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Upgrade Your Anton Bauer Batteries, Dionic 90 Batteries, Dionic 90 HC, Dionic 90 HCX, IDX Endura Batteries, Sony BP Batteries, Generic Batteries, or Other Batteries and Chargers to Rathbone Broadcast Lithium Ion Batteries and Chargers Today!  During these Trying Economic Times are You Looking Harder for High Quality Built, High Performance, Lithium Ion Broadcast Batteries at Substantially Lower Cost and Better Value?

Rathbone Broadcast Batteries, LLC., no longer rebuilds the below listed batteries and for very good reasons.  This decision to no longer rebuild with any available nickel cadmium battery cell or with nickel metal hydride from any available battery cell manufacturer LAID OFF 15 employees here and WAS NOT a small decision.  However, our own line of Rathbone Broadcast Lithium Ion Batteries, introduced in 2009, has taken off very well.  Rathbone, the battery reference library for the want to be since 1989.

In Short:

Nickel Cadmium battery cells are environmentally unfriendly. Thanks to International Environmental Concerns and the good laws of other countries, our battery cell manufacturers started to phase nickel cadmium from their manufacturing lines as far back as 2005.  Panasonic did so in 2005. Sanyo started their depletion in 2008 and is now out of the nickel cadmium business.  You cannot use nickel cadmium battery cells and be green or promote yourself as environmentally friendly.  Rathbone Broadcast Batteries, LLC., is an Environmentally Conscious Company striving to stay Green. Having our own line of lithium ion broadcast battery packs, Rathbone has phased out battery assembly and also battery rebuilding using nickel cadmium, no longer supporting the rebuild of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) 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 invested in nickel cadmium products but we offer our Upgrade and great alternative.

Nickel Metal Hydride: Panasonic stopped production of small cell nickel metal hydride cells in 2009 and in a restructure mode, Sanyo Battery followed.  If I could find Panasonic or 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.

DO NOT DO A REFILL!  WHY NOT?

Environmental Statement

Anton Bauer Batteries, IDX Batteries Endura and Sony Batteries BP broadcast news, cinema, professional film and video camera batteries or any manufacturer using the best cell choices available.  We start with the best cell option and work the price from that cost factor.   Sales Tax within Tennessee Only. 

Our Position on Nickel Cadmium Batteries and Why We Have Phased Them Out PDF  Even if you "Claim" a Environmentally Friendly Carbon Footprint, You cannot be going Green and still be using Nickel Cadmium Battery Cells.

• Alphabetically Listed Brand Names We Did Rebuild,

• Aaton Battery Rebuild

• ANTON BAUER Batteries Rebuilding

  Digital Battery Problems and Resolution (Please read this before going any further)

  DO NOT DO A REFILL!

  • AB 3013 Belt Rebuild Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

  • AB Power Strap 13 Rebuild  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

  • Compac Magnum Rebuild Ni-CD 900 Discharge Cycles

  • Dionic 160 Rebuild  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

  • Dionic 90 Rebuild 95WH  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

  • ElipZ Rebuild  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

  • Hytron 50 Rebuilding to 67WH  Ni-MH 500 Discharge Cycles

  • Hytron 100 Rebuild to 150WH  Ni-MH 500 Discharge Cycles

  • Hytron 120 Rebuild to 150WH  Ni-MH 500 Discharge Cycles

  • Hytron 140 Rebuild to 150WH  Ni-MH 500 Discharge Cycles

  • Power Strap 13 Rebuild  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

  • Proformer Rebuild 27WH  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

  • Propac Logic Rebuild, No LCD Display to 82WH  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

  • ProPac Digital Rebuild, with LCD Display to 82WH Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

  • Propac Rebuild Standard to 82WH  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

  • Trimpac Battery Rebuilding 45WH  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

  • Recycle Anton Bauer Batteries and Chargers here  Nickel Cadmium battery cells are environmentally unfriendly.  Our battery cell manufacturers are responsible and have already started to phase them from their manufacturing lines.  Panasonic did so three years ago. Being and Environmentally Conscious Company, Rathbone Broadcast Batteries has phased out nickel cadmium.

• Arri Battery Rebuild  Ni-CD and Ni-MH

• Bescor 12V 14AH  LA

• Battery Belt Rebuilding  Component Parts, relays, etc., unavailable on many brands, Suggest Rathbone Lithium Ion

• Box and Film Batteries   Component Parts, relays, etc., unavailable on many brands, Suggest Rathbone Lithium Ion

• BP90 battery packs and Rebuild Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

• Chrosziel Genio Battery Rebuild Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

• Chiles Battery Belt Rebuild Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

• Cine Power Battery Rebuild Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

• Cine 60 Battery Belt Rebuild  Ni-CD Component Parts, relays, etc., unavailable

• Cine 60 Box Batteries  Ni-CD Component Parts, relays, etc., unavailable

• Fischer Box Batteries  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

• Frezzi Battery Rebuild  Ni-CD & Ni-MH 500 Discharge Cycles

• G & M Lunch Box Batteries  Ni-CD Component Parts, relays, etc., unavailable

• IDX Battery Rebuilding

• Linequip Box Batteries

• Rathbone Lithium Ion Broadcast Batteries from 65WH to 600WH, in Gold Mount, V Mount, 4 Pin XLR, fabrication for special connectors also available, comparable to Anton Bauer Dionic Gold Mount Batteries, IDX Endura V Mount Batteries, Sony BP V Mount, and VariZom V Mount Batteries for Broadcast, Cinema, and Film

• Moviecam Box Batteries  Ni-CD Component Parts, relays, etc., unavailable

• Nagra D  Ni-CD

• Panaview Box Batteries  Ni-CD Component Parts, relays, etc., unavailable

• Panavision Box Batteries  Ni-CD Component Parts, relays, etc., unavailable

• Perrott Rebuild  Ni-CD Component Parts, relays, etc., unavailable

• Quantum Turbo Z Battery Rebuild  Ni-CD

• Seitz Rebuild  Ni-CD

• Steadicam Master Series Rebuild  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

• Steadicam Power Cube Replacement Battery

• Steadicam Ultra Battery Reuild  Ni-MH

• Strand Lighting Battery Rebuild  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

• Victory 30V Belt F Rebuilds  Ni-CD 500 Discharge Cycles

• Battery Cell Manufacturers Impact

• Price Quotes

• Retail Value

• Promotions Takes you to our on-line store with current special pricing on New Lithium Ion Broadcast Batteries.

• Rathbone Broadcast Equipment

  • Bags for Camera Equipment

  • Lights for Broadcast, New

    • Back Drop Lights

    • Double Reflect Soft Lights

    • Florescent Lights

    • Focusing Soft Lights

    • Ground Row Lights

    • HMI Lights

    • On Camera Lights

  • Broadcast Monitors

  • Mounting Plates and Connectors

  • Video Camera Lenses

  • Video Camera Viewfinders

For the very same reasons, Rathbone Broadcast Batteries, LLC.,  also stopped rebuilding / recelling aftermarket or generic broadcast and film batteries from defunct companies, even those who frequently open and close their doors under the same or different names, some clamming many consecutive years in business.

We replaced their third world or brand name low end "economical - high capacity" cells with

•  Brand name highest quality cells
•  Greatest detail in battery pack assembly
•  Proper and professional building procedure
•  At the most affordable price
•  With detailed product descriptions, white pages, packing slips, and invoices
•  Cell manufacturers specification sheets
• Amateur Battery Recell / Battery Refill Work Examples
• Stable Vendor
• Battery Cell Leakage

Your Best Value: Rathbone Broadcast Batteries, LLC.

Rebuild: Premium Work and Cells

Recell / Refill: Our Economy "Sack and Save" Poop In a Bag Lines

Your alternative:

Do not be fooled! We have seen so many broadcast battery recelling companies close, open again, silently close again, come back under a different name, and then close again. They always come back with a crafty spin, gimmicks, cheap prices, and plugging brand names like, "Sanyo", while using cheap, or brand name low end economical cells.   Or promoting off brand names as if they are proven.  Showing a multi-story facility does not mean you own that facility, just that you have high enough margins on low quality cells to rent space in that facility.

We are not a start up company!  Through all of our own challenges we have kept our doors open consistently for your business since 1989. Our FAQ sheets supply you with total detail on every item we assemble and specifications for every cell available as well as what to look for in a good vendor and a bad vendor.

A Reminder to the younger novices into broadcast.  During the Regan Recession the largest Broadcast product distributor in the United States filed full bankruptcy.  One of our broadcast battery competitors was practically joined to this distributor at the hips and had this company on Terms.  Our competitor took a mortal wound that I am sure they want to forget.  After that mortal wound our competitor had the choice to close or sell and they sold to the company that owns them now whose name starts as V something.  And then they went to China for product.

"Spin" is cheap, like the old saying about BS walks....  Read the actual manufacturers cell specifications on your cell options for that battery pack!. 

1. We Do NOT use third world / Chinese "factory new", "brand name" low end "economical - high capacity" cells in our Premium Lines.  They have a very degrading discharge curve, less charge discharge cycles, leak, and the leaking damages your circuitry. So, you can get a great price and really get what you paid for!

2. We turn our inventory on an average of every three weeks.

3. All battery packs and inserts are built to order in our Tennessee facility by Highly trained technicians with several quality control measures.

4. We buy factory direct using ONLY Enersys Hawker for dry cell lead acid, LG Chem, Panasonic and Sanyo's Best Available Battery cells for lithium ion (Never Good or Better options), and Sanyo for Nickel Cadmium (Nickel Cadmium is now a mute point). 

   1. For Nickel Cadmium battery packs we did use the very best nickel cadmium sintered positive electrode rapid charge battery cells when they are available from Sanyo (Mute point).

      1. Otherwise we did use Sanyo's very best Press Negative nickel cadmium battery cells available.

   2. Panasonic dropped manufacture of large nickel cadmium battery cells in mid 2005.

   3. Rumor has it that Panasonic may also be moving their manufacturing facilities back to Japan and the US.

Rathbone Broadcast Batteries, LLC.

• Custom builds PDQ, (very quick).
• Uses ONLY the very best battery cell options available from each respected cell manufacturer, (LG Chem, Panasonic, Saft, and Sanyo), Exceeding Industry Standards in battery cell packs.
• Gives NO spin on battery cells, just the spec sheets of all options. No "Factory New" or "Brand Name" without supporting spec sheets.
• Supplies all brand name manufacturers cell specification sheets on our web site for your peace of mind.  See our FAQ's
• Backs up our product claims on our web site, promotions, packing slips, and invoices in black and white with detailed item descriptions supported by manufacturers battery cell specification sheets.  No vague, generalized, or just wrong air pollution
• Takes NO short-cuts in the assembly of your battery packs.  In fact we Exceed assembly standards.  See our FAQ''s.
• Supplies an FAQ sheet designed especially for your market that should answer all your questions about rebuilding your battery packs and about vendor quality.
• Guaranties our work and the cells we use.

At rathbonebroadcastbatteries.com, on each premium product item, we tell you exactly what cell we use, and for true comparison, we provide links to ALL the better brand name cell manufacturers cell options for your confirmation.  Each manufacturer, like LG Chem, Panasonic, Saft, and Sanyo, usually have more than one cell choice and each is different in quality and price.  Please see our FAQ link in the next section of this page for complete details.

Rathbone Broadcast Batteries Is A SBA Certified Pro-Net HubZone Empowered company.

• 50+ Important Broadcast Battery FAQ's

If on an outside chance you have found a battery assembler or a battery pack rebuilder that offers everything we do in: cell selection, building your battery pack, efforts in safety, detailed black and white specification sheets, packing slips, and invoices, you have just found the web site and reason why.

The more you are accurately informed the more you will appreciate rathbonebroadcastbatteries.com

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Last Updated: Monday, January 16, 2012 08:54:50 AM