitry of
these batteries and they have built in protection circuitry to
ensure the highest degree of safety operation available.
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Rathbone is a battery assembler since 1989, are competent, and
we use proper weld tabs, insulators, and spacers.
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By streamlining these batteries and
components Rathbone removes
unnecessary and fragile and very unnecessary components that might be used to force someone's
battery to only work with one company brand charger.
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Unnecessary components that have nothing to
do with the safety of the battery only increase the chance that
the battery will fail prematurely because of unnecessary
components being damaged when a battery is jolted or dropped.
Unless there is a melt down or the user knows and understands
how to use the top of the line model, which still has gaps, the end user never knows the
difference, thinks the cells are bad and buys a new pack.
It also reminds me of a built in program on a thermostat for an
air conditioner filter or a broadcast product that takes an
average and then reads, "Service", whether the product needs
service or not.
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You will also notice the lighter reflective
color of the case and the flat nature of the battery pack design
which allows less rows of cells that in return allow better heat
dissipation of the internal battery cells. The case for the
batteries and chargers are generic but are exactly what I wanted
for my battery and charger guts..
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LG Chem, Panasonic, and Sanyo
- Li-ION "Best
Available" lithium ion battery
cells offer the highest discharge cycles available at +/- 500 charge - discharge cycles and a consistent
discharge performance curve throughout the cycle life allowing more run time per cycle. Low end
"Brand Name", Economy, third world
and Chinese cells offer < 200 charge - discharge cycles but also
supply a quick and constant degrading discharge curve,
performance, and it is not unusual to see battery cell leakage,
especially in Chinese cells,
which is a danger to the battery, the equipment, and most
importantly, the users.
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Individual battery packs are
assembled from the same battery cell lot numbers.
(Lot-same manufacturing run)
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As with our
assembly lines and now retired rebuilding lines, only fresh cells
and packs are used.
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Your battery packs are custom built
under strict quality control using new, fresh premium Panasonic-Sanyo
Li-ION, and LG, balanced battery cells from the same respective
manufactured battery cell lots. Contrary to
marketing hype in nickel metal hydride and lithium ion battery
cell and battery pack marketers, battery cells do not
have an infinite shelf storage life. Therefore, Rathbone
does
not build up a bulk of battery packs to be left sitting on shelves
for undetermined periods of time.
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Rathbone
Broadcast Batteries, LLC.,
called all other battery assemblers and distributors to the
table in 1993 by developing the FIRST and ONLY FULL DISCLOSURE
WEB SITE educating the end users and giving extreme detail on
battery cell specifications and battery pack design,
Rathbone quality and price is Great. You
are getting below box house pricing on the Best Panasonic, Sanyo, and LG
cells, they move fast, so sometimes there is a short lead time on orders. Do not wait, place your
order today by email, telephone, or through our Rathbone Broadcast
Battery Store,
www.rathboneenergy.biz .
NEW: RUSH ORDERS when temporarily out
of stock and working a new run:
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Advise us of exactly how many Rathbone battery packs and chargers
you want to purchase from us and we will advise you the total price
to you for that Rush Order. Usually the ship date on a Rush Order
from us to you or location is approximately three to five days after
receipt of funds. Rush Orders usually dictate a bank wire.
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Even as a Rush Order the total price for better quality Rathbone
Broadcast Batteries is substantially lower than similar battery
packs from Anton Bauer, IDX, or Sony.
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If
for whatever reason you were forced to wait until the very last
minute to place and pay for your order we have an affordable
resolution. We understand that you really want Rathbone Broadcast
Batteries which are always in high demand and move off of the shelf
faster than we can produce them. Our policy is always first money
in is first product out. If this is your situation request and pay
for the RUSH ORDER option. We do not hold batteries for
promised money.
Broadcast Battery Rebuilding by The Professionals verses
Amateurs and Chain / Franchise Store Amateurs, especially with Lithium
Ion
Even though these come and go Rebuild / Recell /
Refill want to be's use Rathbone Battery Reference Library PDF white
sheets as a guideline, they still do not
understand the electronics and battery cells and are still amateurs
spinning facts to be misleading. No matter what you are told,
quality battery cells are also not available so Do NOT do a Rebuild, Recell, or Refill! Explained in short on down this page.
These amateurs trying to recell or refill Anton Bauer, especially any
Dionic Series, do not even understand or use
the 2702 with DDM and cannot confirm that the battery is functioning
properly. From a battery assembler, what these amateurs are doing is very dangerous
and these are very dangerous opportunists risking you and your equipment!
DANGER, DANGER! DO NOT DO A RECELL OR REFILL, EVER!
Buy
American and The Other Side of the Coin
Available exclusively through Rathbone Broadcast
Batteries, and our dealer
network.
Product Links and PDF Specification Sheet Links for Rathbone
Broadcast Lithium Ion Batteries:
Rathbone
Broadcast Lithium Ion Battery Detailed Battery Specifications PDF
Accepting V Mount Charge and Why We Think V Mount Is
Better
AB "Digital" Battery Problems and Resolution-Read
this before buying new or doing a recell/refill
High Load Concerns with ALL battery brands are addressed by Rathbone PDF
Red One Battery Alternative.PDF
Rathbone High Power Lithium Ion Broadcast and Film Pack,
15/30V, 4 Pin XLR Connector Specifications Sheet PDF
Material
Safety Data Sheet, Handling and Chemical Specifications Sheet for Rathbone Lithium Ion
Broadcast Batteries The most important specification / information
sheet about batteries of any type from any manufacturer is your MSDS
(Material Safety Data Sheet).
Every battery user should read and understand your MSDS not just for
heavy metals but for the chemicals used by any battery cell manufacturer in the
manufacture of any battery cell. Reference my PDF, battery cell
leakage.
Battery Cell Leakage
Rathbone Lithium Ion Charger Specifications Sheet, PDF
Rathbone Lithium Ion Charger Detailed Specifications Sheet
PDF
Rathbone Li-ON
Battery Chargers Page
Contact Us
Current On-Line Specials
Air
Flight Safety
Mounting Plates and Connectors
Bags for Camera Equipment
Lights
for Broadcast
Broadcast Monitors
Video Camera Lenses
Video Camera Viewfinders
Why we refuse to rebuild IDX Endura V Mount Batteries,
Why we no longer rebuild Anton Bauer Dionic Series Batteries, Why we no longer rebuild
nickel cadmium batteries.
First the Nickel Cadmium Batteries 1.pd
First, Our Position On Nickel Cadmium and Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries 1.pdf
*Nickel Cadmium battery cells are environmentally
unfriendly. Thanks to
International Environmental Concerns and the good laws of other countries,
our battery cell manufacturers have already phased nickel cadmium
from their manufacturing lines. Panasonic did so in 2005. Sanyo
started their depletion in 2008 and that division was sold to FDK in 2009.
You cannot use nickel cadmium battery cells and be green or promote yourself
as environmentally friendly. Rathbone Broadcast Batteries
is an
Environmentally Conscious Company striving to stay Green always. Having our own
line of lithium ion broadcast battery packs, Rathbone Broadcast Batteries has phased out small cell nickel
cadmium battery assembly and also battery rebuilding, no longer supporting
new assembly or the rebuild
of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) small cell nickel cadmium battery products in any
market. Being the only Battery Assembler
Worldwide that supports rebuilding battery packs, we understand that this
will create a hardship on those already invested in nickel cadmium products but we offer
our Upgrade and great
alternative in Lithium Ion.
Nickel Metal Hydride: Panasonic stopped production of
small cell nickel metal hydride cells in 2009, and in a restructure mode -
Sanyo Battery followed. I understand that Panasonic invested in Sanyo
Li-ION division and the rest, nickel cadmium and nickel metal hydride among
other chemicals, was purchased by FDK Japan in 2009. FDK has world
wide offices and manufacturing facilities in Taiwan. If I could find Panasonic or
original Sanyo nickel
metal hydride battery cells through Panasonic, Sanyo, or another Valued
Added distributor, (who by the way have $5,000.00 minimum orders), the date
codes on the cells would be too old and unacceptable for premium
capacity ratings. Chinese and South African/Chinese battery cells under any
private label name have an average 200 discharge cycles, immediate battery
cell deterioration, and cell leakage which will damage circuit boards and
components. We do NOT do Chinese cells.
LifePo4 - September 01, 2011: I
started work on this product in 2007, I will write a white page on
why we continue to elect not to assemble this chemical battery and why
the battery pack manufacturers we work with refuse to work with this
chemical, and what my colleagues in the EV field and I experience when
running extensive test on this chemical from existing manufacturers of
the cell. I wanted to introduce this pack in early 2008 but for
the expectations of myself and industry colleagues that actually
manufacturer battery packs and chargers, it is not practical or ready.
I have been approached by most if not all of the manufacturers of the
cell for a long time wanting me to consider it for Broadcast batteries
and other versions for EV research. I have to say no and tell them
why without giving out our experience and research information for free.
This has been very frustrating to me because I was looking forward to
using this cell.
Environmental
Statement
Disclaimers
Respect Lithium
Ion
Since we no longer rebuild or do new
assembly with nickel cadmium battery cells below is
a contact for recycling all your nickel cadmium,
nickel metal hydride, and lithium ion battery packs. We are NOT
affiliated with any recycle contact.
For those with minimal quantities of nickel cadmium battery packs they
can be dropped off at any Home Depot, Lowes, Sears, etc.
RECYCLE BATTERIES WITH METAL CONVERSIONS:
John Patterson
Metal Conversion Technologies, LLC
1 East Porter St.
P.O. Box 1026
Cartersville, GA 30120
678-721-0022 Phone
678-721-0266 FAX
Place a note in your box letting them know you were
referred to them by Rathbone..
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Cash Discount for Bank wire,
Cashier's / Company Check, Money Orders included on prices listed in
our on-line store.
THE "CONTACT US" AND "SHIP TO" ON THIS WEB SITE,
rathbonebroadcastbatteries.com, and
rathboneenergy.biz, ARE THE ONLY CONTACTS AND SHIP TO LOCATIONS FOR
RATHBONE BROADCAST BATTERIES, LLC, Chinese companies are trying to confuse the market with ALL
of the other dot whatever extensions. That is actually flattering
for me but is also a real problem. Rathbone, the battery reference
library for the want to be since 1989.
