>Hands up those of you that have guessed my error? I now realise that my Lacie pocket >hard drive is >useless on location as PC laptops only have a 4 pin FireWire socket >rather than the 6 pin which allows >you power peripherals from the PC power supply >(common to desktops and of course the Apple >Powerbook!)
I had a similar problem running my PhaseOne camera on location using a 4 pin PC laptop as the camera expects 12 volt power down the extra 2 pins. I balked at the �450 solution provided by PhaseOne and bought a SiteCom firewire hub which has a power supply adaptor which provides 12 volts down the extra 2 wires (about 50 quid). I then bought a battery holder from Mapins for about 2 pounds which holds 8 AA Duracell batteries and fitted it with the proper power connector and plugged it in.. I use a 6 pin to 4 pin connector to go to the laptop and a 6 pin to 6 pin to the camera (pocket drive?). Works a treat! I don't know the power requirements of your pocket hard drive but I expect it will be ok for a couple of hours on the Duracells. Keep a few spare set available. Jay .. http://www.myrdal.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
