DIY: power receptacle for in box camera

[ffejdraga 0]

Hey Everyone,

I got sick of constantly having to disconnect my CX-100 from the hypeye to charge the batteries, and I never bothered to get a standalone battery charger. I built a power receptacle to plug a wall charger directly into my helmet.

If you want to do it, here is how:
1. I bought this connector at radio shack:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062133
along with some appropriate sized heat shrink.
2. I bought this charger for the CX-100
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Adapter-Charger-HDR-CX100-CX100/dp/B002RW47TY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1326586903&sr=8-4
3. I had to carve out a bigger hole in my helmet and box, using a dremel. Rawa, just widened the hole on the side of the camera at the top of the hole using a dremel.
4. I plugged the charger into the camera, and ran the wire from inside the helmet back out.
5. I measured how much of the wire I wanted( about 8" so I would have some excess). then I cut it and stripped it.
6. After cutting the premanufactured connectors off the connector piece, I connected the female piece to the wire that was coming from my helmet. taped the wires, and sealed it all with heat shrink.
7. I then connected the male end of the connector to the charger, taped the wires, and again sealed it with heat shrink.
8. I taped the female end on my helmet in place on top of the camera box, and am good to go.

This can be done with any camera with the charger hookup on the right side of the camera. I havent checked any of the newer models to know if the power is still on the right side. It is not the most elegant solution, but it keeps me from ever having to take my camera out of the box again.

Hope it helps, feel free to send questions.
Jeff D-16906

[theonlyski 8]

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Hey Everyone,

I got sick of constantly having to disconnect my CX-100 from the hypeye to charge the batteries, and I never bothered to get a standalone battery charger. I built a power receptacle to plug a wall charger directly into my helmet.

If you want to do it, here is how:
1. I bought this connector at radio shack:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062133
along with some appropriate sized heat shrink.
2. I bought this charger for the CX-100
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Adapter-Charger-HDR-CX100-CX100/dp/B002RW47TY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1326586903&sr=8-4
3. I had to carve out a bigger hole in my helmet and box, using a dremel. Rawa, just widened the hole on the side of the camera at the top of the hole using a dremel.
4. I plugged the charger into the camera, and ran the wire from inside the helmet back out.
5. I measured how much of the wire I wanted( about 8" so I would have some excess). then I cut it and stripped it.
6. After cutting the premanufactured connectors off the connector piece, I connected the female piece to the wire that was coming from my helmet. taped the wires, and sealed it all with heat shrink.
7. I then connected the male end of the connector to the charger, taped the wires, and again sealed it with heat shrink.
8. I taped the female end on my helmet in place on top of the camera box, and am good to go.

This can be done with any camera with the charger hookup on the right side of the camera. I havent checked any of the newer models to know if the power is still on the right side. It is not the most elegant solution, but it keeps me from ever having to take my camera out of the box again.

Hope it helps, feel free to send questions.
Jeff D-16906

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3785329#3785329

Mine is a little cleaner.

(on a side note, the carbon fiber is conductive, so I had to insulate the connector in the box, a little electrical tape went a long way)

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