My Sony BC-U1 AC Adaptor/Charger is no longer providing AC power to the back of my camera. It IS still charging batteries. I figure the hard-wired cable connector is the issue.

A replacement unit is around $170. I rarely use the AC, but have a couple of upcoming gigs requiring it.

Is there a better replacement than the standard unit? Or a unit that just powers rather than charges?

I'm migrating shortly to a different camera, so am weighing the short term options.

TIA.

I've found that I can charge batteries quite well with the cheap chargers found on Ebay. Had good success with 3rd party batteries too.

Paul, thank you...

But my issue isn't batteries. It's the AC part of the supply that isn't working. It's charging just fine.

Have you checked the switch? That I suspect would be the most likely place where a failure occurs. It could be a pretty simple fix.

If you do need to get a new unit, I'd recommend taking a look at the BC-U2. It can charge 2 batts simultaneously, or charge one while powering the camera. It also uses a separate (removable) cable to go from the charger to camera, I travel a lot, and carry both a BC-U1 and BC-U2 so I can charge 3 batts at the same time (of course I also use BP batts to power a field monitor, so I tend to go through more than I would with just the camera.)

Just saw an AC power supply for EX1 on ebay for about $29. Do a search for Sony PMW to find it. Looks like a low cost solution.

Thanks for that Michael,

I see a couple of them up there. Mine is working but a spare would help.

I think Mark and i were on the same job when his power supply went out if that's the same guy.

I loaned him my batteries for 3 days.

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