I had an idea. I'm thinking of getting JST splitter so that i can power both my MicroRemote and Parralinx off the same Lipo battery. http://store.rclighthouse.com/rc-parts/jst-splitter-1-male-to-2-female I'm looking however for a JST to usb cable now. Any reason that this type of idea is bad?
Found this http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__24405__hobbyking_lipo_to_usb_charging_adapter.html Will this work with the Freefly Batteries?
Gary, What about the splitter? If i got the right one or made one would it work to split the power to power both devices.
Found this. Wrong connector but i'm on the right track i think. http://www.amainhobbies.com/product...tm_medium=wallpost&utm_term=protek-takecharge
Jacob, do you know what voltage the paralink takes? I'd suppose being USB powered, it should be 5V. Then you are on the right track. I'd cut one end of the Y-splitter and solder a female t-connector instead. This should get you up and running.
Jacob I'll answer this coming from the copter world. The splitter is fine. For the 5V I would buy one of these http://www.quadrocopter.com/Battery-Eliminator-Circuit-BEC_p_625.html, put a JST on the input side and take a mini usb cable, cut it down and wire it in. Again I have all the tools (JST's, pins, soldering station, crimp tool) to do this since operating a copter essentially means that you are always building and tweaking. Suggestion would be to post where you are located and maybe one of the copter guys would help you out. Or you could reach out to the folks at Quadrocopter, the US Freefly distributor, and see if they would be willing to do it for you.
Remember that the USB specification only requires 500 mA of current be provided. So if you use a device with a USB connector on it (like the http://www.amainhobbies.com/product...tm_medium=wallpost&utm_term=protek-takecharge) don't expect much more than 500 mA from it. Gary's solution is the one I would choose, but, as he correctly points out, folks in the copter world are always "fettling" (aka tweaking) connectors, etc. Andy.
Sorry, Jacob. Could you clarify your question, please? I'm not quite sure what you mean by "5 Amp running to the Paralinx?" Andy.
To power the Paralinx I put a JST on the end of this - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1010819-REG/paralinx_rg1_paralinx_usb_regulator_.html and it works great. It can take up to a six cell battery and provides the proper voltage and current. I run the MoVI, Epic, microRemote, and Paralinx off the same 4s battery with six thin wires running into a small backpack carrying a 36 amp 14.4 volt lithium pack that will power everything for at least three hours straight and doesn't affect stability at all. I don't have any pictures because it's at the office but if you e-mail me I can take some.
Hi Christopher, what is your 36A battery, must be a really heavy one I understand why you need a backpack to carry it. I have the same setup from a lipo battery but I will use one of this cable: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261286075909?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 Should be enough to power the hdmi transmitter and a sdi-hdmi converter
It's four 9 amp lipo's in parallel and it weights about 6 pounds which is very light in a backpack and slightly offsets the weight of the MoVI in front.
Back to my amp question. If i have a BEC that outputs 10amp or 7amp but 5v would that hurt the Parralinx? I'm a newbie at all this.
Any device will only draw the amps that it requires, just make sure the voltage is correct. Having the ability to draw too much current only comes into play in situations with motors that stall or a short circuit .... That is probably overly simplistic, but a BEC that outputs at 5V will do the job, the more amps the more devices can be run on the same circuit.
Works perfect. Final made this cable. Now i can run my redrock micro follow focus and paralinx on the same battery.
hello everyone I'm wonder what is the max output Amps of the S.bus port or more precisely is it possible to power the Paralix arrow plus transmitter using the S.Bus port on the GUI? here a pict.