Mobius Mini and supercap? Anyone tried it before? DON'T have to anymore, it WORKS!!

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Mobius Mini and supercap? Anyone tried it before?

I didn't want to wait for it, and took of the cable and connector from the battery that has swollen up like a Michelin man, and soldered them to a Mobius 1 supercap.


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Guess what, it records up to ALMOST the very last second.... 😀

Date and time kept as well, don't know for how long though...... yet.... 🤔

I haven't calculated, but counting down from 5 to 0 the image was saved up to where I said 1 in full .... so I'm guessing half a second missing or so.

Now, anyone saying it wont work, shut up NOW. Hahaha..... 🤐

It doesn't fit the housing of course, but who cares.....!!!

Anyone contact with the mobius team to ask for one that fits?
 
APARENTYLY IT LOOSES DATE AND TIME WHEN YOU ACCIDENTALLY PRESS THE POWER ON BUTTON ONCE.... 🙁
 
If they used a small capacitor that would fit inside the case, I doubt it would hold enough charge to shut down properly. I can ask though....
 
There is decent room, maybe they can use flats?
 
dirkzelf said:
APARENTYLY IT LOOSES DATE AND TIME WHEN YOU ACCIDENTALLY PRESS THE POWER ON BUTTON ONCE.... 🙁
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Probably used up that last bit of charge trying to turn on. I expect a standard Mobius would behave the same, trying to run it on a capacitor without an external power supply.
 
Or we can use a hammer to flatten them.... 😆
 
TonyM said:
Probably used up that last bit of charge trying to turn on. I expect a standard Mobius would behave the same, trying to run it on a capacitor without an external power supply.
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It would need a f/w mod where you can choose to ensure the power on button doesn't work w/o external power connected....
 
dirkzelf said:
It would need a f/w mod where you can choose to ensure the power on button doesn't work w/o external power connected....
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Or a FW option requiring a long press to turn on the camera (as the M1 has) to avoid turning it on by accident.
 
TonyM said:
Or a FW option requiring a long press to turn on the camera (as the M1 has) to avoid turning it on by accident.
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Like the idea..... pls ask...
 
Although it already records almost to the last second, getting all the way up recorded to the last split second needs this setting:

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dirkzelf said:
Although it already records almost to the last second, getting all the way up recorded to the last split second needs this setting:
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No, you already have that option in your Mini FW. What you need to enable correct function with a capacitor, which is currently lacking in the Mini FW, is this option:
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TonyM said:
No, you already have that option in your Mini FW. What you need to enable correct function with a capacitor, which is currently lacking in the Mini FW, is this option:
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I have a dim memory of some mention that Power-off disconnect "immediate" wasn't necessary for the Maxi with a super-cap and if so I assume that would apply to the Mini. Or did I imagine this? :panda:

Speaking of the Maxi and super-caps, will Eletoponline365 sell them at this point or are they still refusing to ship them? Nobody seems to be listing them that I am aware of.
 
TonyM said:
No, you already have that option in your Mini FW. What you need to enable correct function with a capacitor, which is currently lacking in the Mini FW, is this option:
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I don't understand, WHAT do I already have in my Mini? Setting the Power - Off Standby to OFF, records just a little bit more to the end, that's all I'm saying. Of course the IMMEDIATE shut down option is lacking.
 
I wonder if it also records the same way when no supercap is connected. After all we only need it to save the file and date/time. If you dont need date/time, and the Mini saves every file instantly while recording, then you don't even need supercaps...
 
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F1.8 lens for Mobius Mini...??!?

Should do better in low light than the B lens with F2.0?

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Mobuis Mini

Hmm, sorry to hear that... Thanks for letting us know. Yeah, unfortunately that puts the kibosh on using a super-cap with the Mini. My guess is that it would be pretty easy to add that setting to mSetup for the Mini considering it is basically the same platform as the Maxi but that's not...
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Dashmellow said:
I have a dim memory of some mention that Power-off disconnect "immediate" wasn't necessary for the Maxi with a super-cap and if so I assume that would apply to the Mini. Or did I imagine this? :panda:

Speaking of the Maxi and super-caps, will Eletoponline365 sell them at this point or are they still refusing to ship them? Nobody seems to be listing them that I am aware of.
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The Maxi capacitor maintains enough charge to keep the camera going for a few seconds after losing external power, so the shutdown can be set to 'immediate' or '2 seconds'. I prefer 2 seconds, partly because it helps to give an extra delay in the boot process.

I think they will ship them individually, inside the shell of a USB charger or other small device.
 
TonyM said:
The Maxi capacitor maintains enough charge to keep the camera going for a few seconds after losing external power
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the Maxi has a capacitor built in....?
 
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