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Re: [OM] connector4 pin assignment / cut of

Subject: Re: [OM] connector4 pin assignment / cut of
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:26:11 -0400
Rear right pin lights the vf LED, left is TTL cutoff.

John  Hermanson
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Subject: Re: [OM] connector4 pin assignment / cut of


| rudy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
|
| << The Connector4 has 3 pins, one centered and two at the front.
|  As far as I know one pin is the 'fire' pin. One for TTl-whatever and
|  one for 'information' - what does this mean .
|  But I don't know which is at which position.
| >>
| Check Mark Dapoz's website where he has the schematic for the T32.
|
| Obviously the large centre pin is the flash trigger.  Of the two other
pins
| one is the "quench" signal and the other is the LED flash ready display
| signal. The camera bodies actually use the presence of that signal for
other
| purposes other than just LED flash ready. So not having the signal is
| sometimes useful to fool the camera into thinking it does not have a flash
| but in general, depending on model, it is better to have the signal.
|
| In general TTL flash works if the quench line is connected irrespective of
| whether the LED ready is connected.
|                   Regards,
|                  Tim Hughes
|                 >>Hi100@xxxxxxx<<
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