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August 1st, 2013, 04:43 PM
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Regular Crew
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Location: Los Angeles, CA USA
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Sony EX1 Power Supply Issue
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. |
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August 2nd, 2013, 06:12 AM
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Trustee
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Bristol, CT (Home of EPSN)
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Re: Sony EX1 Power Supply Issue
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.
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August 2nd, 2013, 07:24 AM
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Re: Sony EX1 Power Supply Issue
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. |
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August 2nd, 2013, 07:59 AM
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Re: Sony EX1 Power Supply Issue
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.
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August 2nd, 2013, 10:26 AM
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Re: Sony EX1 Power Supply Issue
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.)
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August 2nd, 2013, 02:45 PM
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Regular Crew
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Re: Sony EX1 Power Supply Issue
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.
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August 2nd, 2013, 03:32 PM
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Regular Crew
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: San Diego CA. and New Orleans, Loiuisana
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Re: Sony EX1 Power Supply Issue
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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