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Haitham Lawati · February 21st, 2016, 01:45 AM

If I use any of the common V-Mount batteries to feed the electronic gadgets with power, (Switronix Hypercore for instance), what device would be necessary to use if I wish to supply power and distribute it evenly if I have other gadgets attached to video camera (e.g. viewing monitor, motorized follow focus, external recorder, etc.) ?

Seth Bloombaum · February 21st, 2016, 11:16 AM

Location sound mixers have been dealing with this issue for a few decades. When you have multiple wireless receivers, a comtek transmitter, a mixer, and a recorder in your bag it gets a bit ridiculous with multiple battery types. Something is always dying, do you have one charged?

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I've not seen anything comparable for video rigs; it's one of the things that soured me on rigging a dSLR to function as a camcorder. Now with Canon's Cinema EOS price cuts I expect less dSLR rigging. But the audio BDS systems from PSC and Remote Audio would be a good start; you may need to custom some cables...

February 21st, 2016, 01:45 AM	#1
Haitham Lawati Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OMAN Posts: 107	Solutions for Power Distribution If I use any of the common V-Mount batteries to feed the electronic gadgets with power, (Switronix Hypercore for instance), what device would be necessary to use if I wish to supply power and distribute it evenly if I have other gadgets attached to video camera (e.g. viewing monitor, motorized follow focus, external recorder, etc.) ?

February 21st, 2016, 11:16 AM	#2
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	Re: Solutions for Power Distribution Location sound mixers have been dealing with this issue for a few decades. When you have multiple wireless receivers, a comtek transmitter, a mixer, and a recorder in your bag it gets a bit ridiculous with multiple battery types. Something is always dying, do you have one charged? Forum sponsor B&H has a whole category devoted to Battery Distribution Systems. I've not seen anything comparable for video rigs; it's one of the things that soured me on rigging a dSLR to function as a camcorder. Now with Canon's Cinema EOS price cuts I expect less dSLR rigging. But the audio BDS systems from PSC and Remote Audio would be a good start; you may need to custom some cables... __________________ 30 years of pro media production. Vegas user since 1.0. Webcaster since 1997. Freelancer since 2000. College instructor since 2001.