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[OM] Re: [OT] Sunpak Nocto 400 flash unit

Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Sunpak Nocto 400 flash unit
From: Andrew Gullen <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 06:18:36 -0400
on 2004/07/05 1:36 AM, John A. Lind at jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> OK for a while but . . .
> According to John H., repeated use of high trigger voltage flashes on
> bodies such as the OM-1[n] with mechanical triggering arcs the contacts and
> can eventually burn them making triggering unreliable.  He posted remarks
> about this to the list a few years ago.

And someone else posted a link to a company that makes what is essentially a
relay, that sits in the hotshoe, presents a safe voltage to the camera and
triggers the flash.

Andrew


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