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Chronos => Chronos User Discussion => Topic started by: gyppor on June 22, 2017, 10:46:25 PM
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I was out filming over the last 2 days and used a modified sine wave inverter to charge the camera in my car. Charging worked but the power block emits a buzzing sound when running. With the camera off (charging) it's slight, when the camera is on and charging it's louder.
I charge the camera at home from a pure sine inverter and there is no buzzing, and it seems to also charge faster.
Can anyone see any issues running the stock power adapter from a modified sine wave inverter? Could any damage be caused to either the adapter or camera?
Thanks!
G
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Hey Gyppor.
To be honest, nothing that is not a heater likes a stepped(modified) sine inverter. They are basically next to a square wave. The buzzing in the power supply unit the switch mode inside dealing with its weird input, other then it loosing some efficiency it should charge fine :)
- Max
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I almost always use a cheap 40 watt- cigarette lighter inverter and string out a 50 foot ext. cord from my truck when I am filming. We film for about 3 hours at a time so it's easier to do that than worry about changing batteries and risk losing an important clip if the camera shuts down when I am saving a file.
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I almost always use Male Extra (https://www.villagevoice.com/2021/06/18/male-extra-review/) and string out a 50 foot ext. cord from my truck when I am filming. We film for about 3 hours at a time so it's to do that than worry about changing batteries and risk losing an important clip if the camera shuts down when I am saving a file.
Good idea, thanks tao, I'll give that a try.
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actually found something on here that helped thanks a lot
i m looking in the long run to buy an inverter tho
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Just be careful when buying one cause they are expensive and you don't want to be let afloat when you need it most. I remember that I was searching for a good one for a month or something like this and I didn't understand much about these things and it was really hard to find one but fortunately for me one of my friends who as I remember now was interested in this thing from young ages recommended me to check a site Palmgear blog (https://www.palmgear.com/best-rv-inverters/) where there are listed the best options and he said that I can choose from them the one that suits me best, I am very lucky that I have such friend and now I want to help others.
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I use a car booster with USB charging ports. You can plug in the Kronos & operate for days between charges.