Powering the V-Raptor for SIX HOURS: SmallRig VB212
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- Thanks to SmallRig for helping me put together this little Frankenstein battery. I certainly didn't invent this idea, and you'll see similar concepts at work in a lot of modern productions. Generally the operator wears an Easyrig vest with a bunch of stuff bolted to the back (batteries, Teradek, etc), then the power and SDI cable go together in a single cable sleeve over to the camera, either handheld or on a gimbal or Stabileye. This was my first time trying something like this, and it works really well. The SmallRig batteries let me daisy-chain for 6 hours of runtime and keep the weight in my hands relatively low, even with bigger lenses.
Here's what I used in the video:
SmallRig VB212 Battery: amzn.to/4clmcxC
10-foot DTap to LEMO (for V-Raptor or Komodo X): amzn.to/3L65syw
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Thanks Tony! Glad you're here - enjoy!
Great stuff! I bought a 212 a few months ago and fell in love with it. Now I own 3 of these. One single battery powers my Komodo-X, SmallHD display, Teradek, annnnddd wireless follow focus motor. The amount of ports on the 212 is insane! D-tap, barrel, usb-a and usb-c. I don't know how they pulled it off. Plus you get a read out on each port using the display. Lately, I've been using a separate L battery for my Teradek because I heard somewhere that a teradek using the Komodo's SDI and same battery as Komodo, could cause a fried SDI. I haven't had an issue running all my instruments through one battery. I follow the SDI protocol religiously, but I've become a bit paranoid after seeing a comment on FB. Thank you for sharing! Just subbed!
Thanks for the kind words! Yeah separate batteries are sometimes unavoidable. For example, if I have one battery powering my gimbal ring, doing a power cycle on the RS3 Pro itself (either turning it on OR off) momentarily cuts power to all the other outputs. I have no idea why. But if you're powering a camera solely off that same battery, that camera will die. So backups are needed. I originally played with the idea of running the tiny VB50 on the V-Raptor for such occasions, just as a continuity backstop. It won't power the camera continuously, but might be okay for little hiccups like that. However, the "batteries in a backpack" concept is a bit more robust, plus it cuts weight from the gimbal setup.
The best battery I have found for my V-Raptor X is the Bebob V240. Runs all day and still has charge left.
That's a smarter setup. Chain linking batteries and introducing more cables is a little sketch.
Keep in mind that the batteries stay in a backpack together. Even if they somehow got unlinked, there’s no real danger and then that’s still a 212W battery tied to the camera with a solid LEMO connection. So not much to fret about, even if something went wrong. Which it hasn’t for me. And for an all day shoot I’d much rather have 424W rather than 240W. Anyway, it works brilliantly for me, but if you’re worried about it, then of course feel free to ignore the idea.
Hi Nick, just wondering. Did you make a case or sling to hold the batteries inside of your backpack? Or are they loosely contained inside the bag?
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Thanks! I put on my Wireless Backpack plates, they snap together and stay put nicely.
@@nick_salazar when I get my camera, I’m going to get your top handle and your low profile monitor hinge system for sure!
@@nick_salazar gotcha, thank you!
honestly id just 3D print a double V-Mount clip to be mounted on your belt or pants, so you can wear them like a fanny pack! other then that great idea for a full days worth of power!
I do use a single-clip setup for shorter runs. But if I put two VB212's on a belt for very long, and those pants are gonna start to sag!
10ft lemo. WOW good find. I got a 10ft d-tap extension awhile back and put the regular d-tap to lemo on that. Wonder if there’s any difference or advantage one way or the other?
I originally started doing it how you describe. I find it way nicer to just use a single cable.
He IS insanely cute. Mine's 18 now -_- LOL. Adorable, but not as cute. Very interesting choice - thanks for sharing!
Btw, Support for Extended Highlights has appeared in the new version of DaVinci Resolve according to their forums. Can you do a vid on that or check that out?
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Good to know! I haven’t tried the beta yet.
You might not get the full 424watt. There is a huge power waste when you charge a battery. I might be wrong though.
How? Where do you presume the power is going? The batteries aren't hot, so we aren't losing energy as heat. Where else would it go? I don't think this theory makes sense.
@@nick_salazar brother, battery charging is not efficient. you don't recover what you put in.
@@zahidhossain4211 Think of it this way - inside each pack is just a series of smaller batteries tied together. What I'm showing here is the same thing on a slightly larger scale.
Or think of battery grips on cameras - you go from one battery to two batteries, tied together in a similar fashion.
This is correct, there are efficiency losses when charging from one battery to another. A more efficient way to do this is still have one battery separated from the camera when using it, and have the second battery on charge or waiting to be hot swapped in the bag. The seperated battery running from a cable to the camera is a great idea for lightening the weight of the rig.