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I own the Steadicam Flyer 24LE which stock comes with a composite signal LCD monitor. Today I performed a non-destructive modification to my Flyer LE so that I could run it with an HD monitor via SDI. It was pretty easy. I ran new wires down the inside of the center post to feed power and video signal directly from the camera to the monitor. This allowed the original 9-pin mini-din connector from the flyer to remain in tact. I really didn't want to hack it off incase later I want to sell the whole thing and not include my HD SDI monitor. (I could just put the stock monitor back on)
My modification, or "customization" to Flyer 24LE
1.) $25 in parts used: AC/DC adapter (I cut the cable off the adapter and used this to run the power cabling down through the post and power the new monitor), RG174u cable for SDI signal, DC inline jack (power from camera is delivered from hirose connector to DC plug), BNC RG174u connectors.
2.) Straightened out coat-hanger pushed from top of sled straight down through post.
3.) Electrical tape is spiraled around coat-hanger and both RG174u cable and DC power cable
4.) Coat-hanger pulled through with cables. Here you see the cables with new connectors that will be used to hook up to the HD monitor I am using (ikan D7W in this case) but later I can cut off the DC plug and solder on a 4-pin XLR connector for Marshal High Bright once I get one.
Note: There is a much easier non-destructive modification instead of the one I did if you have more time to source out the cable below. It will allow you to mate with the connector that regularly goes to the Flyer monitor and you can cut off part of the cable then and solder on a 4-pin XLR connector or DC plug for power, and then a BNC connector for the video signal over SDI. This allows you to simply use the existing connectors at top of the sled without having to run new wires through the post. I would have used this method if I had more time to convert my Flyer.
My modification, or "customization" to Flyer 24LE
1.) $25 in parts used: AC/DC adapter (I cut the cable off the adapter and used this to run the power cabling down through the post and power the new monitor), RG174u cable for SDI signal, DC inline jack (power from camera is delivered from hirose connector to DC plug), BNC RG174u connectors.
2.) Straightened out coat-hanger pushed from top of sled straight down through post.
3.) Electrical tape is spiraled around coat-hanger and both RG174u cable and DC power cable
4.) Coat-hanger pulled through with cables. Here you see the cables with new connectors that will be used to hook up to the HD monitor I am using (ikan D7W in this case) but later I can cut off the DC plug and solder on a 4-pin XLR connector for Marshal High Bright once I get one.
Note: There is a much easier non-destructive modification instead of the one I did if you have more time to source out the cable below. It will allow you to mate with the connector that regularly goes to the Flyer monitor and you can cut off part of the cable then and solder on a 4-pin XLR connector or DC plug for power, and then a BNC connector for the video signal over SDI. This allows you to simply use the existing connectors at top of the sled without having to run new wires through the post. I would have used this method if I had more time to convert my Flyer.
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