Francesco Cantoro Posted February 5, 2020 Posted February 5, 2020 Hello! Does any of you guys know if it’s possible to power a Bolex H16 EL via V-Mount?
Francesco Cantoro Posted February 5, 2020 Author Posted February 5, 2020 Sorry, I should have posted this in Camera Accessories, my bad ?
Giray Izcan Posted February 5, 2020 Posted February 5, 2020 You could get a V Mount plate with a 4pin xlr cable or whatever the proprietary bolex socket is. Even if you just bought the plate with whatever plug, you could get that chopped off and solder on the Bolex plug amd voila. Then you could attach the plate on to the body somehow. Hope it helps.
Francesco Cantoro Posted February 6, 2020 Author Posted February 6, 2020 Thank you for the answer! I will try that !
Jean-Louis Seguin Posted February 6, 2020 Posted February 6, 2020 What are you using currently to power the camera? To be safe, I would stick to 12V NiCd or NiMH packs.
Francesco Cantoro Posted February 6, 2020 Author Posted February 6, 2020 Some re-celled Bolex on board batteries. But since i'd like to rig it up a bit and power other accessories a V-mount would be perfect.
Gregory Barnes Posted January 8, 2021 Posted January 8, 2021 Hi Francesco - did you end up doing this? I have an H16 EL and I'm thinking of following the same route. Thanks! G
Francesco Cantoro Posted January 9, 2021 Author Posted January 9, 2021 9 hours ago, Gregory Barnes said: Hi Francesco - did you end up doing this? I have an H16 EL and I'm thinking of following the same route. Thanks! G Hi Gregory, Nope, I ended up re celling the original batteries to power the camera. I mounted some 15mm rods to add a v mount battery to power up other accessories like video assist, teradek, focus motors etc. Hope it helped! fc
Gregory Barnes Posted January 16, 2021 Posted January 16, 2021 Nice! Thanks for responding Francesco. What Video Assist approach did you take?
Francesco Cantoro Posted January 16, 2021 Author Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Gregory Barnes said: Nice! Thanks for responding Francesco. What Video Assist approach did you take? The Hd one from Du-all Camera. It works really good http://www.duallcamera.com/store/VideoTaps.shtml
Gregory Barnes Posted January 16, 2021 Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) Amazing. Thanks for all this info Francesco. Can I ask why you opted away from V mount battery solutions? I've got a D-tap to Tuchel getting custom made at the moment, and I'm just a little wary of the 14.8v FXLion battery supplying the 12v Bolex. (My knowledge of electrics is very slim)... Thanks again for the Video Assist heads up! Edited January 16, 2021 by Gregory Barnes
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