Alan Rencher

Are any operators still interested in a product like this? What price would be acceptable?

We've actually discontinued this modification due to a few factors (one being that the Hyperdeck has been discontinued). To answer your question, we have not had one return to us over the past few years for repairs.

Some of our clients use our XLR Power Adapter for Intersex Plate (https://mediablackout.net/products/xlr-power-adapter-for-intersex-plate)with 24V out on their sled. We also make Gold Mount Battery Eliminators that can be wired for 24V (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl4OrrzHX11/).

Obviously, you'll really want to keep track of a cable that is wired for 24V that terminates to 4-pin XLR or a GM/VM battery eliminator, but it's an easy solution.

Better level. Working Tally

The tally works on the current monitors. It uses an open collector, which means that it the tally pin has to be disconnected or left "floating" when the tally is off. When the tally is activated, you can pull the signal high or low to activate the tally light. The problem I've seen with their approach is that analog tally cables won't work, and neither will a microcontroller without an open drain output.

Bringing this back from the dead....

 

Alan what caused the issue of your SDI module going out? Mine recently failed months after shorting out a connection when plugging in the monitor.

 

But is the general consensus to have everything plugged in before powering up?

 

I did notice my Marshal V-LCD70MD-3G does have a note saying to specifically not hot swap SDI inputs which I've never heard....

To be honest, I would either steer clear of Marshall monitors or install a less sensitive device in between the sled and monitor. Freakshow has a tiny DA that would work, or you could use an AJA, Decimator, Blackmagic, converter. I would follow the note about not hot swapping, if that's what the manufacturer recommends. It could be that the power surges when hot-plugging, and that's what's causing the problem (just a guess).

Umm is this only for Steadicam Ops in LA?

The discount can be used by anyone. It will expire on Friday Aug 17th.

Just ordered an intersex plate with the xlr adapter. A useful design would be to have the xlr port pointed downwards so there is more room to attach accessories to. This is helpful for steadicam especially.

I'll keep that is mind for a future revision, thanks.

I just wanted to reach out to everyone to let you know that I have been working hard at Media Blackout all year to restructure our fulfillment practices. We have significantly decreased our lead times, and many cables we can get out within a week.

The Steadicam community really helped me jumpstart this business, and I am truly grateful to all of you! When we first experienced a growth spurt in Summer 2016, we had to move to a new location and hire some people, but we never fully recovered from the ensuing backlog.

When I started, I just wanted to build stuff. I didn't know anything about business, so I had to learn on the fly. I've gotten the hang of it after four years, and now I'm ready for a sort of soft relaunch of the company.

To set this off right, and to show my appreciation to the community that helped me get started, I'm offering everyone in this group a 20% discount on orders of $250 or more. Feel free to share this code with your colleagues.

To get this 20% discount, use the code STEADICAMLA18, or click the following link: https://mediablackout.net/discount/STEADICAMLA18

As always, if you need me, please email sales@mediablackout.net or call (310) 904-6222

With gratitude,
Alan Rencher
Founder, Media Blackout

I was recently tasked by Joel San Juan to create a 2lbs weight for the back of his monitor with the smallest profile possible. The finished product turned out great! It has the same dimensions and hole pattern as an Anton/Bauer Gold Mount plate, and it comes in at just under 2 lbs (1 lbs 15.6 oz).

If anyone is interested in purchasing one, please email sales@mediablackout.net

The 4-pin CForce motors will not work with standard 7-pin digital motor drivers. CForce motors use a proprietary serial signal called "LBUS" that only works with Cmotion and Arri motor drivers.

Just a heads-up, Media Blackout now offers new Hyperdeck Shuttle 2 recorders with modifications added so that you don't have to drop ship one from another vendor.

The price is $770 with all the modifications added. See the product page for prices for each modification option: https://mediablackout.net/products/hyperdeck-shuttle-mod

Oh man, has it really been 5 years since I made this post? Now I make BNC all day long! I actually spec'd custom-manufactured (in the USA) 75 ohm coaxi cable that I call MegaFlex: https://mediablackout.net/products/megaflex-hd-sdi-cable

There could be a a short somewhere that you can only detect when connected to the camera's chassis. That, or maybe you have a bad diode or other component that is showing the correct voltage but can't pass enough current to start the camera.

We also have these for that exact reason: https://mediablackout.net/products/2-pin-lemo-polarity-tester

What a great service. I'll be sure to tell my clients about this! Hopefully, I won't have to open anymore of those monitors again!

If anyone is interested in contacting us about fixing the issue mentioned above. Please don't contact me on the forum because I don't always check my inbox here. Contact us via email instead: sales@mediablackout.net

We are not able to correct any firmware issues or make board-level repairs. We can only fix bad connections within the monitor.

Here's a photo of the transmitter and the receiver together:

That's a great mount. I would suggest pairing it with a LogicBlock: https://mediablackout.net/products/logicblock

Tally activation can be set to either "high" or "low" in the Transvideo monitor's menu. You might try switching from one to the other to see if that fixes the issue. The process is described in the user manual.

Just a note on the 703's pass-through:

It uses 28 AWG wire, so don't plug anything into it that pulls more than about 1.4A. The two Lemo connectors are just wired together, so either one can be used as the input or output. their decision to wire it that way means that the battery input does not get passed through to the output Lemo. I'll be offering a mod that corrects this for anyone who needs the battery to power the output.

Here's a photo of what I have been working on for Charles' Connex setup. This transmitter is housed with an AJA Hi5-Plus Mini Converter, and a buck/boost regulator (to allow 3-36V operation). Charles chose the Hi5-Plus because it has a built-in scaler to allow the Connex to work with PSF signals.

I'll post a photo of the receiver side once it has been assembled.

New on the site: Voltage Meter - https://mediablackout.net/products/voltage-meter

Media Blackout's Voltage Meter is a great way to keep an eye on your battery's voltage level. Just plug into any power source for an instant readout. Available with or without 2-pin Lemo pass-through.

This is great what you're doing for these OmegaLite owners, Ken. You're doing more than what Howard was willing to do, and he is the one that took their money!

The New PLC Bartech 2-channel will have a POT input enabled through software soon.

Sorry, I might have got confused when I said "SO XLR". I have a v-lock dummy plate that has a 12v 4 pin xlr on it. I have soldered an extra cable inside the plate to go from pin 3 of the XLR to the middle pin of the V-lock plate.

 

From the sled I have a cable to go from 3pin Lemo to 4pin XLR 24v with pin 1 ground and pin 3 24v.

 

I've tested it with a multimeter the and the output of the v-lock plate is the same as a 24v v-lock battery. I've not tested it on an Alexa yet though.

 

 

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Allan,

Are you sure the Alexa you are using has a 24V V-Mount battery plate? You don't want to wire your V-Mount Battery Eliminator with 24V if the plate is meant to be used with 12V only.

I believe you're correct, Frederic. I looked through my notes, and the power supply I made for IMAX for the Alexa 65 required 350W at 24V nominal (28V was the actual output.)