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- From: bongers@gto389.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Hans L. Bongers)
- Subject: Re: Aux power for 283?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov24.021010.24177@odin.corp.sgi.com>
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- Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
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- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 02:10:10 GMT
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- In article <By0ytv.K8E@cup.hp.com>, markt@cup.hp.com (Mark Thompson) writes:
- |> Does any one know what connections are used for running external power packs
- |> for a Vivitar 283. I see that there is a connector just below the battery
- |> back. Is this where a 6v supply would plug in or is it where a HV supply
- |> goes. I got my hands on some 5wh 2v batteries with a charger and thought
- |> that three of them would make a good aux. pack. Any thoughts?
- |>
- |> Mark
-
- When I used a 283 wayyy back in college, I also used it with a 510V external
- source. This gave mucho short recycle times. The flash was borrowed so I
- am not sure if the same set of terminals supported less than 510V ext source.
-
- --- hans
-