Does anybody realy need QUAD BATTERY MODULE?

[Gunleik Groven]

Just curious, did anybody try and exchange the quad battery module for something else at the Red store? I have one coming and have absolutely no need for it.

If Red can sell it at full price to somebody who needs it and I can get something I need, everybody wins. Does this make sense?

Kinda. but I cannot see many buying that at the stipulated pricepoint.

[Milan Spasic]

No, unfortunately you have to take it.

People have been selling their unneeded quad modules for under 600 bucks.

Pretty bizarre situation. :(

What is Red exchange/return policy anyways, does anybody know?

[Milan Spasic]

Kinda. but I cannot see many buying that at the stipulated pricepoint.

Certainly not if they can buy an unneeded module one for $500. The whole thing is weird.

[Jeff Kilgroe]

It's not a bizarre situation. When you bought your Epic-X package via Stage-2 or Stage-3, you purchased a complete package that included the quad battery module. Many of us do find it useful and to be a nice addition. I'm not sure why others are so against using it. I understand that a lot of people already have power solutions and have been getting along fine without the Redvolt battery modules up to now. But look at it this way, resale value is extremely low due to so many people deciding they just don't want it. So you may as well hold onto it. Never know, you might actually find that you like it.

Like you're saying, I would bet sales of these modules through RED are probably lighter than they had expected. ...with so many people out there selling them for cheap. I picked up one at a bargain for my Epic-M. Glad I did.

[Gunleik Groven]

Jeff... Allmost tempted to beat dead horse here...

But I won't...

Hahahaha!

[RayFrisby]

Personally I always felt the dual battery module was the better option, especially when adding audio and other modules.

BTW I never found out, does the Dual Battery module take the XL Redvolts batteries ?
and is RED still planning on producing a Pro Res/DNxHD Proxy module ?

IMO The less third party add-on's and the more streamlined the Epic and Scarlet are the better.
If the price of the Dual Module and Redvolts were even more competitive I reckon this would be
the method of powering for most users.

The big question for me is why it has taken so long to produce a RED Pro Res / DNxHD module.
Surely giving the demand for such a unit it makes sense to provide a proper RED version designed
for the Epic and Scarlet.

[Bob Gundu]

The Dual battery Module only plays nice with the smaller RedVolts.

Personally I always felt the dual battery module was the better option, especially when adding audio and other modules.

BTW I never found out, does the Dual Battery module take the XL Redvolts batteries ?
and is RED still planning on producing a Pro Res/DNxHD Proxy module ?

IMO The less third party add-on's and the more streamlined the Epic and Scarlet are the better.
If the price of the Dual Module and Redvolts were even more competitive I reckon this would be
the method of powering for most users.

The big question for me is why it has taken so long to produce a RED Pro Res / DNxHD module.
Surely giving the demand for such a unit it makes sense to provide a proper RED version designed
for the Epic and Scarlet.

[Sid Idris]

It's not a bizarre situation. When you bought your Epic-X package via Stage-2 or Stage-3, you purchased a complete package that included the quad battery module. Many of us do find it useful and to be a nice addition. I'm not sure why others are so against using it. I understand that a lot of people already have power solutions and have been getting along fine without the Redvolt battery modules up to now. But look at it this way, resale value is extremely low due to so many people deciding they just don't want it. So you may as well hold onto it. Never know, you might actually find that you like it.

Like you're saying, I would bet sales of these modules through RED are probably lighter than they had expected. ...with so many people out there selling them for cheap. I picked up one at a bargain for my Epic-M. Glad I did.

The bigger issue with the redvolt XL solution is the extremely high $ per watt. You end up with a module that can't be connected anywhere other the rear of the body AND requires proprietary batteries that cost $700 to provide 3hrs of camera time... (as I posted previously, we get that with a single 150Wh brick at a cost of $300 or less).

Pros: Hotswapping (moot if you have the sidehandle)
Cons: Proprietary batteries, Weight, lack of mounting flexibility, lack of D-tap, high price/watt.

[Curran Giddens]

Jeff... Allmost tempted to beat dead horse here...

But I won't...

Hahahaha!

Maybe Red should have wrote up the invoices differently.

Add the $1950 to the price of the Brain and mark the quad Module as free.

Then we wouldn't have people keep complaining about it.

[Ulf Krentz]

Not sure about that, these people will find something else to mock about...
For me I picked up one of those "unwanted" Quads and I´m happy I did!

Cheer, Ulf