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Powering HD monitors and cameras with Anton Bauer batteries while maintaining rig balance
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What the thread found
- A monitor with an Anton Bauer battery mounted on the back can counterbalance camera weight, potentially eliminating the need to add weight elsewhere to the rig.
- Redistributing three batteries to power new high-power cameras instead of splitting power between monitor and camera systems can extend runtime without increasing total system weight.
- Multiple batteries can be wired in parallel for 12V systems without requiring isolated power circuits between monitor and camera equipment.
- Diodes should be used when paralleling multiple batteries to ensure proper results.
- A Nebtek monitor can operate all day on a single HC-90 battery when a second battery is mounted on the back to reach approximately 4 pounds in weight.
Depends on
- The approach depends on being able to mount a battery to the monitor without exceeding desired total weight.
- The claim about not needing isolated video power is presented as anecdotal experience rather than a universal principle.
- The specific weight balance mentioned relies on the particular rig configuration described by the original poster.