Thats one of the reasons that multi TTL cords were never made for the 310,
high trigger coil voltages and higher amps = fried sync contacts.
John
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From: *- DORIS FANG -* <sfsttj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 6:14 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] fill flash question
>
>
> On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, Brian P. Huber wrote:
>
> > In regards to 283's damaging electronics, I think it has to do with the
year
> > of manufacture.
> > I believe there was in article about this in Pop Photo a while back.
Seems
> > like 283's and some others had very high trigger voltages.
> > Trigger voltages are now lots lower on recent units.
>
> I think this is right, the 285 were all low voltage, but just to be
> safe...I'd use a bracket or flash block before chancing damaging an OM.
>
> *= Doris Fang =*
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