mfacer 0 Posted May 18, 2010 (edited) I have been given a Sony SSC-CD33VP camera and a power supply to use in my nursery... however, I cannot see how to get power from the power box to the camera. I thought I'd be able to just put power to the box, then the camera would plug in to that. Not so. I've got photos to help.... the camera the camera's connectors the power supply power supply closer I'm ok with powering the power box (I think)... it's just how to power the camera. Do I need to buy something else which will simply plug in to the female connector? thanks for any help. Edited May 19, 2010 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted May 19, 2010 The green connector on the camera is your power input - it does need a matching plug. The camera can be powered by 24VAC or 12VDC. The power supply you have there is a 24VAC output - basically it's just a stepdown transformer, feeding into a distribution board with up to four fused outputs (only one of them is configured). You'd connect the N1 and L1 screw terminals in the power supply to the green plug on the camera. If you can't find a matching plug, you can simply snip the connector off and splice the wires together. Since the camera accepts dual power, there is no concern over polarity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mfacer 0 Posted May 19, 2010 Thanks for the reply. I have now put power to the box (UK 240v). I cut the green connector off the camera and have used a small junction box. I connected the red line to the live wire and black to neutral. I assume that's right?! Red usually is live? It's all plugged in - no explosions! I have the connected the camera to my loftbox and am trying to tune the TVs to the camera to test it's output. The TV doesnt seem to be picking anything up however. Am I right in thinking this camera can plug in this way? It's essentially like pluggin it directly in to the TV (aerial in) thanks again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted May 19, 2010 Thanks for the reply. I have now put power to the box (UK 240v). I cut the green connector off the camera and have used a small junction box. I connected the red line to the live wire and black to neutral. I assume that's right?! Red usually is live? For AC, polarity doesn't matter (at least not at this level). If the camera was DC-only, the red would be positive and the black ground, but since it's dual-voltage, that polarity doesn't matter either. Chances are they simply use the same red/black wire pairs for all their cameras for simpler manufacturing. It's all plugged in - no explosions! I have the connected the camera to my loftbox and am trying to tune the TVs to the camera to test it's output. The TV doesnt seem to be picking anything up however. Am I right in thinking this camera can plug in this way? It's essentially like pluggin it directly in to the TV (aerial in) Nope. The camera output is baseband video (should be PAL, in your case). It would connect to the video jack of an A/V input on your TV (often a yellow RCA jack). To go to the aerial in, you'd have to use a video modulator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mfacer 0 Posted May 19, 2010 The camera output is baseband video (should be PAL, in your case). It would connect to the video jack of an A/V input on your TV (often a yellow RCA jack). To go to the aerial in, you'd have to use a video modulator. Excellent, thank you so much... I now have it working! I use a modulator to turn scart and A/V in to my loftbox. Plugged it in there and bingo!! Thanks once again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
