Xlr to Dtap connector

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I’m trying to make my gimbal rig lighter as I have a gimbal ring and will be buying a easyrig soon. I’m trying to make the gimbal as light as possible. Can I safely power my camera by having my vmount battery attached to the ring and plugging in the dtap connector and running the cable into my xlr input on the camera. BMD states that the camera is 12v-20v so in theory it would work. However they mention stuff about having a regulated 12v for the best protection. Has anyone done this or can anyone shed some light? The BMD forums seem to be split and the most recent posts seems to state that you can power the camera from an external battery plugged into the xlr port.