Modifying tungsten light battery connector

eeyern · 6th January 2009

Hi,

Does anyone have the skills or know-how on how to modify the video light like the link below?

http://www.louispang.com/oldblog/?p=586

I believe if you buy from B&H, the Lowel id Light comes in either the cigarette lighter connector or the 4-pin XLR connector. Wondering if anyone knows how to modify it so that it becomes a mono jack and have it connected to 12V rechargeable batteries?

catchlights · 6th January 2009

I don't think it is safe to do that, mono jack is for transmitting signals, high current pass thre will be very hot and may melt the jack.

eeyern · 6th January 2009

How about modifying the battery's output to use a 4-pin XLR pin connector? The reason is for portability. I checked B&H and the battery pack is between 1kg to 2.5kg. With the use of rechargeable batteries, I won't need to lug such a heavy battery pack around.

6th January 2009	#1
eeyern Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 174	Modifying tungsten light battery connector Hi, Does anyone have the skills or know-how on how to modify the video light like the link below? http://www.louispang.com/oldblog/?p=586 I believe if you buy from B&H, the Lowel id Light comes in either the cigarette lighter connector or the 4-pin XLR connector. Wondering if anyone knows how to modify it so that it becomes a mono jack and have it connected to 12V rechargeable batteries?

6th January 2009	#2
catchlights Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Punggol Posts: 10,793	Re: Modifying tungsten light battery connector I don't think it is safe to do that, mono jack is for transmitting signals, high current pass thre will be very hot and may melt the jack. __________________ Shoot to Live, Live to Shoot www.foto-u.com \| www.benjaminloo.com \| email

6th January 2009	#3
eeyern Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 174	Re: Modifying tungsten light battery connector How about modifying the battery's output to use a 4-pin XLR pin connector? The reason is for portability. I checked B&H and the battery pack is between 1kg to 2.5kg. With the use of rechargeable batteries, I won't need to lug such a heavy battery pack around.