But mono lights are much more convenient and flexible if you need
portable lights. They can be independently placed anywhere without
regard to having to be within reach of a central power supply or having
to worry about how you route the power cables.
But the heads on some brands can be very heavy. That's the reason I own
Alien Bees. Bees heads are very light. Some weigh even less than other
brands with their power pack on the floor. <http://www.alienbees.com/>
My B800 heads weigh only 2.9 pounds <http://www.alienbees.com/b800.html>
Chuck Norcutt
Andrew Fildes wrote:
> Most of he common studio flashes up to 1200watts are 'monoblocks' -
> the electronics and capacitor are in the head on top of the stand.
> It's a one piece unit.
> The more powerful flash units are flash heads used with floor packs -
> the controls, electonics and capacitors are in a box on the floor
> next to the light stand.
> The head is lighter and can be from 200watt up to 8000 watt or more.
> They are better if you don't have to carry them around although my
> old Balcar 2400 floor pack and two heads is a fairly light kit,
> compared to a pair of monoblocks of equivalent output.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> On 17/03/2008, at 2:57 PM, Leandro DUTRA wrote:
>
>> Forgive me my ignorance, I don't even know what is a monoblock flash.
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