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Scarlet's Power Usage

D Fuller said:
I think the VF aks thread would be full of it if people had. That plate seems like a pretty safe choice.
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You're right. That was a silly question...

Just trying to do everything I can now to avoid frying the camera later. :)

So, my next question would be, if I use a battery plate like VF's one, how great of a possibility is there that a Bebob Rouge battery would cause damage? They seem to have been out for a while and I haven't heard of anyone so far having issues.
 
Brian Iannone said:
You're right. That was a silly question...

Just trying to do everything I can now to avoid frying the camera later. :)

So, my next question would be, if I use a battery plate like VF's one, how great of a possibility is there that a Bebob Rouge battery would cause damage? They seem to have been out for a while and I haven't heard of anyone so far having issues.
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I have never used these, but I would not suspect that any v-mount battery would cause damage. V-mount is an old and proven spec (originally Sony's, I think) that manufacturers have been dealing with for a while now. A battery might not power the camera (voltage or power-draw capability might not be what the camera needs) and the battery might not communicate with the camera, so you might not see the power read-out in the viewfinder, but they are unlikely to be the cause of damage to a camera. For the other things I mentioned, you'll have to hope for a response from some who uses them with the VF plate.
 
D Fuller said:
I have never used these, but I would not suspect that any v-mount battery would cause damage. V-mount is an old and proven spec (originally Sony's, I think) that manufacturers have been dealing with for a while now. A battery might not power the camera (voltage or power-draw capability might not be what the camera needs) and the battery might not communicate with the camera, so you might not see the power read-out in the viewfinder, but they are unlikely to be the cause of damage to a camera. For the other things I mentioned, you'll have to hope for a response from some who uses them with the VF plate.
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Thank you for the reply. :)
 
Brian Iannone said:
Okay, I have a slightly off-topic question regarding VF's battery plate. I see that it has a single D-Tap (P-Tap) connector. Can this be used to power more than one D-Tap/P-Tap compatible accessory?
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Yes, just keep the total under 50W as I think most d-taps are rated for 50W max.
 
Trevor Meeks said:
Hmmm I wonder how that's workin' out.......

From the manual:
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Isn't the power that goes to the D-Tap connector and the power that goes to the camera separate? I thought that D-Tap typically supplies between 50-70 watts of power in addition to the power supplied to the camera. Can someone verify this?
 
Brian Iannone said:
Isn't the power that goes to the D-Tap connector and the power that goes to the camera separate? I thought that D-Tap typically supplies between 50-70 watts of power in addition to the power supplied to the camera. Can someone verify this?
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Ah yes, I believe you're right Brian. Forgot about that... someone should verify if they can, but I believe I remember seeing this in the wiring of AB battery plates. Should be no problem.
 
Trevor Meeks said:
Ah yes, I believe you're right Brian. Forgot about that... someone should verify if they can, but I believe I remember seeing this in the wiring of AB battery plates. Should be no problem.
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Noah Yuan-Vogel said:
Yeah that is not relevant unless you are powering the camera from the d-tap, which was not the question and is not recommended.
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Thank you for the replies Trevor and Noah. :-)

So, how can a single D-Tap connector on the battery plate be used to power more than one accessory? Are there such things as D-Tap "splitters?"
 
Brian Iannone said:
Isn't the power that goes to the D-Tap connector and the power that goes to the camera separate? I thought that D-Tap typically supplies between 50-70 watts of power in addition to the power supplied to the camera. Can someone verify this?
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Yeah that is the rating only for the d-tap itself, possibly relating to a fuse or wire gauge or contacts. All power connections from the battery are in parallel so you can basically add their current/power together and just make sure it is within the limits of the battery's rating. The d-tap wiring may have a fuse in it, and the common 50w rating and fuse may be there to avoid having power spikes to finicky accessories affect the more delicate camera that is attached to the same battery.
 
Noah Yuan-Vogel said:
Yeah that is the rating only for the d-tap itself, possibly relating to a fuse or wire gauge or contacts. All power connections from the battery are in parallel so you can basically add their current/power together and just make sure it is within the limits of the battery's rating. The d-tap wiring may have a fuse in it, and the common 50w rating and fuse may be there to avoid having power spikes to finicky accessories affect the more delicate camera that is attached to the same battery.
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Okay, so how can one D-Tap connector on the battery plate power multiple D-Tap compatible accessories? Are there D-Tap splitters?
 
Brian Iannone said:
Now that I see D-Tap to "multi-D-Tap" adapter cables exist, are there any disadvantages (dangers) to using them?
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No, as long as you stick to the wattage guidelines.

I've used my most recent one for a couple of years and have never had a problem.
 
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