Canon 7.2 Li-Ion to 12V adapter. at DVinfo.net

Barend Onneweer · January 24th, 2003, 07:25 AM

Hi all, I'm trying to put together a decent quality TFT setup for field shooting (tired of hauling a 14" around all the time). I'm expecting a 7.2" TFT display with Panasonic screen in the mail any moment now, and would like to power it using 7.2V Canon batteries, to simplify the situation.

Nebtek equips their own displays with an adapter plate that converts 7.2V to 12V, and they sell the adapter separately for $135 (http://www.nebtek.com/poweropt.html). I've seen one sold in the UK for even more.

Does anyone know of a place to get these cheaper?

Thanks for the help, and I'll let you know how it works out. If the display is decent (it's a Panasonic TFT part), it's an excellent kit for less then $400 total, including the adapter plate.

Bar3nd

Rob Lohman · January 24th, 2003, 07:56 AM

Barend,

Where did you buy your LCD screen? Somewhere here in Holland?

Thanks!

Barend Onneweer · January 24th, 2003, 08:48 AM

Nope, I took the plunge and got one from ebay... It's a 7.2" TFT display, which was advertised as having a Panasonic display. 1440x234 pixels. Got it for $230 or something.

It just came in and I'll have to do some work on it, since it's an in-dashboard model, but I'll keep you posted.

If this works out it's a cost effective solution :-)

Bar3nd

Rob Lohman · January 24th, 2003, 10:48 AM

Hehe... I can imagine. Please do. Thanks for the info!

Chris Hurd · January 24th, 2003, 11:06 AM

Hi Barend,

The Nebtek price is very reasonable, I don't think it can be beat. Only problem for you is overseas shipping.

Rik Sanchez · January 24th, 2003, 06:04 PM

Barend,
I saw that Nebtek Canon battery adapter and was about to buy one, instead I got a 12v-AA battery pack from this website

http://www.concealedcameras.com/catalogue/acc_main.html

I made a connector cable that goes from the monitor to the battery pack with parts from an electronics store. I took the car adapter that came with the monitor and cut off the part that goes into the monitor and I got a female connector that fits the battery pack plug and just sodered it on. now I can use my canon batteries for my camera and the AA batteries can be bought anywhere.

This set up was less than US$20, it's a little bulky but I saved a lot of money, I made another battery pack for my other monitor and also for the wireless transmitters that I got from the same site, a small 2.4 gighertz transmitter. So now I transmitt the camera signal to my small monitor and some one else can monitor the shot and everything is battery powered, (monitor and transmitter and receiver) and wireless.

This webstore does ship overseas, they sent the stuff to me in Japan.

January 24th, 2003, 07:25 AM	#1
Barend Onneweer Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 111	Canon 7.2 Li-Ion to 12V adapter. Hi all, I'm trying to put together a decent quality TFT setup for field shooting (tired of hauling a 14" around all the time). I'm expecting a 7.2" TFT display with Panasonic screen in the mail any moment now, and would like to power it using 7.2V Canon batteries, to simplify the situation. Nebtek equips their own displays with an adapter plate that converts 7.2V to 12V, and they sell the adapter separately for $135 (http://www.nebtek.com/poweropt.html). I've seen one sold in the UK for even more. Does anyone know of a place to get these cheaper? Thanks for the help, and I'll let you know how it works out. If the display is decent (it's a Panasonic TFT part), it's an excellent kit for less then $400 total, including the adapter plate. Bar3nd __________________ www.raamw3rk.net digital storytelling and vfx

January 24th, 2003, 07:56 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Barend, Where did you buy your LCD screen? Somewhere here in Holland? Thanks! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

January 24th, 2003, 08:48 AM	#3
Barend Onneweer Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 111	Nope, I took the plunge and got one from ebay... It's a 7.2" TFT display, which was advertised as having a Panasonic display. 1440x234 pixels. Got it for $230 or something. It just came in and I'll have to do some work on it, since it's an in-dashboard model, but I'll keep you posted. If this works out it's a cost effective solution :-) Bar3nd __________________ www.raamw3rk.net digital storytelling and vfx

January 24th, 2003, 10:48 AM	#4
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Hehe... I can imagine. Please do. Thanks for the info! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

January 24th, 2003, 11:06 AM	#5
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Hi Barend, The Nebtek price is very reasonable, I don't think it can be beat. Only problem for you is overseas shipping. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

January 24th, 2003, 06:04 PM	#6
Rik Sanchez ChorizoSmells Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 424	Barend, I saw that Nebtek Canon battery adapter and was about to buy one, instead I got a 12v-AA battery pack from this website http://www.concealedcameras.com/catalogue/acc_main.html I made a connector cable that goes from the monitor to the battery pack with parts from an electronics store. I took the car adapter that came with the monitor and cut off the part that goes into the monitor and I got a female connector that fits the battery pack plug and just sodered it on. now I can use my canon batteries for my camera and the AA batteries can be bought anywhere. This set up was less than US$20, it's a little bulky but I saved a lot of money, I made another battery pack for my other monitor and also for the wireless transmitters that I got from the same site, a small 2.4 gighertz transmitter. So now I transmitt the camera signal to my small monitor and some one else can monitor the shot and everything is battery powered, (monitor and transmitter and receiver) and wireless. This webstore does ship overseas, they sent the stuff to me in Japan. __________________ ChorizoSmells Video Barrio Tamatsukuri, Osaka, JAPAN