Technical Info (for Camera Assistants)
26.4 volt 7 amp switchable to 13.2 volt 14 amps.
3 pin Panavision Wired. Pin 1 Positive.
Cables are supplied with the kits (including extension cable). Don’t worry about bringing your own.
Brain Drain Smart Cable
The Brain Drain is a smart cable that is available free of charge if required. This smart cable allows camera assistants to precisely monitor power usage. It displays volts, amps, watts, amp-hrs, watt-hrs. Very useful for complex camera builds.
Case Contents (for Block Battery Kits) Split between two Storm Cases
4 x Block Batteries
2 x 4 Way Chargers
2 x Rain / Snow Insulated Bags
Spare Fuses
Cables
435 Power Cables
3 pin XLR to 2 pin Fisher
6’ x 1
8’ x 1
10’ x 1
20’ Extension x 1
12 Volt Power Cables
4 pin XLR to 4 pin XLR
8’ x 1
10’ x 1
20’ x 1
Cross-Over Cables
(To Change Polarity)
Test With Multimeter Before Use
3 Pin Panavision Wiring to 3 Pin Arri Wiring
(To: Pin 1 Negative Pin 2 Positive)
3 Pin Panavision Wiring to 4 Pin Panavision Wiring (30v)
(To: Pin 3 Positive Pin 1 Negative)
Please note that these cables are only needed when connecting to some Hot Head Looms or similar. Under normal use, please use the ZQN Batteries with the ZQN Grey Cables only.
Battery Wiring
3 Pin XLR
PVNZ Wiring
Pin 1 = Positive (+26.4v)
Pin 2 = Ground
4 Pin XLR
Standard Wiring
Pin 1 = Ground
Pin 4 = Positive (+13.2v)
Camera Power Receptacle on all Arri 24v Cameras is:
Pin 1 = Ground
(Top Pin on Camera)
Pin 2 = Positive (+24v)
(Bottom Pin on Camera)
(Kit contained in two cases, each case weighs 20KGs)
