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Re: [OM] Strobist: New NiZn Batteries Offer Lightning Fast Recycle

Subject: Re: [OM] Strobist: New NiZn Batteries Offer Lightning Fast Recycle
From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:55:33 -0600
This reminds me of the good old days when I had an AC adapter for my Vivitar
285HV. Being young and foolish, I wanted to see how well the flash did at
full dumps. So I triggered the flash repeatably, admiring the 1.5 second or
so recycle time and at some point---probably somewhere around 50 flashes, I
suddenly became aware that the flash was getting VERY warm!  Also, I noticed
that the plastic fresnel was starting to melt!

I used that flash for the better part of another 10 years before it was
stolen along with a bunch of other gear from my garage.

Try THAT with a $500 dedicated flash.  :)

AG
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