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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / February 2007MT-24EX extension cable
I would like to use one of the flash heads from my MT-24EX dual macro flash about 3 feet from the camera. Has anyone out there cut the cable and added an extension? Perhaps it would be possible to use a connector so that the extension could be removed when using it normally? Any experiences or (educated) guesses? Thanks for any input! Mark > I would like to use one of the flash heads from my MT-24EX dual macro flash > about 3 feet from the camera. Go to B&H's website and look for "off shoe cord". There is a 3' one for $40. >> I would like to use one of the flash heads from my MT-24EX dual macro >> flash >> about 3 feet from the camera. > > Go to B&H's website and look for "off shoe cord". There is a 3' one > for $40. I know, but what I want to do is keep the flash body on the camera and remotely mount the head. I want to use it in a zoo to light small enclosures through glass. I'm thinking to mount the head in a suction cup mounted housing in which I can control the angle of the head and still keep any reflected light from exiting backwards. Mark >I would like to use one of the flash heads from my MT-24EX dual macro flash >about 3 feet from the camera. Has anyone out there cut the cable and added >an extension? Perhaps it would be possible to use a connector so that the >extension could be removed when using it normally? > >Any experiences or (educated) guesses? Thanks for any input! I do not have such a flash unit, but I would expect three or four wires, perhaps with one of them serving as a screen, the trigger line might be co-axial to improve performance although it probably does not need to be over the short distance in normal use. If I needed to do such I would open the units and examine the wires before I decided what connectors and cable to get. Bear in mind that the trigger is a few kV and so it will need good insulation, and the main flash current is quite high so it will need to be low resistance. I would much prefer getting a separate flash gun for the application, or perhaps the remote mounting cable for using flash with the camera.  SignatureIan G8ILZ There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. ~Ansel Adams >>I would like to use one of the flash heads from my MT-24EX dual macro >>flash [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > I would much prefer getting a separate flash gun for the application, or > perhaps the remote mounting cable for using flash with the camera. Thanks for the input - I will probably get another flash and off shoe cable. However, that said, I would think that the trigger circuitry and high voltage would be in the head, not the body, though I agree that low resistance (thick wire) would be necessary to tranfer all that energy quickly. Mark >>>I would like to use one of the flash heads from my MT-24EX dual macro >>>flash [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > >Mark Missed the start of this, so apologies if I repeat anything. You should be able to determine where the high voltage is generated from the whine. This is caused by the oscillator driving a high-ratio step-up transformer, which produces the high voltage. So, if the whine is in the head, it is a reasonable inference that the high voltage is generated there, not transmitted along the connecting wire. However, I would use this as a working assumption, and check carefully before poking a finger inside anything! David SignatureDavid Littlewood >>>>I would like to use one of the flash heads from my MT-24EX dual >>>>macro [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > > David Be VERY careful - the amount of energy stored in those photoflash caps can be lethal !! No, I'm not kidding -- and they are NOT totally discharged after firing either. The old sign I remember seeing in the Popular Science mags etc about "gefinger poken und spitzen sparken" comes to mind. Them suckers are capable of burning then end of a screwdriver off when fully charged. mikey > "David Littlewood" <david@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message >>>> [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > comes to mind. Them suckers are capable of burning then end of a > screwdriver off when fully charged. Yeah I disassembled a broken D70 & the sparks did a little spot weld job on my rubber handled wire cutters. I had just tested the flash a minute previous. Got my heart beating! Felt stupid & lucky. |
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