I first tried my meter which is a $5-10 special then my wifes which was one
of the better ones that Radio shack sold at the time and all of the
readings where below 12 volts. Also checked out this site
http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html. With that and what the
list told me I felt better about attaching the 285hv's to the camera.
Thanks again everybody John
> [Original Message]
> From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 3/28/2008 3:42:59 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: E-500 and trigger voltage
>
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> > What kind of readings are you getting? If you're using a $5-10
> > voltmeter you may not be getting a terribly accurate reading but it
> > should certainly be close enough to tell you if it's dangerous or not.
> >
> The thing is - it's either quite high or quite low. There's no
> in-between. Early units simply put the whole capacitor voltage across
> the switch in the camera. After the SCR* was invented, there was a
> simple, inexpensive way to trigger using a low voltage, and that became
> the standard.
>
> So if a meter doesn't find a lot of volts, it's ok.
>
> Moose
>
> * They all say "Thyristor controlled", 'cause it sounds cooler
>
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