Finner - Dual Red Battery Plate?

[Robert Guthrie]

The new video on Finner Know's Best showing the dual battery plate; Is that the Switronix GT-TS Dual Battery Mount or something different? I'm curious because I heard that the camera couldn't read the battery info (life, etc) with the Switronix, but it could in the video.

Thanks!

 

[Robert Guthrie]

Bueller? Bueller?

 

[Dominique Grenier]

If you click on the link under the video, it says to PM Pana-Tech, here on reduser to have more infos... So I guess he must be making it.

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

It's a modded Switronix. ...Modded to give battery status read-out from one of the installed batteries. Which works out fine because both are drained simultaneously, the % readout is accurate for both. And when getting low you can swap one, then the other.

 

[Finner]

What Jeff said.

 

[Martin Weiss]

Cool - but how does the modding work? Can I and my soldering iron do it, or does someone sell it? Or is it topnotchsecret knightriderstuff?

 

[Finner]

Pana-Tech

 

[Harva Raj]

It's a modded Switronix. ...Modded to give battery status read-out from one of the installed batteries. Which works out fine because both are drained simultaneously, the % readout is accurate for both. And when getting low you can swap one, then the other.

have anyone tried ANSSO Digital Display Lithium-Ion Battery?
seems to provide the battery power information and have a capacity to power the RED Body and LCD for a longer time.

LINK: http://www.anjibatteries.com/product.sc?categoryId=9&productId=38

 

[Robert Guthrie]

If you click on the link under the video, it says to PM Pana-Tech, here on reduser to have more infos... So I guess he must be making it.

Ah, I missed that! Thank you sir!

 

[Robert Guthrie]

It's a modded Switronix. ...Modded to give battery status read-out from one of the installed batteries. Which works out fine because both are drained simultaneously, the % readout is accurate for both. And when getting low you can swap one, then the other.

Ah, okay! Got it! Thank you!

 

[Robert Guthrie]

What Jeff said.

Thanks!

 

[Wes Printz]

Cool - but how does the modding work? Can I and my soldering iron do it, or does someone sell it? Or is it topnotchsecret knightriderstuff?

It reads info from one battery (design limitation of the RED system) draws power from both.

I can perform the mod. I do NOT provide the plate at this time. The mod has been tested and proven in 3 countries so far.

PM for details.

Wes

 

[Shawn Nelson]

Where can one buy the plate itself?

 

[T. Glen Phelps]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/359201-REG/Switronix_GP_TS_GPTS_V_Mount_Hot_Swap.html

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

B&H has them here.

Edit > Glen is quicker than me

 

[Florian Stadler]

btw all it is is the little magnet in the battery plate. Just take the magnet from the red battery plate since you have to chop it up anyway for the cable.

 

[Shawn Nelson]

Why wont somewhat post plans on how to do this mod? Come'on, keeping them secret isnt in the spirit of this community.

 

[Stephen Williams]

Hi Shawn,

Florian has given the game away, the magnet activates a switch in the battery, nothing to it. 30 seconds experimation & you will have the answer hardly needs a detailed explanation.

Stephen

 

[NormLi]

Thanks Florian but what do you mean you have to chop up the magnet for the cable exactly? You have to remove the magnet from the RED battery plate or the Swit plate adaptor? Mine is arriving soon so I can't test around with it yet but any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Norm

btw all it is is the little magnet in the battery plate. Just take the magnet from the red battery plate since you have to chop it up anyway for the cable.