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Old 02-02-2010, 09:13 PM
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I have just completed my power supply exept mounting it it a box. I have set the output to 7.4v (same as the battery) through a 10 turn 10k pot. I have noticed that some of you have set the volts to 8.1 is there an advantage to do this?

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Old 02-02-2010, 09:43 PM
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The battery just charged is 8.1V and the camera sees this as a full battery.
You can try 7.4V and slowly turn the voltage up and see when it becomes reliable.
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I know with mine the 350d prefers the higher voltage
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Well I finally got my DR-E5 DC Battery adaptor for my 450D.

Well errr it was not what I was expecting. It's designed for an AC input to convert to DC and is really part of the Canon ACK-E5 camera power kit.

I wanted just a battery adaptor I could put use with my own DC supply. I didn't want the AC/DC converter in the camera as it creates heat.

So...I am an Idiot.

Sigh...I just ordered qty 2 cheap LP-E5 replacement batteries from fleabay. I'll pull them apart to use in lieu.

So...have a laugh at my expense... but save some up as I'm sure to display more stupidity in the future.
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See post #38, last line
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Old 08-02-2010, 06:55 PM
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Yep bring it on...I'm like a rabbit fixated in a cars headlights...struck dumb!..or is that dumb struck!
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Well I finally got my batteries to pull apart. I am going to use this with my 8.1V PSU....but just a question to others.

Did you remove the battery or just solder PSU leads onto the terminals & leave the battery in place?

I suspect "remove the battery"...but I don't see any harm in leaving it in apart from maybe upsetting the switchmode PSU as a capacitive load.

Anyone?

Edit:

Ugh..I should have been more clear...I mean remove the battery from the casing or leave it in.

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Old 23-02-2010, 04:15 PM
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Duhhhh!! Take them out and loose some weight (no pun intended ).
Also, batteries heat up the camera and with this constant charging even more heat and maybe leaking.
Soooo be done with it and take the things out together with the small circuit board and solder straight on the pins, remember + on + and - on -
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Yeh ..I was leaning to taking them out for heat & as they may upset the swithmode cct. And...after a few years the battery will detoriate in capacity which will probably play havoc.

But the plus side is that leaving it in may also smooth the PSU, at least while the battery is good.

Anyway..."it's out with it then"!

And what do you mean "loose weight"...cannot you tell...I've been on a diet for the last 15 years...haven't lost anything yet though!

Thanks Martin.
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Old 23-02-2010, 05:21 PM
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Weight??? Ooohhh i mean Gravity
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It lives!

Final finishing hook-up went well. Here's my 1st pic with the 8.1V remote PSU for the 450D.

The only issue is that it gives a "Battery Low" warning. When I took apart the battery I noticed a battery monitoring cct (middle pin). This cct monitors 1/2 the battery voltage. It draws voltage from one of the 2 internal cells.

I suspect that I could use a resistor to supply this "monitor cct"..but Meh! It works without it.
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Question Maximum safe voltage to run a Canon EOS 400D?

Hi folks,

I found this thread when searching for info on the maximum voltage on which it's safe to run a Canon EOS 400D...

I've hooked up the 'fake' battery from a (non-functioning) AC-DC adapter to a 12V - 12V DC adapter (cigarette lighter plug into jump-starter battery pack on one end to standard DC plug/socket on the other). The DC-DC adapter I have supports (among others) 7.5V and 9V. If I run the 400D on 7.5V I get a low-battery warning and no function. If I run it briefly to test on 9V everything works perfectly - but I'm concerned about damaging the camera if I use it for prolonged exposures/cycles (e.g. 4 - 6hrs of 25s exposures with 2s between each exposure for startrails, etc.).

Does anyone have any solid data on what the maximum safe voltage is?


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Looks like the resources by DanielMcCauley, provided in comment#10 is shifted to here : http://www.easternvoltageresearch.co...equipmods.html

Thankyou everybody for the help !
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