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Wow the search function on this site sucks!

I know this has been discussed, so my apologies for not being able to find it...

Anyone know where I can get a 4 PIN to RED plug for battery power?

Just wanting it as a "back up"!

Thanks.

Dylan Macleod
Cinematographer
Toronto, Canada
www.dylanmacleod.com
 
Pana-Tech can make you one. Also, Anton Bauer now offers such a cable to get power from their Cine-line block batteries to the Red.
 
Apparently the amperage draw from an analog Microforce and Heden motor are too much for the 4-pin Lemo on the rear of the camera (according to the boys at CSC in New York) I think they tried making up a cable for one of the offhollywood cameras and discovered this... Mark any comment?
You might be better off drawing power from the P-Tap connector on the battery. I was also trying to find out if the RS connector on the side of the camera below the EVF ad LCD connectors had a higher amperage rating...
Panatech made me a bunch of VERY nice cables including the traditional 4-pin XLR power cables.
Cheers,
Harry
 
we can supply free samples for you to test ,it is the same as lemo"s,but cheaper than them.
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Birns makes these cables as well, RED Lemo to whatever you need. But with the lower draw, you need an old style microforce controller, otherwise you don't get enough power to consistantly control it. (Old style meaning it's more blocky and squared off than rounded like the V+F2_.
 
Red@BirnsAndSawyer said:
Birns makes these cables as well, RED Lemo to whatever you need. But with the lower draw, you need an old style microforce controller, otherwise you don't get enough power to consistantly control it. (Old style meaning it's more blocky and squared off than rounded like the V+F2_.
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Actually you can get the cable as a standard Preston part for the Microforce. It works just fine for the older V+F and the newer V+F2, but some units (of both) may need to get an update from Preston to work properly with the RED. Can't recall what the fix was or the charge or even if there was a charge, but it is nominal at best. We ran through all of Abel Rental's Microforce units and only discovered a couple that had the problem. Preston upgraded them for us and now they run just fine. By using the Lemo4 on the correct port you can get power to the Microforce & motor as well as start/stop the recording of the camera from the Microforce.

We have these cables for sale and don't let anyone tell you they don't work. The cable is fine. The RED One is fine. If it doesn't work with your Microforce then that unit may need an upgrade.

Only caveat is that I have yet to test this with the new V+F3 Microforce with the digital readouts, but I'd guess that they'd work fine as well.
 
Harry Clark said:
Apparently the amperage draw from an analog Microforce and Heden motor are too much for the 4-pin Lemo on the rear of the camera (according to the boys at CSC in New York) I think they tried making up a cable for one of the offhollywood cameras and discovered this... Mark any comment?
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Yes that is correct. We use a PTAP to 4-pin -

I am still BEGGING and PLEADING for SOMEBODY to make the proper power BOB for pro accessories.

See Mitch's post above !!
 
4pin question

4pin question

I was wondering if pins 2 and 3 are used any longer on 4 pin XLR power wires, I read that in the "old days" they were used for pilot tone sometimes,

Pin 1 = Ground
Pin 2 = ?
Pin 3 = ?
Pin 4 = +12v ~5A
 
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