John Dewberry Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) I could use some electronic guidance here. I have an a7s ii and monitor both powered from dummy batteries going to an AB multi tap connected to a v-mount battery. The hdmi port stopped working on both the camera and monitor and I can't figure out what caused the issue. I'm starting to suspect that the micro to full size hdmi pigtail I was using is the cause, but I'm not positive. Excuse the truly terrible photo. Is there something I can do electronically to prevent this from happening again? Edited April 24, 2018 by John Dewberry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members brett.mayfield Posted April 25, 2018 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 ...im confused... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dewberry Posted April 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 I added a photo but it didn't show up for some reason. I'll try to be more clear. Power Distribution: V-Mount Battery -> Anton Bauer PTap Multi --> --> NP-FW50 Regulated Dummy Battery -> a7s ii --> LP-E6 Regulated Dummy Battery -> SHD 502 Video: a7s ii --> Micro HDMI to Full Pigtail --> Full HDMI to Full --> SHD 502 Somehow the HDMI port on both my camera and monitor got shorted out so neither one of them work. I had to send them both in for service. The problem is I can't figure out what on earth I did to cause it. I was on a shoot where it was working and suddenly it stopped. I tried replacing the hdmi cable and pigtail but the damage had already been done. Any guesses what I did to cause the short? Any solutions that I can do to prevent it? Could the same issue have happened if the camera and monitor were using local batteries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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