>
> The oboy remotes don't actually put out any voltage to speak
> of. They maintain an "open" state (high resistance) and
> "short" out the connection when fired. However, the short is
> very short and appears to not even be a true short but a
> reduction in resistance.
>
> This works fine with flash gear that uses the sudden presence
> of voltage (or current flow, depending on type of flash) to
> fire the flash circuitry. The winder is, I believe a
> "current flow" mechanism that uses the shorted out condition.
> Since the remotes don't shot to zero resistance or reduce
> the resistance low enough, I suspect that is what is causing
> the winder to stall out.
>
The "Polaroid Spectra Wireless Remote" is what you need for a winder/MD, it
sounds like it has a small relay inside, so a true contact closure. From
memory the contact stays closed while the remote button is pressed so you
can fire off a sequence remotely.
...Wayne
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