michaellines

can anyone make a recommendation for the ultimate soldering kit? I'm looking for some tip options, great soldering iron, maybe compact to keep in the kit bag. My radio shack sodering iron just isn't really that versatile....kind of like trying to perform surgery with a backhoe or something like that. I'm going to stock up on all the possible adapters, cable ends, lemos, xlrs, BNC etc etc anyone have a favorite system to work with? thanks michael

the folks at steadicam (peter Abraham and others) came thru big and are getting me this cable on short notice. very good customer service experience.

you guys are great. thanks for the detailed responses!!

so just found out some of the customer support staff at steadicam are out sick. that explains my lack of response. still curious if there are any other options to purchase custom cables such as this one.....

Hi everyone Can someone verify that the steadicam part number 802-0106 (RED POWER CABLE FOR FLYER, ARCHER, ETC) will work on a first generation flyer (the gray arm). I can't seem to get a response from steadicam. Also, anywhere else to buy this cable? I need it by this friday thanks!

ok now we are ditching the wireless and going with a wired setup. 200 feet of cable. Never done this before. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

I have a shoot next week with the canon xl2/flyer combo that is going to be a good technical challenge for me The shoot is for a hotel opening with live feeds going to a large conference room. The feed will also hit an encoder for a live web broadcast. The talent will start outside in the afternoon sun, head inside down the hall, show off the new facility, introduce some people etc. Here are some of my challenges: I'm providing lights (planning on using a frezzi mini sun gun HMi, and lighting the interior with some HMIs and also a couple 2ks with 1/2 CTO), wireless audio, wireless video system to conference room switcher, steadicam and camera. The game plan is to have a cable on the floor in case the wireless video feed fails. Won't have a focus puller or irs, so the option will be to rely on the talent staying 4-5 feet away and the light from the frezzi will obviously be essential. Luckily there is a dress rehearsal the day before, but is there anything obvious that any of you would recommend or is there anything I need to consider for this application considering the limitations? thanks in advance michael