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Old May 1st, 2009, 10:45 PM   #16
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... and I so I bought a $25 port isolator and a separate HDV deck.
Hey, where did you get the port isolator? I'm trying to find one for my HD110. I already blew the firewire, fixed it, and I really don't want that to happen again. Please let me know.
I've tried other links people posted but they were dead-ends.

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Old May 1st, 2009, 11:51 PM   #17
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I think JVC should fix this for free. This is a design flaw that affects all the camcorders with the 6-pin firewire. They should fix it for free and remove the two pins on the port that send/recieve power. I hope to get 5 years out of my camera, I'm two years out of warranty now and I so I bought a $25 port isolator and a separate HDV deck.
These cameras were full of design flaws. It's the same story with original tape mechanism, which was notorious for braking down.
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Old May 2nd, 2009, 01:33 PM   #18
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Hey, where did you get the port isolator?

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Look in this post, firewiredepot.com I think you can find them cheaper elswhere.

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/jvc-gy-hd...-firewire.html
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Old May 3rd, 2009, 07:48 AM   #19
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Hey, where did you get the port isolator? I'm trying to find one for my HD110. I already blew the firewire, fixed it, and I really don't want that to happen again. Please let me know.
I've tried other links people posted but they were dead-ends.

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Ben,

I have 2 HD100s and invested in a couple of firewire port isolators as per Tim Dashwood's suggestion several years ago and thankfully, I have had no problems with my cameras. I went tapeless 2 yrs ago, capturing directly into my DR-100 units, and I simply leave my port isloator cables attached to the cameras ALL THE TIME so that I never forget to use them. And of course, as you already know, ALWAYS power off both camera and HD/computer/dect before attaching or detaching the cables.

Here's where I got my cables. You can even have them custom designed to various lengths with right-angled connectors for an addtional fee. Just make sure you carefully consider which angle/direction you really need before ordering if you decide to go that way.

FireWire Port Isolator - 6pin - 6 inch

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