jason porter Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 This is the latest incarnation of my DIY DC distro. It has 4 outputs (on Hirose 4-pins) as well as a master switch (on-off-on) and a green LED to indicate power. I built this version to fit inside my Petrol 302 bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 NIce job Jason. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek H Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Looks even smaller than the battery bud.. nice work! What size hammond box is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McL Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Props. -- Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted August 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Thanks all! Derek, it is a Hammond 1590. I believe it is the same as the Battery Bud (which was my inspiration for this project) All in, less than $100 in parts (damned Hirose connectors!) 5 X Hirose 1 project box 1 switch 1 LED 1 Resistor scrap PCB scrap wire scrap velcro for insulating the bottom of the box 4 hours labour, from drilling to soldering to mounting everything. I thought about adding a fuse, but my head started to hurt. Anyone know anything about adding fuses? The whole thing will be powered by an 6Ah Li-Ion battery, drawing about 600ma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPSharman Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 My head hurts just thinking about making this. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted August 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 cut the switch to half not to bump it accidently and shut down everything by the way, since yo left with alotta space you could add 5v dc down converter to run anything additional in low voltage like zoom r-24 :-) or just a smart phone recharge . I may cut the switch, but it is really "stiff" and takes a lot of pressure to throw. It will also live in a spot that should be protected well enough that it can't get switched accidentally, I will show you in a pic soon. The whole idea for the `switch`is for when I charge the battery, I can leave it in the bag (Battery4Broadcast) and make sure no power is getting to any of the gear. Adding a 5V regulated output is a good idea and as-is I only use 3 outputs (2 X Rx, Zax Tx and mixer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted August 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 My head hurts just thinking about making this. Nice work! Thanks! I look at it this way- Its is just signal flow Dc in, Dc split, Dc out. The electronics part is actually very, very simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimMansen Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 I have been in the habit of making an adapter that goes from any existing power source (BD, Hawk-Woods, home brew, whatever) to standard 12V cigarette female socket. There is a nice small Belkin 12v to USB that fits in any cig. socket that then will power or charge any desired usb device, or you can just use a standard 12v car cable for any device. I actually built and sold a bunch of them on my last reality asignment. Made some for the camera dept too from Anton Bauer to 12V socket and made a lot of cam ops happy. The cost of connectors actually makes the adapter cables more expensive than you might think but still extremely useful. Make one for yourself and you'll see how handy they can be. Jim Mansen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 I have been in the habit of making an adapter that goes from any existing power source (BD, Hawk-Woods, home brew, whatever) to standard 12V cigarette female socket. There is a nice small Belkin 12v to USB that fits in any cig. socket that then will power or charge any desired usb device, or you can just use a standard 12v car cable for any device. I actually built and sold a bunch of them on my last reality asignment. Made some for the camera dept too from Anton Bauer to 12V socket and made a lot of cam ops happy. The cost of connectors actually makes the adapter cables more expensive than you might think but still extremely useful. Make one for yourself and you'll see how handy they can be. Jim Mansen Hey Jim, how about a picture? phil p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gilchrist Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 I may cut the switch, but it is really "stiff" and takes a lot of pressure to throw. It will also live in a spot that should be protected well enough that it can't get switched accidentally, I will show you in a pic soon. The whole idea for the `switch`is for when I charge the battery, I can leave it in the bag (Battery4Broadcast) and make sure no power is getting to any of the gear. Adding a 5V regulated output is a good idea and as-is I only use 3 outputs (2 X Rx, Zax Tx and mixer) Jason, I'll scout around for the part number, but there is a locking toggle switch available in several configurations. You pull up slightly on the switch bat to unlock it. I replaced the dim/off/bright switch on a bloop light with one many years ago. Best regards, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimMansen Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 HI Philip (Happy Birthday by the way) Here is a picture of the camera option. Put your own DC connector on and your all set. Bought my sockets from Pep Boys. They have a DC extension w two sockets. Sorry the Belkin usb is at home. but it just fills up the socket flush and you plug in any USB cable. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimMansen Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Sorry, Picture is truncated. For me if I click on it I can see the whole thing faded out, but not sure how I should have sized the photos to appear here properly. Think you can get the idea......... Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Sorry, Picture is truncated. For me if I click on it I can see the whole thing faded out, but not sure how I should have sized the photos to appear here properly. Think you can get the idea......... Jim Just click on the image link at the lower left of the picture to see it all. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Great stuff! Can't help but feel that a fuse from the power input is a good bet to prevent a melt down!! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep owl Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I've been wondering...are there any electrical differences between a DC distro box or distro cable? For guitarists they have those 1spot PS units that have a cable with 9 dc connectors to power up effect pedals. Just wondering if a BDS or batt bud add anything special besides an LED, a switch and a fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 " any electrical differences between a DC distro box or distro cable? " it depends... on the units you compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep owl Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 " any electrical differences between a DC distro box or distro cable? " it depends... on the units you compare. True true. Always the case for sure. Judging by the looks of the OP's pictures his DIY box isn't much different than a daisy chain cable in it's distribution of electricity. BDS and Batt Buds might have some type of voltage regulator in them but I dunno. I'm willing to bet a daisy chain cable could very adequately accomplish many distro needs just as well as a box...however my remedial knowledge of dc power could be dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 " BDS and Batt Buds might have some type of voltage regulator in them " yes, they may... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoluSon Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I've been wondering...are there any electrical differences between a DC distro box or distro cable? For guitarists they have those 1spot PS units that have a cable with 9 dc connectors to power up effect pedals. Just wondering if a BDS or batt bud add anything special besides an LED, a switch and a fuse. Most of them do have protected outputs. Some have noise filtering (a debated topic). The Remote Audio site explains their BDS. Pretty definitely the most common bag distro in the US http://www.remoteaudio.com/bds_v4/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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