Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 283s that have voltages of approx. 300 volts are the Made in Japan ones. Others are safe, relatively. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 3:41 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Vivitar 283 Flash Unit > http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html > > Be very, very careful. Older 283s will have a sync voltage in the > hundreds of volts. I have heard that the last ones produced had low sync > voltages. > > It is simple to check if you have a digital voltmeter. Turn the flash on > and wait about two minutes after the flash ready light has lit. Then > simply connect the voltmeter across the two flash foot contacts. > > John Collier > > On 20-Nov-05, at 11:06 PM, joelct wrote: > >> I would appreciate advice if anyone has used this on their Canon 20D > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information