NP-F Series Dual Battery Holder by wintermute29

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

NP-F Series Battery Holder for two batteries - with battery locks.
I use an Atomos Shogun HDMI Monitor/Recorder along with a Sony 6300 on a shoulder rig for shooting video, and the Shogun is suffering from loose battery contacts. It also doesn't do too well for battery life with a single NP-F970 battery in it's native battery slot.
Doubling the batteries in series and feeding it via D-Tap connectors to it's D-Tap DC Power Adaptor (supplied with the Shogun) seems a better option.
The project should also work for any other device that can use readily available rechargeable batteries in the NP-F range.
Some components will need to be purchased:
The pins and sleeves - I bought these from Reichelt
4 x ZS 26 SW
Miniature plug, 2.6 mm, blackhttps://www.reichelt.de/Banana-Plugs-Toy-Plugs/ZS-26-SW/3/index.html?ACTION=3&LA=3&ARTICLE=23208&GROUPID=7473&trstct=vrt_pdn
4 x ZS 26 RT
Miniature plug, 2.6 mm, redhttps://www.reichelt.de/ZS-26-RT/3/index.html?ACTION=3&GROUPID=7473&ARTICLE=23207&SHOW=1&OFFSET=16&
www.reichelt.de
If you decide to add D-Tap options to your battery holder, I suggest:
Koolertron Male D-Tap B Type Power Tap to 4-Port Female D-Tap P-Tap Hub Adapter for Photography Powerhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00XXNX9PY/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item
I used this to add 4 D-Tap ports to the battery holder, and re-used the D-Tap plug on the end of the cable.
The project is largely glued together at the moment using a plastic solvent, but a remix or remake of the project will use screws/nuts and bolts to hold it together.