I guess it depends on whom you want to call cheap for not installing the
requisite circuitry. It used to be that at least some of the flash
makers installed a low voltage tap off the 330v supply. The T-32 does
and all the Sunpaks I'm aware of do.
Chuck Norcutt
Mark Dapoz wrote:
> Walt Wayman wrote:
>
>
>>I am aware that when using the Quantum Turbo battery with the FL-50
>>or FC-50 that the 4 internal AA batteries are still required to power
>>the TTL circuitry, LCD display and sync circuit. But with the FC-50,
>>does the power for the modeling lights in the macro flashes come from
>>the Quantum or from the AA's?
>
>
> I don't have an FC-50 to test with, but I bet the FC-50 uses the Turbo's
> 330V only for the flash tubes. If you use an Olympus SHV-1 battery pack
> then then modeling lights would probably be powered by the SHV-1 since
> it also provides the 6V low voltage power for the flash circuits. It's
> too bad Quantum was too cheap to put in a 9V to 6V regulator in the cable
> so that the FL-50/FC-50 can run without batteries. Then you would be able
> to power your modeling lights from the Turbo.
> -mark
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