Dragon powering off / Switronix? or Firmware?

[Dave Adams]

Anyone having any problems with random power offs on current Dragon firmware?

This could be the Switronix Jetpack / Anton Bauer mount I started using recently, but after I got my Epic back from Dragon upgrade it has been shutting off every once in awhile at random times during the day. It's not constant so it's hard to replicate. Going to try and use my redvolts to see if it continues happening with only RED power. I am assuming it has to do with the switronix, rather than the RED. But wanted to check...

Dave

 

[Phil Holland]

I've had a 3 long shooting days since the last firmware. No power issues here.

 

[Nathan Apffel]

Hey Dave,

I have had this issue with 2 Switronix plates with both our Epic and now Dragon. I would suggest doing tests with different plates. I am about to jump ship on Switronix and go only with red power plates because the issue has been nagging us here for over a year now.

 

[Akin A]

I've been planning to get that v-mount Switronix JP-V-EPIC because of the nice output options.

Nathan, which mount are you using? I'm hoping the v-mount doesn't have the same issues.

 

[Dave Adams]

Thanks Nathan,

Good to know. Definitely going to bail on the Swit. I tested with Redvolts all night last night with no power mishaps. Definitely appears to be Switronix.

Dave

 

[Nawaf Alsabhan]

I've been using regular Switronix Gold mount for more than a year with my Epic, it always worked flawlessly, until recently when I upgraded the Dragon firmware, and it disconnected twice in 30 minutes. I thought maybe a cable got loose or something, but now I'm not so sure.

Thankfully, I had a backup Anton Bauer gold mount plate from WC, and it works great.

 

[Ivan Kovax]

Anyone having any problems with random power offs on current Dragon firmware?

This could be the Switronix Jetpack / Anton Bauer mount I started using recently, but after I got my Epic back from Dragon upgrade it has been shutting off every once in awhile at random times during the day. It's not constant so it's hard to replicate. Going to try and use my redvolts to see if it continues happening with only RED power. I am assuming it has to do with the switronix, rather than the RED. But wanted to check...

Dave

Only issue i have had is that the camera misreads the percentage of the switronix battery... it is always at 50-60 percent, even when fully changed... very odd