C100: Powering a Nyrius Aries

I use something much like the one you list with my FS100 and on the receiver.Al strip of industrial velcro on it and my rig and you are away. You might want to consider a 90 degree right angle HDMI adapter depending on the position of you camera's hdmi out. I am not a Canon user. However, with the PMW300 I have a usb power tap on the battery. On the receiver when using a client monitor, I bought a dc to dc 5 volt USB converter that I tap off the monitor's v-lock battery to power it.
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B
 
dustylense said:
I have this transmitter and receiver and yes, that battery pack will power it.
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I'm assuming you can't power it off the C100's USB port?

How do you like it? My only experience is with the CamWave (love it) and Terdek Bolt (meh). If I could get performance similar to the Bolt for $250 I would be satisfied.

What are you using for your monitor? This would be for framing during car rig shots, etc. and maybe to show producers on a Panasonic production monitor... Might just bring along my Ninja to use as a monitor when car rigging. Is the price worth it to a) have something to show clients/directors and b) use for monitoring tricky shots (car mount, jib, etc. specifically).
 
Yes and maybe. The reason I say maybe is that Nyrius does not specify how much power it draws. The battery you list is capable of providing 1amp (5 watts). I'm guessing that is plenty for the transmitter & receiver, but who knows.

The transmitter and receiver both have the USB mini connector. So you will need an adapter cable - the cable that comes with the battery is a standard USB to micro.
 
Paul F said:
Yes and maybe. The reason I say maybe is that Nyrius does not specify how much power it draws. The battery you list is capable of providing 1amp (5 watts). I'm guessing that is plenty for the transmitter & receiver, but who knows.

The transmitter and receiver both have the USB mini connector. So you will need an adapter cable - the cable that comes with the battery is a standard USB to micro.
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Looks like it needs 3 amps. Hmm... Going to try it out. :)

But not sure it will work. Laptop I'm assuming will? :/
 
I have to think it does not use 3 amps or it wouldn't work with most USB applications. Where did you get that number?

Quoting a website:

One of the downsides of USB is the relatively limited amount of power that can be transmitted through the cables. USB 2.0 only allowed for a 500 mA load if the device is also transmitting data, while USB 3.0 set the upper limit at 900 mA. Both standards can handle up to 1.5 amps strictly for charging purposes, but not while data is being transmitted. This puts a sharp upper limit on the types of devices that can be powered off USB 3.0 ports — or, at least it used to.
 
I have an HP Connect that I uses the same tech. I'm guessing the power consumption would be about the same. I use this for power a 4AA USB power source: http://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-Powe...8&qid=1396327326&sr=8-3&keywords=aa+usb+power.

For the transmitter, it goes through rechargeable batteries in an hour or two. The transmitter requires less power than the receiver, which I found surprising. The 4AA Verbatim can't power the receiver. Luckily my monitors and/or monitor batteries have a USB power port. BTW, the USB on the C100 does not have power going to it. Annoying.

While the transmitter was designed to work off the USB on a computer, the receiver was not. It was meant to work off of it's 120V plug even though it uses a USB port, which is why it requires more power.
 
cpreston said:
I have an HP Connect that I uses the same tech. I'm guessing the power consumption would be about the same. I use this for power a 4AA USB power source: http://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-Powe...8&qid=1396327326&sr=8-3&keywords=aa+usb+power.

For the transmitter, it goes through rechargeable batteries in an hour or two. The transmitter requires less power than the receiver, which I found surprising. The 4AA Verbatim can't power the receiver. Luckily my monitors and/or monitor batteries have a USB power port. BTW, the USB on the C100 does not have power going to it. Annoying.

While the transmitter was designed to work off the USB on a computer, the receiver was not. It was meant to work off of it's 120V plug even though it uses a USB port, which is why it requires more power.
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So I can power the receiver from a laptop's USB port?

For the transmitter I will use one of these batteries.
 
No, I don't know if you could power the receiver from a standard USB port. I could power it from a Tekkeon battery, but not from the 4AA Verbatim battery pack. I was using rechargeables, though, in the Verbatim. The transmitter can be powered by the little Verbatim battery pack.
 
cpreston said:
No, I don't know if you could power the receiver from a standard USB port. I could power it from a Tekkeon battery, but not from the 4AA Verbatim battery pack. I was using rechargeables, though, in the Verbatim. The transmitter can be powered by the little Verbatim battery pack.
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What is the cheapest way to power it? Is it 5V 3A?
 
For the receiver, the best way to power it is with one the larger USB battery packs like a Tekkeon or some other portable USB charger. The more power the better as the receiver is fairly power hungry. I like the battery packs like the Tekkeon that have both a USB port and a port for powering a monitor so I can use one battery to power both pieces of equipment. I would try to give it all 3amps and would buy a battery that can supply that. Just search for "USB portable charger" and buy the cheapest you can find with the amount of power that you need.
 
cpreston said:
For the receiver, the best way to power it is with one the larger USB battery packs like a Tekkeon or some other portable USB charger. The more power the better as the receiver is fairly power hungry. I like the battery packs like the Tekkeon that have both a USB port and a port for powering a monitor so I can use one battery to power both pieces of equipment. I would try to give it all 3amps and would buy a battery that can supply that. Just search for "USB portable charger" and buy the cheapest you can find with the amount of power that you need.
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Thanks! Any recommendations? Are there affordable Tekkeon packs?
 
The transmitter is 5v 1amp and powered through usb to usb mini cable from just about any usb power pack. The receiver is 5v 2amp and only some usb power packs have 2amp so be sure to check and be sure to plug into correct 2amp port. The power for receiver is through usb to round connector socket on receiver. Receiver does NOT get power from mini usb port
 
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