Re: [photo-3d] Flash and Caves

["C. Pflanze" <troggy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, David W. Kesner wrote:

> C. Pflanze writes:
> 
> > Well, I'm bidding on a Tilt-O-Mite, but not sure how to hook it
> > up to a Realist.  If it has a pc cord, it will work fine.
 
>Stop your bidding unless it is for $5.00 or less.
>These are 
>quite easy to come by at photo swap meets and yard sales. No 
>one wants them as they don't think they still work and they 
>are of no collector value.

Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for one when I'm out scrounging...
 
> They do have a PC cord.

...that will work with a slave?

>The two things you need to consider are the battery and the 
>capacitor. There are at least two models of Tilt-O-Mite - one 
>takes a 15v and the other a 22v. Both batteries are available 
>from Radio Shack or Cress Photography 

I have a unit similar to a tilt-o-mite, and until today, it never
worked.  

>The capacitor is a different story. The original is a canister 
>type (looks like a battery) that is no longer made or 
>avialable. 

I bought a battery ($10 at Radio Shack on special order) and a replacement
capacitor, and it still failed to work. 

>Sometimes they still work, but most times they 
>don't. What you will have to do is find a suitable modern 
>replacement and solder it in. I found a 250 uF works well 
>although it could be anywhere from 100 to 500 uF.

Today, in a tinkering mood, I took the useless guts out of the folding
flashgun and wired in a regular nine volt battery.  It works!  I'll
put a push-button in the circuit and use it for those tripod shots on
bulb setting.  This thing should work ok after being completely 
immersed in water in a caver's coverall pocket - that's what I'm aiming
for.  



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