Powering the Atomos Ninja V

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hopkins802

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Hey all, does anyone have any creative ways to power their NInja V without V-mount batteries or giant NP-F's on the back? I was thinking about using a Power Junkie and hooking that up to the Atomos Battery Eliminator. However, I can't seem to find the proper cable to connect the two? I purchased it along with a 2.1mm to 2.5mm cable, and the voltage drops are crazy and the monitor ends up dying way before the battery is deal. I like the idea of mounting the NP-Fs somewhere else on my rig so it's not super front / top heavy on the monitor. Any thoughts on what I'd need to connect either that or the Smallrig NP-F Battery Adapter?

Thanks!
Dan
 
I used to power an onboard monitor with an NP1 battery box on the back of my rigs. The lithium ion NP1's are pretty light.
 
I know you mentioned no V-mount batteries, but not sure if it's because of the size or their location...but just in case you haven't seen the following:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/770053-REG/Switronix_PB70B_PB70B_PowerBase_70_Battery.html

I used one with all of my Atomos monitors over the last 5 years. Cameras sit nicely on top and the battery behaves like a platform so there's not much weight shift (only seems like the camera is 2lbs heavier).

The camera plate is a very unique design I haven't seen on other batteries for whatever reason.
 
I've used one of these to power 9 - 12 Volt powered accessories. At 9 volts it will deliver 2 amps of good stable regulated power. The Ninja V states a typical draw of 10 Watts. That requires a supply capable of delivering 1.11 Amps. If we calculated some headroom, let's say a 15 Watt draw that would then require a current of 1.66 Amps. One would think you could run one of these in conjunction with a power bank with a USB 2 Amp output to power the Ninja V. There are many reasonably small and reasonably priced "Power Banks" around available in a number of Ah capacities that could be used as a power source. Obviously, the higher the Ah capacity of the power bank the longer run times you would experience. Could one of these possibly be a solution to your problem?

https://bit.ly/2O61GL2

I've also been using a similar one of these with a fixed 8.4 Volt output to run a Sony Z90 for hours of continuous shooting. Small simple and they work well.

https://ebay.to/3aDoNo4

Chris Young

USB to 9-12 volt.jpg
 
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