How does the RED1 remember what time it is?

[George Butterfield]

Did I miss it in the manual? Where is the little battery that powers the internal clock?

 

[David Battistella]

This will get reset with upgrades, etc.

You need to set the cloack each time you change the firmware, but it will hold. I'm sure there is a little battery in there that keeps it on time.

David

 

[George Butterfield]

Sittin' here with g'friend/producer I says, "Over 3,000 users online, I wonder how long it will take to get this question answered?". Less than sixty seconds ... not bad!

 

[Antony M]

"Over 3,000 users online, I wonder how long it will take to get this question answered?". Less than sixty seconds ... not bad!

So... where IS the battery then?
And how do you replace it when required (rechargeables don't last forever)?

 

[Stephen Gentle]

So... where IS the battery then?
And how do you replace it when required (rechargeables don't last forever)?

Have you ever replaced the CMOS battery in a computer? Generally they will outlast the equipment... But you might have to send it to RED to get it replaced. If so, they'd probably do it whether it needed it or not in a five or ten year service.

 

[Stuart English]

Clock

Clock

So... where IS the battery then?
And how do you replace it when required (rechargeables don't last forever)?

This assumes the clock is maintained by a battery

 

[Antony M]

Have you ever replaced the CMOS battery in a computer? Generally they will outlast the equipment...

Stephen,
I hope that my Red lasts more than the year or so computers do before they are outdated
Also, my computer is plugged into the power 24/7.

Stuart,
Nuclear fusion? Solar power?
Maybe just grabbing power out of the air (like the old crystal radios)!

 

[Stuart English]

Clock

Clock

Well given that some RED ONE cameras have been in the field for two years now, I think you can put this concern to rest.

 

[Chris Forbes]

If the clock was efficient enough you could use a capacitor to power it. So every time the camera is hooked to power it recharges itself.

 

[Gavin Greenwalt]

I booted up a 286 about 20 years after it was manufactured and its time was still accurate. Those little CMOS batteries can last pretty much forever. I don't think I've ever replaced one on any computer ever. Maybe they're using a capacitor or something but either way it's a problem I've never had to deal with before.

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Following Gavin's tangent here....

I've replaced a few CMOS batteries over the years. Depends on the motherboard/system design and what the battery is supposed to maintain. Most recently, I had to replace one in an 5 year-old AMD box. The system had sat on a workbench for nearly 2 years, I finally gave in and fixed it up and sold it at a neighbor's garage sale. It was just one of the standard "pancake" batteries, cost me $1.09 at the hardware store... I powered up an old 386 last year. Battery still maintaining accurate time on that one too. That system was probably close to 20 years old, probably hadn't been turned on since about '93.

As for the RED One, I would be surprised if there is an actual replaceable battery in there. It's most likely a capacitor of some type.