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First draft of external ML battery power -

Started Oct 7, 2019 | Discussions thread
Max Iso
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Re: First draft of external ML battery power -

techjedi wrote:

Cool setup and idea, particularly using commodity power banks.

There are also a number of options to use the Sony video camera NPF series batteries like the NP-F970 which is 6300mAh and already runs at the Sony stills camera native voltage (7.2V stated, 8.4V full charged). You could discard the voltage regulator and have the choice to add a second battery in parallel for around the same size as your current setup for over 12000mAh.

These NPF batteries are used by so many non-Sony devices these days, there is a good chance you may already have some.

You could wire to your existing dummy batter with some soldering work. You may also be able to find an existing dummy battery to NPF sled for the G9. Here is one for earlier Panasonic cameras that may or may not be compatible out of box:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NP-F970-to-DMW-DCC12-Dummy-Battery-Adapter-DC-Couple-for-Panasonic-GH3-4-5/382926784263?hash=item5928370707:g:qMAAAOSwbxlcx8zX

Thx for the suggestion jedi. Incidentally i also have an old Panasonic camcorder battery, but only 2800mAh at 7.2v so not really worth using but the thought did cross my mind as i have seen people using those sleds in other discussions.

But my techy skills don't quite reach that far yet so i hadn't looked much further.  Electrical stuff always confused me for some reason and only recently have i decided to learn more about it, voltage/amps/polarity and such. I will definitely keep it in mind as i may not end up with just one solution.

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