Premium Member Olle Knutson Posted March 18 Premium Member Share Posted March 18 I have a Bolex EMB that I would like to power with a V lock battery. I found this website that makes a battery plate with a V lock solution that looks nice but because the EBM is 12v only that wont really work since the v locks are 14v and up. I know there are battery plates who has built in regulators but they are so big and chunky. I would really like to have the plate on the back and still be able to look through the viewfinder. Does anyone have any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted March 31 Site Sponsor Share Posted March 31 Just use a 12v voltage regulator inline from the V-Lock plate to the EBM power plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Aapo Lettinen Posted March 31 Premium Member Share Posted March 31 On 3/18/2024 at 7:54 PM, Olle Knutson said: I have a Bolex EMB that I would like to power with a V lock battery. I found this website that makes a battery plate with a V lock solution that looks nice but because the EBM is 12v only that wont really work since the v locks are 14v and up. I know there are battery plates who has built in regulators but they are so big and chunky. I would really like to have the plate on the back and still be able to look through the viewfinder. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is it really possible to use the viewfinder if there is a battery sticking out of the back? I am pretty sure it would hit your face and make the operating difficult no matter how the battery plate is oriented. If it can be mounted to all different positions around the camera (door, rods, etc) then it could be useful but only the backside mounting would be very limiting by my opinion and I am pretty sure it would not work well in real world shooting. using a step down converter and short cable would be useful as Robert suggested. it can be nice if the regulator is built into the battery plate but that makes it 20x more expensive regulator board than using a similar specs regulator separately. personally I would use a separate regulator on a short cable and have different mounting positions for the battery plate so that it could be moved out of the way quickly if needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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