That DCP-80 is a DC-DC converter that slips into the battery well of a Sony
D10. It was also used with Sony's 8mm camcorders of the 1987-1990 era; like
much of Sony's efforts in DAT, PCM encoders etc., the technology is cobbled
together from their video development. I have one for use with an old
camcorder.
NPR has a small fleet of D10s and HHB Portadats; we gave up quickly on the
built-in batteries and built outboard rigs with off-the-shelf trickle
chargers and 12-volt Panasonic lead-acid batteries. About eight hours run
time from a five pound battery. The outboards connect to the D10 through a
DCP-80 which has been modified to add a captive cable, bypassing the
non-locking coaxial DC input jack.
--Flawn Williams
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