Challenge: Diy battery pack for canon vivia hf200

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samuel.e.rodriguez

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I thought this would be a great project to have someone do. I want build a battery pack/battery that has at least 6 hours of "juice" time, in which I could run the camera, monitor, and a vibrating motor for a 35mm lens adapter. Sounds impossible? Well, I'm trying to find people to prove the nay-sayers wrong...any takers? BTW, I'm trying not to blow anything up...
 
@ pookie...actually, i have the plans... just wanted to collaborate with members to see which way is the best way to go at it. i was thinking about rigging some rechargables batteries into a casing. however, i didn't want to blow up anything. i see people posting alternatives to buy, but i really wanted to see if anyone had tried before me to build one of these things. sorry if was misunderstood.
@ jordan... yeah, i slipped up with the adapter. i meant the monitor and camera...
 
You will need to determine the required voltage of your camera and your monitor. Your camera is most like 7.2 or 7.4 volts. The monitor is probably more relaxed, taking something like 9 - 14.4, or something. You will also need to know the Amphours (power draw over time) of each unit to determine if the batter(ies) you rig up will be sufficient or will be sucked dry in 10 minutes. Either way, if the units require different line voltages, you will need to send power to each that is a different voltage. DC-DC Voltage Converters can do this job for you, but they are bulky, not meant for this kind of work, and require a lot of modification. If you don't have an intermediate understanding of electricity and wiring and don't have decent soldering/tinkering skills, you will find this job is a little harder than it may sound.

Trust me, I went down this same road. For the time I was going to have to spend making everything work (I wanted to power 5 pieces of kit reliably, with additional jacks for other hardware like on-camera LED's, recorders, etc.), it just made more sense to buy something that does the job out of the box with minimal customizing.

If you are looking for good, cheap, 12V batteries for this kind of job, however, I can recommend Bixnet.com. Their products are very affordable and work great. Their customer service is top notch, too.
 
Jordan Scott Price said:
You will need to determine the required voltage of your camera and your monitor. Your camera is most like 7.2 or 7.4 volts. The monitor is probably more relaxed, taking something like 9 - 14.4, or something. You will also need to know the Amphours (power draw over time) of each unit to determine if the batter(ies) you rig up will be sufficient or will be sucked dry in 10 minutes. Either way, if the units require different line voltages, you will need to send power to each that is a different voltage. DC-DC Voltage Converters can do this job for you, but they are bulky, not meant for this kind of work, and require a lot of modification. If you don't have an intermediate understanding of electricity and wiring and don't have decent soldering/tinkering skills, you will find this job is a little harder than it may sound.

Trust me, I went down this same road. For the time I was going to have to spend making everything work (I wanted to power 5 pieces of kit reliably, with additional jacks for other hardware like on-camera LED's, recorders, etc.), it just made more sense to buy something that does the job out of the box with minimal customizing.

If you are looking for good, cheap, 12V batteries for this kind of job, however, I can recommend Bixnet.com. Their products are very affordable and work great. Their customer service is top notch, too.
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sweet! thanks for the info...that helps me out quite a bit. i'll definitely will take a look.
 
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