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Re: [OM] 6V Power Pack

Subject: Re: [OM] 6V Power Pack
From: Skip Williams <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 16:56:10 -0400
A related question: Could you use the Olympus 6v Power Pack 1 (the one with
4 AA for the Winder) as a power source for the T-10 & T-8 modeling lights?
I too don't want to buy a 6v Power Pack 2, they're way too much $$.

Skip


At 6/15/99 09:21 PM  -0400, you wrote:
>> I'm looking for two 6V power packs (the ones that drive the T-10 modeling
>> lights), so if you have one you'd like to unload, email me about it.
>> Or...if you know how to rig up a holder and cable that works just as well,
>> I'd be interested in that approach too.
>
>It's a lot easier and cheaper to build the power pack yourself.  Since
>you're in North America, you can get all the parts you need at your
>local Radio Shack.  The plug is called a Coaxial DC Power Plug with an
>outer diameter of 5.5mm and an inner diameter of 2.5mm.  The Radio Shack
>part number is 274-1573A and should only cost a few dollars for a set
>of two.  At Radio Shack you can also get a battery holder for 4 D size
>cells, some wire, and if you're going for a deluxe model, a switch.
>Now all you have to do is solder everything together and you're all set.
>Just remember that the centre pole of the plug is the negative.
>                               -mark
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