Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 sync plug
From: Dave Yoder <leica@home.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 09:05:01 -0700

I also bought a voltage-regulating hotshoe adapted sync plug that I use on it
just fine.

Dave Y.

"Shih, Chiente" wrote:

> I have the same problem with my R8. When I connect the sync cord, the light
> head won't work and it will fire irregularly if the sync cord "contact" the
> R8. I will have it examed by Leica people this weekend to find out what it
> is. BTW, I use speedoron pack. After all, since my pack has a slave built
> in, I can use a smaller output flash onto my R8 to work with the light
> heads.
>
> Eddie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Yoder [mailto:leica@home.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 12:58 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] R8 sync plug
>
> I got a call from Leica today saying they couldn't  duplicate the failure of
> the sync plug on my R8. I'd tried it with three different cords and two
> different Norman packs. The fellow said it might be because the packs were
> using a trigger voltage that was too high or something like that.
>
> Anyone else have similar problems? Seems kinda strange that all the other
> cameras will work on those packs, and that the first time right out of the
> box
> the camera's sync worked but then didn't a couple weeks later. Odd.
>
> Dave Yoder