>I'm trying to use a Sony DFW-V500 camera with my laptop, which is my main
>Linux platform (a Dell Inspiron 8200). The laptop has a 4-pin firewire
>connector, the camera, a 6-pin connector.
>
>It turns out the camera needs power from the two pins that are missing
>from the laptop.
>
>I looked on the web and found "firewire repeaters" that provide power for
>multiple devices.
>
>I'm wondering if these are safe to use with laptops. My concern is
>whether the 4-pin connector is ungrounded and so a laptop that's plugged
>in might build up an unhealthy signal voltage communicating with a
>repeater that's plugged in.
Shouldn't be a problem. Besides, I've never heard of "buildup."
MB
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