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New Switronix battery mount from Abel

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Mitch Gross

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Some people have been dissatisfied with the battery mounts from RED, even the updated version. So Switronix adapted their time-tested V-mount for use with the RED One camera. This is a replacement v-lock battery mount that attaches directly to the RED Cradle or Quickplate in place of the original RED battery mount. It will properly pass battery status information to the camera. Additionally the Switronix SW-GP-SRED has a 12v Powertap on the side which is fused to protect your accessories from shorts or electrical overloads.

The Switronix SW-GP-SRED is available exclusively from Abel Cine Tech.

http://www.abelcine.com/store/product.php?productid=1001374&cat=893&page=3#tabs
 
any chance to see the back of the plate ?

Thanks
 
Hi Mitch,
Can you post why this is preferable to a Red v mount plate? I am unaware of the issues with the new ones (I know the glitchiness of the old ones)
 
Rivai said:
any chance to see the back of the plate ?

Thanks
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You'd be looking at the interior guts with a rubber grommet spacer. Any value to that? The mounting holes are IDX standard, which the Cradle and Quickplate support. The mount comes with the grommet and appropriate screws.

I've been talking with ET about this and a number of things. It currently does not mount to the ET plate unless you machine some holes in that plate, but there will be a solution from ET in the future.
 
Shawn Nelson said:
Hi Mitch,
Can you post why this is preferable to a Red v mount plate? I am unaware of the issues with the new ones (I know the glitchiness of the old ones)
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People have reported issues with the new-style RED mounts. RED has apparently been prompt to fix them; this is an alternative to solve the issue.
 
Does it need a spacer plate at the back? The Red v lock has a heavy steel spacer/reinforcing plate. Does the Switronix battery mount do without this and connect directly to the cradle or quickplate (thus saving much weight)?

Cheers

james
 
It has a spacer to make a clean, flat seal, but it is rubber not steel. The Switronix mount saves considerable weight.
 
Mitch Gross said:
It has a spacer to make a clean, flat seal, but it is rubber not steel. The Switronix mount saves considerable weight.
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Yes, it does indeed save on weight. Finally got mine in the mail today. I actually got this out of need, not luxury as the battery plate on my cradle had gone a bit haywire. So, I opted to try out this version as a replacement. I'll be testing in the next couple of days.
 
Well, no. Don't blame Switronix on this. IDX, Sony, Switronix and others have been making v-lock battery mounts for years, and they all adhere to the same four-hole mounting configuration standard. RED decided to make their own plates and use a non-standard six-hole design. ET made their plates fit the RED mounts but not others. I did mention this to ET and that's why they came out with their special plate for the Anton Bauer mounts, which use their own hole configuration.

Please note that the RED Cradle and the RED QuickPlate both have threaded holes for all three of these standards. The Switronix mount attaches to the Cradle & QuickPlate with no problem.
 
One suggestion...

One suggestion...

This seems a bit silly to me. The Switronix Hot Swap plate is set, as I believe are others, with the battery that communicates with the camera on the right, the battery without communication on the left. This is backwards. When mounted on the plate, the battery on the right, be it Red or Switronix, offers easy access to the on-battery level meter. For the battery on the left it is impossible to check the battery directly. So the common sense approach would be to make the battery on the left communicate with the camera and the one on the right the "dumb" one. That way both batteries can be easily monitored, the left in via viewfinder, the right by the meters on the battery.

Other than that the plate works well and is light. Quality control leaves a bit to be desired though. I had to tighten up pretty much every screw on the thing, except of course the one that was missing altogether, and put a cable tie on the cable as it was already pulling out of the mount out of the box. A little thought and attention to detail and it could be a fantastic product!
 
Answered in email.
 
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