Daniel Parmo Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 I have a Steadicam M2. I recently had a one day job, with the Alexa 35. Added a 24v battery cable. Setting up the rig for 24v and turning the 3rd battery to 24v. It seemed like the main draw was from battery #1. It also turned a bit warm. At the end of the day, when we had changed batteries extensively, I tried to flip the 3rd battery to 12v, and the voltage increased and camera lasted longer. I didn’t find out if the 3rd battery actually did deliver power in this setting. This doesn’t make sense to me. Anybody else experienced this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Gleeson Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 Hi Daniel, I’m going onto a job with the same set up Tiffen M2 with a Alexa 35, what did you mean when you say ‘added a 24v cable’ did you mean power cable from top stage to camera, also was the battery swap a lot more often as I’v got 9 x IDX 198’s I’m hoping this will be enough!. Will let you know how i get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Parmo Posted December 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 Hi Russel, Sorry, I just saw your reply/question. I hope your job went great. I found out how the power distribution actually works. You either use the 24v switch on the side or on the back. I’m sure you managed with your 198wh batts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Marty Smith Posted January 5, 2023 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Interested in your thoughts gentlemen on the Alexa 35 and power distribution/draw … I have a show starting in the coming weeks and am looking into solutions at present. I have the third battery option - so running 24V is an option, but I understand the cameras draw quite a bit of current. Wondering whether the best option is just to settle for running the onboard battery rather than worrying too much about supplying through my M2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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