Sometimes you just have to try... (SSD power use)
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2024 12:49 pmIf space is of lesser concern, there is an especially low power solution for SSD recording.
May also come handy, where SATA write speeds are sufficient for use with larger cameras (Blackmagic or not).
I misappropriated a Crucial MX500 SATA SSD from my Atomos Ninja V case, and moved it to a several years old SATA case with fixed USB C cable (watertight / dustproof). Used in desert winds (Oman, Egypt and Marocco) as well as periodically high humidity environments like Singapore or the extreme Iguana Falls on the Argentina/Brazil border (walking on rainy day properly protected from the elements still gave me hands, that looked like hours of manual washing up).
Here are some results:
Connected: ~1.3Watt connected ~5.3V / –0.25A connected
Writing: ~3Watt ~5.3V / max 0.59A (258.5 GB FCPX Project)
Crucial MX500 2TB mounted inside Waterproof USB-C case (Icy Box - used for years / Graugear and other names found on Amazon)
Weight: 172g/6oz - complete (fixed USB C Cable)
Casing: Metal “Roof” and rubberized case, with rubber caskets all around the metal access plate.
The SSD easily handles 5.9k 12-bit ProRES RAW HQ for (near) the full capacity of 2TB in one go (also in 51200 ISO and more low light, where bitrates in ProRES RAW shoot through the roof).
Compared to my T7 Shield (roughly around 4W during prolonged recordings) that's "nothing", but some NvME based drives, the worst I’ve tested sucked - literally sucked - around 12Watt during write. No wonder, that an iPhone protests loudly. I have Thunderbolt 4 drives, that are more frugal with power during longwinded writes in the terabyte region.
Regards
P.S. The metal plate is ideal for using a really strong transparent dual sided tape (Spanish?). Only mount on VERY sturdy and solid surfaces. A couple of months ago, I tried to remove the “super sticky” thingy from the bottom (plastic) battery cover of my Zoom F6. I succeeded, the cover survived without a problem, but parts of the frame around the battery cover didn’t, when I executed my last, very decisive pull… sigh.
May also come handy, where SATA write speeds are sufficient for use with larger cameras (Blackmagic or not).
I misappropriated a Crucial MX500 SATA SSD from my Atomos Ninja V case, and moved it to a several years old SATA case with fixed USB C cable (watertight / dustproof). Used in desert winds (Oman, Egypt and Marocco) as well as periodically high humidity environments like Singapore or the extreme Iguana Falls on the Argentina/Brazil border (walking on rainy day properly protected from the elements still gave me hands, that looked like hours of manual washing up).
- Crucial MX500 2TB SATA drive in Icy Box USB C case
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Here are some results:
Connected: ~1.3Watt connected ~5.3V / –0.25A connected
Writing: ~3Watt ~5.3V / max 0.59A (258.5 GB FCPX Project)
Crucial MX500 2TB mounted inside Waterproof USB-C case (Icy Box - used for years / Graugear and other names found on Amazon)
Weight: 172g/6oz - complete (fixed USB C Cable)
Casing: Metal “Roof” and rubberized case, with rubber caskets all around the metal access plate.
The SSD easily handles 5.9k 12-bit ProRES RAW HQ for (near) the full capacity of 2TB in one go (also in 51200 ISO and more low light, where bitrates in ProRES RAW shoot through the roof).
Compared to my T7 Shield (roughly around 4W during prolonged recordings) that's "nothing", but some NvME based drives, the worst I’ve tested sucked - literally sucked - around 12Watt during write. No wonder, that an iPhone protests loudly. I have Thunderbolt 4 drives, that are more frugal with power during longwinded writes in the terabyte region.
Regards
P.S. The metal plate is ideal for using a really strong transparent dual sided tape (Spanish?). Only mount on VERY sturdy and solid surfaces. A couple of months ago, I tried to remove the “super sticky” thingy from the bottom (plastic) battery cover of my Zoom F6. I succeeded, the cover survived without a problem, but parts of the frame around the battery cover didn’t, when I executed my last, very decisive pull… sigh.