>>all the Sunpaks I'm aware of do.<<
Actually the Sunpak 622's need a special adapter with a small battery in it,
to run off external
330V packs.
Tim hughes
--- Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I guess it depends on whom you want to call cheap for not installing the
> requisite circuitry. It used to be that at least some of the flash
> makers installed a low voltage tap off the 330v supply. The T-32 does
> and all the Sunpaks I'm aware of do.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Mark Dapoz wrote:
>
> > Walt Wayman wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I am aware that when using the Quantum Turbo battery with the FL-50
> >>or FC-50 that the 4 internal AA batteries are still required to power
> >>the TTL circuitry, LCD display and sync circuit. But with the FC-50,
> >>does the power for the modeling lights in the macro flashes come from
> >>the Quantum or from the AA's?
> >
> >
> > I don't have an FC-50 to test with, but I bet the FC-50 uses the Turbo's
> > 330V only for the flash tubes. If you use an Olympus SHV-1 battery pack
> > then then modeling lights would probably be powered by the SHV-1 since
> > it also provides the 6V low voltage power for the flash circuits. It's
> > too bad Quantum was too cheap to put in a 9V to 6V regulator in the cable
> > so that the FL-50/FC-50 can run without batteries. Then you would be able
> > to power your modeling lights from the Turbo.
> > -mark
>
>
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