There are two possible conclusions here. Either the two service
departments involved haven't a clue or the 250 volt spec in the E-1 and
E-3 manuals pertains only to the PC connector. I have a preference
based on liklihood. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
John Hermanson wrote:
> One answer from Olympus was that the flash contacts were rated at 200+
> volts, the answer I got from the service department was that they were
> rated at 7.2V. T32 trigger voltage is 10v or below, some have had no
> problem using old style Vivitar units. Go figure, "this is this"!
>
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> Ali Shah wrote:
>> If you want an inexpensive flash to use with the E-500
>> get an Olympus T-32. You wont have to worry/wonder
>> about voltage issues. Checking the archives I think
>> someone got an official statement from Oly "Max. is
>> 200 V".
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- "jgettis81@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
>> <jgettis81@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> A couple of quick questions that I know have been
>>> asked and answered. What is the highest trigger
>>> voltage that is safe to use with a E-500 and how do
>>> you measure this on the flash. I have tried using a
>>> volt-Ohm meter on my 285s but cannot get a real
>>> consistent reading and its so low I don't trust it.
>>> Thanks John
>>>
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