Somebody make a DJI battery Plate.

[Björn Benckert]

Just bought these new batteries from DJI that can power both the ronin and a red camera at the same time though the DJI power distribution box.

The batteries can run the Ronin and Weapon for about an hour... Now if Off Hollywood or somebody could make a DJI battery module that two of these batteries could hang on to we would have a really slim power option, at a really good price, with a super small charger. And the batteries are small enough so it could easily be built so there was two batteries sitting on the back of camera with hot swap functioning and all that.

Price 159USD a pop is not bad.

charger 55 USD is not bad.

Not having to carry around big chargers and different batteries for shooting with ronin or without would be really nice.

Possibly the ronin batteries are not good for traveling but I think they slip trough the flight search easier than the big vmount batteries that draw much more attention.

Imagine these two on the back of camera and two hours plus runtime...

 

[Norbert Niederacher]

Great idea. +1

 

[AndreeMarkefors]

I'm also impressed with the battery of my Ronin-M (which is slightly smaller). I agree that the largest Ronin batteries could almost become the LP-E6 of a RED. You could have a couple and hot swap one at the time in a dual setup.

I haven't checked, but might it even be the case that the length of the batteries wouldn't overshoot too much of the body when hanging down? I'm extremely annoyed by the poor fitting of generic V-Mounts.

If someone approached DJI, I wouldn't put it beyond them to make a module themselves.

 

[Peter Karlsson]

I know what you mean Björn.. I love those DJI batteries (had a couple that got swollen up after some flights, but other than that they work flawless)..

 

[Michael Lindsay]

Hey Björn

I like this idea.. Do you have a picture of how it work at the moments with just one of these batteries,and new plates, on the back. Does the Dtap to,right angled lemo run across a gyro axis?

Thanks

 

[David Battistella]

Bjorn,

If you email me some photo's and dimensions I think I can design it and get a quote for you.

I just created one to mod V-lock plates that snap onto the main crossbar.

David

 

[Björn Benckert]

Bjorn,

If you email me some photo's and dimensions I think I can design it and get a quote for you.

I just created one to mod V-lock plates that snap onto the main crossbar.

David

I want something like the xl module but for 2 dji batteries.

 

[Daniel Stilling]

That sounds like a great idea! It could be as simple as something like the AB hot swap plate:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=anton+bauer+qr+hotswap-ar&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps
Where you attach the plate to your existing AB (or V mount) plate on the camera, and the DJI batteries go on either side,
Or something more complex like a module that attaches straight to the camera without the AB interface...

 

[Björn Benckert]

That sounds like a great idea! It could be as simple as something like the AB hot swap plate:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=anton+bauer+qr+hotswap-ar&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps
Where you attach the plate to your existing AB (or V mount) plate on the camera, and the DJI batteries go on either side,
Or something more complex like a module that attaches straight to the camera without the AB interface...

Yes something like that, which would connect to the camera just like the other modules, and it could have some Dtap and 2 pin lemo power outs as well.

 

[Björn Benckert]

Hey Björn

I like this idea.. Do you have a picture of how it work at the moments with just one of these batteries,and new plates, on the back. Does the Dtap to,right angled lemo run across a gyro axis?

Thanks

This is how it sits on the ronin. I dont have the jet pack module just yet, waiting for the SDI version of it. As those two power outs on the XL module is not so well placed for ronin use. And having the cable in the io module port makes it sit on a bad angle. I think with the jet pack and a straight lemo it will be perfect but this works well for now. The new positioning for the touch screen cable is really good for gimbal use. And the power cable hanging from the back does not hurt much.

But I wonder, the power going out to the Dtap on the tilt axis, is that now able to power a red cam or is it still only for accessories even when using the new batteries?

IMG_0402 by Björn Benckert, on Flickr

 

[Dan Kanes]

But I wonder, the power going out to the Dtap on the tilt axis, is that now able to power a red cam or is it still only for accessories even when using the new batteries?

In the words of Grumpy Cat:

"No."

the sled wiring is not set up for high amperage and has been a source of frustration for some.

 

[David Battistella]

I want something like the xl module but for 2 dji batteries.

But it's not supposed to sit on the camera, correct?

You want that style but in the back of the Ronin?

David

 

[David Battistella]

Something kinda like this? in Aluminum that would attach to the camera with a couple of mount points for batteries? Most of it would be hollowed out to keep the weight down.

Don't know the dimensions and the swell of the ronin batteries. anyone have that?


David

 

[Dan Rosario]

http://store.dji.com/product/ronin-m-battery-power-distributor

 

[Brandon Kelly]

This was posted on RED Camera Facebook page by Matt Hardy.

[/URL]12240149_10207173671474362_3039655174580804202_n by Brandon Kelly, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[Uros Zuraj]

my friend powers his Epic with one big LiPo battery for a whole day. DJI batteries are just lipos i think as well

 

[Björn Benckert]

But it's not supposed to sit on the camera, correct?

You want that style but in the back of the Ronin?

David

i want it on camera, to be able to use ronin bateries when not using the ronin. When the camera is on tripods handheld and so on. As i hate to travel with the xl /quad charger that is more weight than the camera itself. And V mount bateries might work fine but they come with their own charger and are not so god form factor. The ronin batteries last realy long, are small, have a small charger, cost less etc than any other batteries I came across and if i could use the same battery on camera for handheld etc as for the ronin. That means half the amount of batteries and chargers when traveling.

 

[Björn Benckert]

my friend powers his Epic with one big LiPo battery for a whole day. DJI batteries are just lipos i think as well

yes they are but they are inteligent such. the normal rc lipo bateries do not have the on off and overcharge protection and remaining power display and low bat warning built in.

 

[Cameron McKinlay]

Bjorn,

If you email me some photo's and dimensions I think I can design it and get a quote for you.

I just created one to mod V-lock plates that snap onto the main crossbar.

David

Just tossing the idea out there but would it be possible to create a Faux DJI ronin battery with a V mount plate on it? And just power the whole rig with a v mount. Since we all have buckets of v mounts anyways....

 

[Björn Benckert]

Just tossing the idea out there but would it be possible to create a Faux DJI ronin battery with a V mount plate on it? And just power the whole rig with a v mount. Since we all have buckets of v mounts anyways....

Yes was thinking of making something out of this. http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...p-Output-Interface-for/345373_1788559012.html

Where I would screw on two dji power distribution boxes on the back and then wire with diods via the dji dtaps so I could hot swap and have two batteries on there at the same time, But a bit bulky to have the already quite big V mount module, this plate, the power distrobution boxes and the two batteries.