P3D Jay Schumacher's flash woes..

[Robert Cruickshank <robcruic@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jay Shumacher writes:
>I have a Realist in which Zak installed a PC connector which I had
>never tried with a flash. Since my Olympus (bracket mount) flash can
>only mount to the left of the camera (where the blasted shutter
>release is) I bought a used Toshiba bracket mount flash on eBay (it is
>reversible so can be used on either side). When it arrived and after
>connecting it, the Realist would NOT trigger the flash. My Kodak
>Stereo and OM-2 will both trigger this Toshiba flash.


Perhaps the flash contacts in the Realist are a bit oxidized and have a
slight amount of resistance. The Olympus flash may trigger with a higher
resistance than the Toshiba. You could check this with a multimeter, there
should be a dead short, ie, zero ohms when the shutter is open.   


Rob Cruickshank      Toronto, Canada 
www.interlog.com/~robcruic
                



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