Galdor
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Interesting. :think: How do you do that bro? I'm interested to do one for my 3600 too.
FYI Faulty 56M flash :( beware
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Interesting. :think: How do you do that bro? I'm interested to do one for my 3600 too.
Trigger Happy
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easier to show you the set up and for you to play with it
you'll need parts from bras basah, slt and perhaps a neighbourhood shop. took me about 2 hours for the first unit, faster for my backup set.easier to show you the set up and for you to play with it
Interesting. show us one day should we meet up. keen too.
Trigger Happy
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let me take pics of it now.. choto....
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here are the pics:
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the modded water bottle goes into a lowepro sliplock 60aw very nicely (extra space can accomodate your flash and the curly cable when on the move). the pouch clips securely on your belt and the whole set up looks kinda pro :bigeyes:
OMG! you very DIY pro! Good to shoot event with this man. :bsmilie: :thumbsup:
Trigger Happy
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works great with weddings and church events that i cover. total cost < $50 excl the lowepro pouch. the most i pushed it was about 1100 shots before the batt went flat. almost covered an entire wedding on it. bye bye hot alkalines...
batt weighs abt 700g, thats the only downside, of course you can get a smaller 6v1A sla which weighs much less but i'd expect that to cover 200-300 shots only. still, should be better than alks.
Trigger Happy
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4AA about 8 hours? (forgot already! :bsmilie: )
Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) -- 4 hours from flat to fat. :bsmilie: if not fully drained, normally about an hour tops.
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:embrass:
borne out of a need. besides, modding makes any hobby more fun! was about to plonk $$ on the quantum, but didn't like fact that the batt inserts screw into the batt chamber (bro EOW showed me once). the batt inserts i made are from wooden dowels (Art Friend, Bras Basah/ Taka) that are about same width as a AA batt. Thumbtack or screw to solder/ lock the wires into place.
oopz.. i forgot whats the actual term.. i was referring to the recharge timing after the flash fires.. (say fire 1/1 flash output, how long does it takes for the capacitor to build up and for the red light to light up behind the flash) ?
cos using AA batteries, initially if the batts are newly charged, the flash takes a few seconds... and as the power drains the time takes longer...
cos using AA batteries, initially if the batts are newly charged, the flash takes a few seconds... and as the power drains the time takes longer...
Trigger Happy
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i think its called cycle rate or something like that. about 4-5 secs, almost comparable to quantum but i believe the latter's a much bigger SLA, so higher ampere resulting in lower cycling time. i'm no electrical engineer so this is what i surmise from what i know. compared to AAs, thats a lot faster, and the rate stays constant, unlike AAs which take longer and longer to recharge the caps with each shot.
normally i shoot at 1/2 power, can get 2 or 3 exposures at a go unless super high ceiling then 3rd shot may be dark.
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more like a shopping trip cum indoor gathering. we'll need to get parts from a few places, then gather at someone's home to put it all together
more like a shopping trip cum indoor gathering. we'll need to get parts from a few places, then gather at someone's home to put it all together
my place is ok during weekends. but hor, in sengkang, near to you not the rest. :bsmilie:
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