CjacksonSound Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 Good afternoon - I'm building a small sound cart set up: Ive been talking to American Sound recordist Jim Keany Building around the idea of been able to quickly break the bag away from the cart with minimal Fuss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sNVnqQ8p7E (starts talking about power around 8.10) As you can see my rig is a bit smaller but very similar. Bag: -An 833 (SL-2 - 2x src's - 2 x Betso Sharks) G4 Coms Cart: Icon M+ Controll Surface Black magic Duo monitors LED light strip Usb Hub My problem at the moment is Power distribution: It looks like Jim is using his PSC life bat - into a AR VmDbox then out to the bag and various components. I've been talking to PSC about using their Tripple play distrobox with their life battery but he replied with:"Both the Large 4 Pin XLR and the mIni 4 Pin XLRs are wired with the pins doubled up. Each of the mini XLR inputs on the Triple play is only good for about 7 amps, so if you want to supply more current than that, you should have a cable made that has a full size XLR 4 pin on one end and have it “Y” out to mini XLR 4 pins on the other end." This leaves me a bit stumped - ive attached a block diagram of how I would like this set you to function but as is obvious by now, I'm a bit out mydepth are Power Distro. Thanks for your time and any suggestions are welcome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Derek H Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 I'm sure Ron would make the cable for you. Wouldn't be too hard. you could use two pieces of round 20AWG 2-conductor cable into a single XLR4M and one TA4 on each tail. If Ron has the pins 1+2 and 3+4 wired in parallel and you're feeding two of the inputs then in theory this kind of setup would be good for 14 amps. XLR 4--pins are rated for 10A per pin btw but if he's "doubling up" the pins then you can use it for more. 7 amps is kind of a lot on it's own. How much current will this rig really be pulling? The 833 and the video monitor are probably the two main concerns. Maybe 2A each? Maybe not even that much. The wireless and icon shouldn't draw that much. I'd get some kind of meter so you have a better understanding of your actual draw. If you really do need more than 7A you may be better off with a heavier-duty cart power solution. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trey LaCroix Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 My small cart consists of a pelican battery and a Remote Audio Hotbox. Works fantastic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CjacksonSound Posted February 13 Author Report Share Posted February 13 ahh nice - thats handy having 6 amps per output. 20 hours ago, Derek H said: I'm sure Ron would make the cable for you. Wouldn't be too hard. you could use two pieces of round 20AWG 2-conductor cable into a single XLR4M and one TA4 on each tail. If Ron has the pins 1+2 and 3+4 wired in parallel and you're feeding two of the inputs then in theory this kind of setup would be good for 14 amps. XLR 4--pins are rated for 10A per pin btw but if he's "doubling up" the pins then you can use it for more. 7 amps is kind of a lot on it's own. How much current will this rig really be pulling? The 833 and the video monitor are probably the two main concerns. Maybe 2A each? Maybe not even that much. The wireless and icon shouldn't draw that much. I'd get some kind of meter so you have a better understanding of your actual draw. If you really do need more than 7A you may be better off with a heavier-duty cart power solution. Ive actually been speaking to Ron and he's been super helpful and essentially said the same as you here. we worked out its just over 6amps total Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nevo Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 I’ve got a new psc euro life distro box here if you need one im pulling 6.5 amps on my cart and float charge a lipo4 batts in small pelicans .... works a treat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CjacksonSound Posted February 16 Author Report Share Posted February 16 On 2/14/2021 at 12:58 AM, nevo said: I’ve got a new psc euro life distro box here if you need one im pulling 6.5 amps on my cart and float charge a lipo4 batts in small pelicans .... works a treat Hi Nevo - they are a very powerful solution but they seemed to be designed for the PSC Euro carts - I’m currently building a modified ScMini - trying to keep everything in the bag (essential) and the monitors / mixer in the cart. On 2/13/2021 at 1:56 PM, Trey LaCroix said: My small cart consists of a pelican battery and a Remote Audio Hotbox. Works fantastic! Hi Tery- I’ve seen these and they look like a decent solution - what do you have it loaded up with if you find mine me asking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erob Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 Is your plan to put the rack case on top of the bars, where the monitors are currently sitting? Or on the shelf? Also do you have a plan for attaching the case to the cart? I'm looking at doing something similar and trying to figure it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tourtelot Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 Ah, cart building. Always a fun time for me. Question. Are you really pulling 6-7 amps of DC on such a small cart? I never pulled more than 3A on a full-fledged feature (stage) cart with a Yammy 01V96, an inverter, a Fostex DV824, a 788T, a Mac Mini, two monitors, two Venues, two Comtek 216 transmitters, etc, etc. What's so current hungry? D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drpro Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 The coffee maker!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Waelder Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 Some years back I was working a project where Gary Graver was the DP. I was setting up the espresso machine but the electricians blocked my access to power, telling me they were maxed out. I went over to give Gary the bad news that, due to limited power, I couldn't supply him with a cappuccino. Without missing a beat, Gary pointed to a light in the overhead grid and ordered that it be switched off to accommodate the coffee machine. A man with his priorities in order. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trey LaCroix Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 20 hours ago, CjacksonSound said: Hi Tery- I’ve seen these and they look like a decent solution - what do you have it loaded up with if you find mine me asking. Currently an 833, an SL-2 with two SRCs, Blackmagic dual monitor, Icon control surface, a Zaxcom Camera Link, and a Comtek BST-75-216. Can get a whole day on it. battery is on the bottom and the hot box is fastened to the cart behind the bag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CjacksonSound Posted February 17 Author Report Share Posted February 17 23 hours ago, tourtelot said: Ah, cart building. Always a fun time for me. Question. Are you really pulling 6-7 amps of DC on such a small cart? I never pulled more than 3A on a full-fledged feature (stage) cart with a Yammy 01V96, an inverter, a Fostex DV824, a 788T, a Mac Mini, two monitors, two Venues, two Comtek 216 transmitters, etc, etc. What's so current hungry? D. Wow interesting - the sound devices pulls just shy of 2 amps fully loaded with an SL2 the black magic pulls 2.5 amps and the icon never pulls more than 2 9 hours ago, Trey LaCroix said: Currently an 833, an SL-2 with two SRCs, Blackmagic dual monitor, Icon control surface, a Zaxcom Camera Link, and a Comtek BST-75-216. Can get a whole day on it. battery is on the bottom and the hot box is fastened to the cart behind the bag. This is essentially the same rig I’m Building! very interesting - it’s a shame you don’t have an idea of whats left on your battery via monitoring. what’s your block battery rated at? best craig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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