I was told a couple of times that flash guns can retain a nasty charge even when the batteries have been removed.
If this is genuinely the case, a few safety pointers would not go amiss from anyone that is knowledgeable in the workings of flashguns.
I have opened a couple to have a quick look for obvious faults, poke and hope, but never been successful at fixing one myself.
So how about some safety knowhow anyone.
Thank you.
So how about some safety knowhow anyone.
Methods of electrically discharging safely
Yes haven't used a lot of my stuff for sometimes. Yesterday I checked out my Vivitar 283 and a Roleii flash unit both dead, not power up. I have the Metz SCA-3000c cable and the SCA-3402 dedicated module for Nikon and I don't know if the cable or the module is bad but the combo doesn't work. The jacket of the cable cracked. The Metz TTL cable for the Nikon F3 still work but the cable jacket cracked too. Gotta throw away some stuff.
It is genuinely the case that the flash gun retains high voltage when the batteries have been removed. The voltage typically 360V or so with some unit as high as 500V. But I am sure xkaes knew that so there is no need to warn him.
Thanks Chan Tran
Methods of electrically discharging safely, plus the equipment to be used, with how-to information would be most welcome for those of us that don't know yet.
That would really be helpful if anyone knows how to safely.
Thank you.
2: Place a 2W 10k resistor across the capacitor's contacts, using an isolated pair of pliers to hold it there. Wait half a minute.
Could a similar approach be used to drain a battery?
One can use a resistor to drain and cycle NiMh batteries but I usually use a light bulb.
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