Can I power my Marshall monitor from my XL1S? at DVinfo.net

Bruce Marusich · July 8th, 2005, 06:20 PM

Hello All:

I have an XL1S, and I've recently bought a used Marshall V LCD4 Pro monitor to put on top of it. I have the ac, and battery and charger for the monitor, but the battery for it makes the whole unit (camera + monitor) a little front heavy. Is there some way I can power the monitor straight from my XL1S? Thanks for helping out a newbie!
Sincerely,
Bruce Marusich

Les Wilson · July 9th, 2005, 12:48 PM

The battery in your XL1s is 7.2volts. The display is *probably* 12 volts. You may lookinto some of the oem battery packs for the XL1s as they may provide you with a 12v tap. There are devices that convert the 7.2 XL1s batteries to 12 volts. That doesn't solve your problem but perhaps is an interesting alternative.

Henry Cho · July 9th, 2005, 02:09 PM

you should check this out. i'm using this to power my marshall.

http://www.studio1productions.com/ez-power.htm

it's much lighter than the optional brick battery marshall offers with the unit.

Don Palomaki · July 9th, 2005, 08:03 PM

FWIW:, the 5 volt outputs on the XL1 series are intended for powering low load items such as the Canon microphones, the MA100/200 adapters and the RF output adapters. They are not suitable for powering things like a LCD monitor.

Bruce Marusich · July 12th, 2005, 07:11 PM

Thanks for the input!
Bruce

Bob Pennington · July 13th, 2005, 08:20 AM

Anton/Bauer System will allow you to power multiple components from one battery. The Battery bracket XL1/2 mounts to the back of the camera.
This bracket has a voltage converter that allows 7.2 volts to power the camera, and gives you a PowerTap output to power other acessories. You can add a PowerTap multi-- this will allow you to power the camera and 4 other accessories-- all from the same battery. For example- a light, wireless receiver, monitor and Hard disc recorder.

Here is a link showing an older XL-1 using the Anton/Bauer battery with a light.
http://www.abcdv.com/article/articleview/115/1/32

July 8th, 2005, 06:20 PM	#1
Bruce Marusich New Boot Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mount Airy, MD Posts: 19	Can I power my Marshall monitor from my XL1S? Hello All: I have an XL1S, and I've recently bought a used Marshall V LCD4 Pro monitor to put on top of it. I have the ac, and battery and charger for the monitor, but the battery for it makes the whole unit (camera + monitor) a little front heavy. Is there some way I can power the monitor straight from my XL1S? Thanks for helping out a newbie! Sincerely, Bruce Marusich

July 9th, 2005, 08:03 PM	#4
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,487	FWIW:, the 5 volt outputs on the XL1 series are intended for powering low load items such as the Canon microphones, the MA100/200 adapters and the RF output adapters. They are not suitable for powering things like a LCD monitor. __________________ dpalomaki@dspalomaki.com

July 13th, 2005, 08:20 AM	#6
Bob Pennington Anton/Bauer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Shelton, CT Posts: 20	Powering Multiple Devices- Various Voltages- One Power Source Anton/Bauer System will allow you to power multiple components from one battery. The Battery bracket XL1/2 mounts to the back of the camera. This bracket has a voltage converter that allows 7.2 volts to power the camera, and gives you a PowerTap output to power other acessories. You can add a PowerTap multi-- this will allow you to power the camera and 4 other accessories-- all from the same battery. For example- a light, wireless receiver, monitor and Hard disc recorder. Here is a link showing an older XL-1 using the Anton/Bauer battery with a light. http://www.abcdv.com/article/articleview/115/1/32

July 9th, 2005, 12:48 PM	#2
Les Wilson Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 3,014	The battery in your XL1s is 7.2volts. The display is probably 12 volts. You may lookinto some of the oem battery packs for the XL1s as they may provide you with a 12v tap. There are devices that convert the 7.2 XL1s batteries to 12 volts. That doesn't solve your problem but perhaps is an interesting alternative.

July 9th, 2005, 02:09 PM	#3
Henry Cho Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 516	you should check this out. i'm using this to power my marshall. http://www.studio1productions.com/ez-power.htm it's much lighter than the optional brick battery marshall offers with the unit.

July 12th, 2005, 07:11 PM	#5
Bruce Marusich New Boot Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mount Airy, MD Posts: 19	Thanks for the input! Bruce