I think if you use a stereo jack at one end, that will solve the firing on
insertion problem.
John
Jan Steinman wrote:
> Hi Joel! It is trivial to make a remote cord for either the Winder 1 or 2.
> (I wish it were so easy for the full motor drive...) It is simply a short
> circuit between the two contacts of a standard sub-mini phone jack.
>
> As for the firing upon insertion, that is a basic flaw in the design of all
> standard phone jacks. Upon insertion or removal, the tip of the plug shorts
> the tip and ring contacts of the jack. The solution is to turn the winder
> off before inserting or removing.
>
> I wired up a long length of cable to a lever operated microswitch. This
> switch has both normally open and normally closed contacts, and I put
> another SPDT (center off) toggle switch in series to select which behavior
> I wanted. I then potted the whole thing in hot glue.
>
> Now I flip the toggle to normally open, and use the lever switch as a
> remote trigger, or flip it to normally closed and tape the lever switch
> against a doorjamb or other such snare to get suprise shots when the
> tension on the switch is released! Fun -- especially in OTF auto exposure
> mode -- the person opens the door, the winder fires, the shutter opens and
> begins integrating light falling on the film, the person flips a light
> switch, and the shutter closes, ready for the next victim!
>
> To the repair jocks out there -- do you know if the button/jack assembly of
> a winder can replace the "fat button" assembly on the MD1? I wish the full
> motor drive had an easy, standard remote interface. (The MD remote cable
> costs as much as a junk winder, and you cant' use it with another power
> source connected...)
>
> : Jan Steinman <mailto:jans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> : 19280 Rydman Court, West Linn, OR 97068-1331 USA
> : +1.503.635.3229
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