Flyer LE Post wiring

[John E Fry]

I need some HELP on this topic too please!

 

I'm looking into simply splitting the existing SD monitor wire into video & power, either by making an adaptor for the existing connection or 'hacking' into the wire, so I can run a different monitor with composite video & 12v XLR power from the existing loom.

 

I don't have time to send the rig away before my next job - otherwise I know the stock answer is 'Terry West! (or Optical Support here in the UK) so thought I'd ask here.

 

My issues are thus:

- if I was to make an adaptor to go on the end of the existing Flyer monitor wire, would that DIN connector be able to support 12v at up to 3amps (or whatever a Marshall 7" needs)?

- if instead I was to cut the cable & split it into power & video (and make a reverse adaptor so I could still use the stock monitor as backup) where would be the best place to cut that cable & does it even run 12v through, or is it already taken down to only what the stock monitor needs?

 

The least I need to do is separate out the video from the existing loom at the bottom of the sled, as I could run an 'external' power lead to the new monitor directly from the D-tap on a battery, but this is an ugly & short term solution when all the wires are there to do it internally - I just am not sure exactly how best to do it!

 

 

If anyone knows or has any perhaps better suggestions I'd be most appreciative! Copius amounts of beer & free lodging (to sleep it off) will be provided if you are ever in my region of the world!

[John E Fry]

Well I took the plunge & removed the mini-DIN on the Flyer monitor cable, & answered my own question above.

I wanted to rewire my Flyer LE to run a Marshall V-LCD70XHB-3GSDI 7" HD-SDI monitor, which for the money has got to be the best value 7" monitor out there (yeah yeah, it's no Cinetronic, but you wouldn't put a Cinetronic on a Flyer, it costs almost as much as the rig!) but was uncertain about the existing loom specifications.

Very happily I found that the original internal Flyer video loom WILL take HD-SDI with good signal strength through the rig.

Removing the existing mini-DIN connector revealed SEVEN small wires going to the connector.

They are:

a Yellow coax video cable,

2 x Red (one coax),

2 x Whites (one coax),

a Black,

and a Brown wire.

From there it was simply a question of putting a BNC on the end of the video wire, and XLR 4 pin on the correct power wires, with some strain relief of course. The Flyer LE now powers the monitor directly and happily runs composite, SDI, and HD-SDI through the rig from the original BNC input on the stage to the new BNC connector at the bottom. I expected to have to run an new cable down the post for HD-SDI, but no need! The Marshall displays 70% signal strength & everything looks very neat and tidy. I'll put some pictures up when I get a mo. This mod will of course allow the Flyer to run any monitor that take XLR 12v power & video through BNC, or RCA with adaptor, & I don't see why this simply fix wouldn't work on an original Flyer, well as LE, F24, Pilot, Scout, etc. which all take composite video through the rig in the same way.

Happy flying - now in HD!

[Charles Cowper]

Thanks for sharing.

[Joe Homokay]

Made my day that my scenario was already answered.

[John E Fry]

Hi all,

 

Here's a photo of the monitor end of the Flyer LE wiring loom with the mini-DIN connector lopped off. Shown with the yellow wire attached for (successful) testing with HD-SDI.

 

[Ricardo Ribeiro]

Hi John.

I want upgrade my Flyer LE to HD to...can you help me with the pics to do this?

[kazeleon]

Hi John,

 

Thank you for the information, I was hoping to split my Flyer cable to a BNC connector and a D-tap connector.

From the picture you have shared, I can wire the BNC end to the yellow wire. But for the D-tap end, do I wire the rest to the D-tap for power? or I pick one to wire? If it's to pick one, which colour wire should I pick?