The $10 battery hot swap solution - Page 2

Jason Sinclair · 07-29-2008, 03:59 AM

it looks like it is fits onto a v plate so i would say yes.

Cail Young · 07-29-2008, 03:45 PM

Downside: You are potentially exposing live DC power on a male connector. Bad.

Wes Printz · 07-30-2008, 04:34 AM

The Power Tap is not technically designed to power the camera, but will work for short temporary stints as hot swap on the RED plate. I feel this would be a poor habit to adopt to power the camera this way, mainly due to the lack of lockability. What would you have to keep the power tap secured? I've seen many a shot lost due to someone trying to save a few bucks here and there.

Dino, Please tell Dan Ming I said hello.

Clint Johnson · 07-30-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Pana-tech

The Power Tap is not technically designed to power the camera, but will work for short temporary stints as hot swap on the RED plate. I feel this would be a poor habit to adopt to power the camera this way, mainly due to the lack of lockability. What would you have to keep the power tap secured? I've seen many a shot lost due to someone trying to save a few bucks here and there.

Yup, I'll only be using this to keep the camera idling while I swap batteries. We're also looking at putting an inline switch so that the circuit isn't closed until after the DTap is plugged in and the switch thrown- just in case there is some arcing going on.

Damon Meledones · 07-31-2008, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cailyoung

Downside: You are potentially exposing live DC power on a male connector. Bad.

Yup, theatrical lighting technicians call these male-male creations "suicide cables." They tend to be born in conjunction with matching female-female "DP cables" during the later hours of long, extension cable wiring, sessions.

Cail Young · 08-01-2008, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by dmeledon

Yup, theatrical lighting technicians call these male-male creations "suicide cables." They tend to be born in conjunction with matching female-female "DP cables" during the later hours of long, extension cable wiring, sessions.

"widowmakers" out here, although I suppose that's sexist...

Joel Kaye · 08-01-2008, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Clint Johnson

I am getting to use on my Glidecam V-20 - hey, don't tease

You're flying in style compared to me. I'm modifying a Magiqcam to work with RED. It was only $1800 so if it works it'll be a coup. Seemed to get it balanced last night. Later today I'll do some tests. I swear I've got the ultimate beer budget RED.

M Hsu · 08-01-2008, 09:27 AM

I'm scraping the bottom of the bucket compared to even joelnet, I have an old hollywood lite stabilizer that nowadays is called the varizoom flowcam gt. I got it used for $1500. In my day we didn't have no fancy steadicams we just had an old dog's head to play with.

Curran Giddens · 09-24-2008, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Clint Johnson

Yup, I'll only be using this to keep the camera idling while I swap batteries. We're also looking at putting an inline switch so that the circuit isn't closed until after the DTap is plugged in and the switch thrown- just in case there is some arcing going on.

Good idea. This also gives you a few seconds to make sure the polarity is correct on both ends before you flip the switch.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pana-tech

The Power Tap is not technically designed to power the camera, but will work for short temporary stints as hot swap on the RED plate.

Pana-tech, would you be interested in making one of these male-to-male DTap cables with a switch in the middle?

Is this something anyone else would be interested in?

Alex Carr · 09-24-2008, 09:02 AM

I recently Had Birns and Sawyer make one for me, $105.

I could have made it myself, very easily. but the labor was only $20 anyway.

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07-29-2008, 03:59 AM	#11
Jason Sinclair Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 551	it looks like it is fits onto a v plate so i would say yes.

07-30-2008, 04:34 AM	#13
Wes Printz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 257	The Power Tap is not technically designed to power the camera, but will work for short temporary stints as hot swap on the RED plate. I feel this would be a poor habit to adopt to power the camera this way, mainly due to the lack of lockability. What would you have to keep the power tap secured? I've seen many a shot lost due to someone trying to save a few bucks here and there. Dino, Please tell Dan Ming I said hello.

08-01-2008, 09:27 AM	#18
M Hsu Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 381	I'm scraping the bottom of the bucket compared to even joelnet, I have an old hollywood lite stabilizer that nowadays is called the varizoom flowcam gt. I got it used for $1500. In my day we didn't have no fancy steadicams we just had an old dog's head to play with.

09-24-2008, 09:02 AM	#20
Alex Carr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 802	I recently Had Birns and Sawyer make one for me, $105. I could have made it myself, very easily. but the labor was only $20 anyway.