Max Allen
April 13th, 2009, 02:11 PM
Hi,
How's everything going today? Good I hope.
Does anyone have thoughts about how to keep the rubber cap from falling off on the HD/SD-SDI BNC connector? I can imagine a project involving glue and tether. Anyone have experience with this type of do it yourself operation? Just trying to learn from someone who has done it already, preferably a more elegant way than glue. Or does somebody sell a better cap that will stay on. I hear another inflated price product idea coming on guys. :0
Thanks in advance
Craig Seeman
April 13th, 2009, 02:24 PM
When did you get your EX1?
The original cap on the older EX1 had this issue but Sony replaced with a better fitting cap. I'm under the impression if you contact Sony you can get the newer better cap.
Keith Moreau
April 13th, 2009, 03:45 PM
I got my EX1 early last year. I believe that at one point after removing the EX1 from the carton there indeed was a cap. Poof! Gone since. I haven't worried about it since either. I suppose if I worked in harsh conditions I might get a new cap. I thought of fashioning one from a BNC plug, I have plenty. It would be locked on then but that little task got merged with all the other things that have lower priority.
Giroud Francois
April 13th, 2009, 03:54 PM
the best would be to find either a bnd/cinch adapter where ou close the hole on the cinch side or better (because shorter) a BNC 50 Ohms terminator where you removed the 50 Ohms resistor. Both are metallic and are attached like a BNC, so no risk to loose them
bnc terminator 75 ohm - Google Image Search (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=bnc%20terminator%2075%20ohm&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi)
bnc cinch adapter - Google Image Search (http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&safe=off&sa=1&q=bnc+cinch+adapter&aq=f&oq=)
Craig Seeman
April 13th, 2009, 03:57 PM
Get a new replacement from Sony.
Regarding the BNC plug, anything that protrudes even a small amount is just that might of a risk it gets knocked into and bent.
Matt San
April 13th, 2009, 03:57 PM
u can get little covers / caps for them like this
http://marchantelectronics.com/index.html/ep314.jpg
James Huenergardt
April 13th, 2009, 10:44 PM
Those look interesting.
Do they come in black?