Running F3 off 15v DC power?

[Grug]

​Hi guys,

I've got a bit of an urgent problem. We've rented an F3 for a shoot on Monday and it arrived this evening, but the rental house appears to have forgotten to include the 4-pin DC power cable (we have the charger, but not the 4-pin plug end).


The Globalmediapro V-mount battery charger I have has 4-pin DC output, but it's 15v 4.0A and I don't know if that will blow up the camera or not.


Does anyone know whether it's safe to run the F3 from a higher voltage charger like this one?

[MPB]

the manual indicates 11 - 17v, but i don't know what kind of amperage is acceptable.

[PaulReam]

Some of the brick type lithium batteries produce close to 15v when fully charged, so I'm sure it'll be fine. I think the camera normally pulls close to 2A but that shouldn't cause a problem?

[nsoltz]

That should be fine.

Ned

[Grug]

Cheers fellas, I'll give it try.

[dinoclub]

Should be cool, i occasionally use a 14V bescor and it works just fine.

[Thomas Kist]

I use V-lock battery's all the time and when fully charged they start with 16.4 volts.
no problem whatsoever.
happy shooting!

[Grug]

It runs fine off the V-mount charger. Crisis averted!