Premium Members Sebastien Audinelle Posted May 18, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Peter, To get the instructions manual means I'm buying the unit and I'm not sure of that yet. :P Sebastien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Ed Moore Posted May 18, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 How do you connect this panel connector onto the existing battery plate? Maybe a stupid question but I don't even know how a panel connector looks like. Maybe a picture? The panel connectors look a bit like this, only we're going to use 2 pin versionsL http://www.lemo.com/img/Illustrations/b/models/ee.jpg. Adding one of these to your existing plate would be something you would have to do yourself, but there is space to do it. I'm sure Pete will take some photos when he's doing mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Matteo Quagliano Posted May 19, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Hi guys, I think I'm going to use that battery to power the monitor and the other battery for all other things (cam, FF, video Tx, etc.), is it possible to have it with the tiffen monitor connection, I don't mind a cable going from the rods battery plate to the monitor, it's not in the way and allows me for a lot more time for filming. Thanks Matteo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Ed Moore Posted May 19, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Hi guys, I think I'm going to use that battery to power the monitor and the other battery for all other things (cam, FF, video Tx, etc.), is it possible to have it with the tiffen monitor connection, I don't mind a cable going from the rods battery plate to the monitor, it's not in the way and allows me for a lot more time for filming. Thanks Matteo Hi Matteo, The issue with that is that the multipin (I think it's a 6 pin Lemo) that goes into the back of the Archer standard monitor carries 12V power, video signal and the tally light signal. So in order for it to show any video at all, that connector has to be in (for ages I thought the single BNC on its own was the video input but in fact that's wired to the 4 pin Hirose on the stage for use with video transmistters). The monitor does have a XLR4 that can be used to power the monitor, but if we were to make a cable that ran from the new battery plate to the XLR4 input, you would still need the 6 pin Lemo connected as well for video, so you'd effectively be paralleling the two batteries together again anyway. If you were absolutely sure that you never wanted to be able to power the monitor from the normal sled power though, you could do a little simple surgery in the back of the monitor and snip out the 12V from the incoming 6 pin Lemo. However as that's not something you could change back in a hurry, it could lead to unforeseen irritations in the future! E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard James Lewis Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 It's a standard 8 way 1B Lemo with PRO Monitor pin out, just to clarify. Best. Rick. Hi guys, I think I'm going to use that battery to power the monitor and the other battery for all other things (cam, FF, video Tx, etc.), is it possible to have it with the tiffen monitor connection, I don't mind a cable going from the rods battery plate to the monitor, it's not in the way and allows me for a lot more time for filming. Thanks Matteo Hi Matteo, The issue with that is that the multipin (I think it's a 6 pin Lemo) that goes into the back of the Archer standard monitor carries 12V power, video signal and the tally light signal. So in order for it to show any video at all, that connector has to be in (for ages I thought the single BNC on its own was the video input but in fact that's wired to the 4 pin Hirose on the stage for use with video transmistters). The monitor does have a XLR4 that can be used to power the monitor, but if we were to make a cable that ran from the new battery plate to the XLR4 input, you would still need the 6 pin Lemo connected as well for video, so you'd effectively be paralleling the two batteries together again anyway. If you were absolutely sure that you never wanted to be able to power the monitor from the normal sled power though, you could do a little simple surgery in the back of the monitor and snip out the 12V from the incoming 6 pin Lemo. However as that's not something you could change back in a hurry, it could lead to unforeseen irritations in the future! E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Matteo Quagliano Posted May 19, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Hi Ed, Do you mean that it's a video signal out that goes up to the post to the hirose out? because that connection says it carries power too for the trasmitter I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Ed Moore Posted May 19, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Yes, it carries both. The pin out is: 1- Power Gnd 2- Video Gnd 3- Video 4- +12V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Matteo Quagliano Posted May 19, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 sorry if I look dumb... so when I use a Tx device I have to plug that bnc behind the monitor to send the video signal up otherwise I don't need it, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jess Haas SOC Posted May 19, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 You should be able to make a cable that has seperate power and video wires going into the input on your monitor so no need to snip things. ~Jess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Ed Moore Posted May 19, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 sorry if I look dumb... so when I use a Tx device I have to plug that bnc behind the monitor to send the video signal up otherwise I don't need it, right? Yes, that's absolutely correct. And you have two options on where you connect that BNC on the back of the monitor depending on whether you want to send framelines to the transmitter or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Matteo Quagliano Posted May 20, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 sorry if I look dumb... so when I use a Tx device I have to plug that bnc behind the monitor to send the video signal up otherwise I don't need it, right? Yes, that's absolutely correct. And you have two options on where you connect that BNC on the back of the monitor depending on whether you want to send framelines to the transmitter or not. Thanks Ed... today I learn something that can easy my life in the near future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Peter Hoare Posted May 20, 2009 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Tadaa. The clamps arn't bolted down yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Ed Moore Posted May 20, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Note that this is the preproduction model made out of lower grade aluminum. The final version will be anodized. We were thinking a nice blue to match the Tiffen low mode / F bracket kit :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Peter Hoare Posted May 20, 2009 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Actually, this isnt lower grade, its just a type of aluminium that dosnt anodise very well... It was an offcut so dosn't matter haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Peter Hoare Posted May 29, 2009 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 GOOD NEWS :-D A quater turn on each of the wing knobs, and it grips extremely tightly. Have yet to put the lemo power plug in the back, and anodise it, but will soon. Not bad, eh? :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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