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vx1000e power cord diagram (power supply ac-v515)

im loooking for a connection diagram of that power cord. on supply side theres a 3 pin socket, on camera side theres a 4 pin one.
What goes where? Can anyone help ?

lmk
Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:31:50 +0000

Do you have some pictures of what you are talking about?

Is there a cable that goes between the 3-pin socket and the 4-pin socket? Do you have the cable? If you have the cable, you can use a digital multimeter to figure it out.

Chieh Cheng
Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:03:39 +0000

thats the thing, i have lost my cable, and was hoping that someone can post diagram or maybe use your "digital multimeter" idea and post the results.
at the moment i only have a picture of the camera socket. I can post power supply socket picture later.

Attached Image:

power1.jpg

lmk
Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:01:40 +0000

heres a pic of power supply socket. Can anyone help?

Attached Image:

supply1.jpg

lmk
Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:43:32 +0000

I noticed that on the power supply side, there are designations that show the polarity of the pins. The photo is kinda blurry, but I think that's what it is. So half of your diagram is right there. Is there a similar diagram on the camcorder? Maybe on the specification label on the bottom. Many times devices show their power specifications on that label.

P.S. In the future, you can shoot clear and sharp macro photos by following the steps outlined in this article: "Macro Photography with What You Got"

Chieh Cheng
Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:40:48 +0000

I know they are not to great, but i do not have macro in this camera - thanks for the link tho.
I tried connecting two pins (+ and -) but it did not work. Theres another pin in power supply and two more in camera socket. I think one of them is used for signaling if power supply is connected or not. I do not want to try different combinations, cause I am too scared that I will screw something up.

lmk
Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:18:53 +0000

yah, that's why I sent you over to that link. It shows you how to shoot a macro photograph without a macro mode camera or any other specialized equipment.

So is there a power specification label on the camcorder that show at least the +/- pin-outs?

Chieh Cheng
Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:23:53 +0000

yes, + and - pins are marked, on both camera and power supply, but when I connected those it did not work. As I said before theres another pin in power supply, and two more in camera. I think that one of them is used to signal the camera if power supply is connected or not. I just do not know which one it is, and do not want to play around and try different combinations.

lmk
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:36:11 +0000

Nearly 2 years later, and I have the same problem; maybe best just to buy more batteries - I think I've seen the connecting cord for sale at astronomical prices.

I thought of just connecting as Chieh Chang did but was nervous for the same reasons.

Did anyone progress with this ?

Roger Hamilton
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:13:22 +0000

Forgot to mention that + to - shows around 8.4 volts

+ to other (centre) pin shows 0 volts

- to other (centre) pin shows around 8.4 volts.

Roger Hamilton
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:18:03 +0000

Certain DAT recorders, like the Casio DA-7 / 2 use 3 pin sockets and 3 pin plugs from AC adapter; two others I can name Pioneer D-C88 and Tascam DA-P1.

The power to the Casio [ presume others the same ] is fed:-

X volts to Pos[red wire-supply 1] -to Neg[black wire-supply 2]

-to Ground[black wire-supply 1] -to Ground[red wire-suppply 2]

In this way you can use two "semi-independently" wired sleds[holders] of batteries to power a machine like this. It seems so simple yet I cannot really fathom out how/why it's done like this.

Roger Hamilton
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:34:53 +0000

This cable is SONY DK715 & is available at Andrews Electronics as well as other places. B"SD
It costs under $50, but do shop around.
best,
Ra'anan

Ra'anan
Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:46:56 +0000

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