hamologist
Newbie
Hi all,
I got this dinky unbranded flash in a free box full of darkroom equipment. Obviously it's not . . . professional grade by any stretch, to put it politely, but I figured it would be cool to have -- technically -- a bare bulb flash to light locations such as car interiors without spending $100-plus bucks.
The unit's corded plug puzzles me, however. Presumably it plugs into a battery pack, but I've never seen a pin configuration that's remotely similar. Googling pictures of historical flash connectors was no help, nor were any of the old photo catalogs I was able to locate online.
If anyone has experience with or recognizes the connector, I'd appreciate your knowledge!
I got this dinky unbranded flash in a free box full of darkroom equipment. Obviously it's not . . . professional grade by any stretch, to put it politely, but I figured it would be cool to have -- technically -- a bare bulb flash to light locations such as car interiors without spending $100-plus bucks.
The unit's corded plug puzzles me, however. Presumably it plugs into a battery pack, but I've never seen a pin configuration that's remotely similar. Googling pictures of historical flash connectors was no help, nor were any of the old photo catalogs I was able to locate online.
If anyone has experience with or recognizes the connector, I'd appreciate your knowledge!
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lynnb
Veteran
If you get it working be careful about the triggering voltage. Modern camera electronics don't like a high voltage.
Bernd28
Newbie
The plug is from a "Braun hobby" flash unit.