Howiecreate Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 I'm working on a new power solution that rides on the back of one of our video rigs to help clean up our power/multiple battery needs ahead of going to haiti in a week. We typically run a pix 240 and a bunch of other camera accessories, and I can't seem to make up my mind about if the entire power solution should be designed around using lemo plugs or ptap/dtap connections. It seems that most of the battery plates with multiple connections are using lemo, but I can't decide if it's worth the extra cost, verse using the 1-4 ptap multi connector, or the sandwich adapter. Any suggestions as to the positives or negatives of using one connector over the other would be helpful. We are a completely in-house production unit, so I have the ability to spec the entire system as opposed to having to adapt to someone else's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyce Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 well, you may try to buy my connector,similar to lemo but cheaper and can save a lot cost. Most connectors can substitute the lemo style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek H Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Hirose 4-pin is another common option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Converted all my Zaxcom camera hop stuff to 2 pin Lemo just so solid!! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 i have 2 powering systems: Dtap (powercon) and 4 pin hirose. Hirose - industry standard for sound and some camera, high quality, hard to make or repair in field, expensive, needs distribution system for more than 1 device. Dtap - industry standard for a lot of camera batteries but not so much for sound, plastic body, good quality, easy to build and repair in field, cheaper (than hirose), if you use the DUAL POWER-CON PLUG (PCX-3) with both male and female parts you don't need a distribution system as you can just connect another to the stack. Easy to make to power leads with 2 O/Ps into 1 connector (if you like to do such things). Or add another battery in parallel to the first (in the system) for hot swapping batteries etc. I also have a Hirose/Dtap adapter cable which bridges between the 2 systems. My vote is for Dual power Dtap - lightest, cheapest, most versatile, fairly compact in bag (or on side of camera). Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jabour Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Not sure what camera you are using. We have found in here that on some cameras the fuse for the Lemo/Hirose is in the body of the camera vs it's usually in the plate for the Dtap. So check to see where your fuses are located for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Converted all my Zaxcom camera hop stuff to 2 pin Lemo just so solid!! mike good choice - the LEMO is the king. even if it is expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Having said that - SWITCHCRAFT has a series of high current DC connectors - I have not used them as yet - but you should check them out. they seem quite solid - some of them are sealed (environmentally)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stahr Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Where can you find the Hawk-Woods connectors? On the HW site they offer, but the shipping to the US is very expensive. Any US distributors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Having said that - SWITCHCRAFT has a series of high current DC connectors - I have not used them as yet - but you should check them out. they seem quite solid - some of them are sealed (environmentally)... Used some of the high current switchcraft connectors. SOLID stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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