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Re: [OM] F AC Adapter query

Subject: Re: [OM] F AC Adapter query
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 12:45:43 -0400
AC adapter 3 was available through gray market but it never made it through
the UL tests for sale through Olympus in the US.

John  Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rand E. Tomcala" <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] F AC Adapter query


| But, alas Tom, there is serious doubt that the Adapter-3 ever made it
| off the drawing board.  There was a discussion quite a while back and I
| don't remember anyone coming up with anything more than rumors as to
| it's existence.  I seem to remember U.L. acceptance as it's stumbling
| block.
| Rand E.
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Tom Scales wrote:
| >
| > The F.AC Adapter is for the Olympus QA310 flash that works with the OM-2
and
| > Shoe 2 (not the OM-2n).
| >
| > The F.AC Adapter 2 and 3 are for the T series flashes. The F.AC Adapter
3
| > does more and to steal directly from the eSIF:
| >
| > The F.AC Adapter 3 is used with the T20, T32, T45, T Power Control 1 or
| > Power Bounce Grip 2, and can also power the Winders and the modelling
lights
| > of the various Macro Flashes; cannot be used with the Quick Auto 310
| >
| > Tom
| >
| > > In the Unnofficial Olympus OM Sales Information File it says that the
F AC
| > > Adapter cannot be used with the T series flash units, can anyone
explain
| > why
| > > that is please? What is the difference between it and the F AC Adapter
2?
| > I
| > > use a T20 and a T32.
| > >
| > > Does the insertion of the adapter into a T series flash unit
disconnect
| > the
| > > battery circuit? What about when inserted in a Bounce Grip 2?
| > >
| > > Bob
| > >
| > > Bicycle Repairman
|



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