I measured 270v on my old Vivitar 283 (I've been shocked by this puppy,
too). Also 175v on a Vivitar 102. Sunpak 433d and 30 measured less than 6v.
-Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Vivitar 283?
> I just measured several of my flash units for their trigger voltage. It
> wasn't difficult; had to use a paperclip on one or two to probe the side
> contact. Plus (+) on all of them is on the center contact:
>
> T-20: ~6 Volts
> T-32: ~12 Volts
> Sunpak 383 (new): ~7 Volts
> Metz 40MZ-3i w/SCA 321: ~5 Volts
> Metz 40MZ-3i w/SCA 301: ~5 Volts
> Sunpak 140: ~210 Volts
> Rollei E19BC: ~150 Volts
>
> The Sunpak 140 is an older model number (replaced by 141 ??) and the
Rollei
> E19BC is even older. I use them on the Contax IIIa and Rollei 35, both of
> which are mechanical, including the flash trigger mechanisms. Hmmmm,
guess
> I shouldn't use either of them on the OM-2S or OM-4.
>
> -- John
>
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