BATTERY WAS - FeedBAg - Shutterbug Strasse

BATTERY WAS

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Posted by FeedBAg on January 27, 2003 at 14:06:06

In Reply to: Wasn't it a 510 volt battery? posted by jj on January 23, 2003 at 19:22:06:

..freakin big & seemed to last forever. Could have been 510V - that was over 30 years ago & I've had beers since then.

I do remember this teenage kid following me all over the place during one shoot & being a general pain in the butt by jumping into the frame and saying, "hey, take my picture, take my picture!!" I took one photo of him with the strobe set at 1/4 power & he thought it was so much fun he started doing it all over again.

If you remember the unit there was a button that only looked like a red rubber dot on top of the flash head so you could dump the charge when you were done shooting or test the unit. I flipped the switch to full power, the little bugger was about 3-feet away from me and I said, "hey - kid..." and he looked over at me & got a face full of light. Took him about 30 minutes to recuperate so his eyes worked right & he didn't see a blue flash tube on his retina.

He left me alone for the rest of the day...

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Topic - Topic for Discussion- Bounce and Off Camera Flash - Joe M 10:58:43 01/17/03 (16)

You really.... - FeedBag 08:02:09 01/20/03 (13)

Re: You really....There is no problem we photogs can't solve with homemade solutions - Joe M 07:59:56 01/21/03 (12)

Wow...thanks... - FeedBag 06:00:39 01/22/03 (11)

Wasn't it a 510 volt battery? - jj 19:22:06 01/23/03 (4)

BATTERY WAS - FeedBAg 14:06:06 01/27/03 (1)

Henh. You used the quarterback zapper! - jj 23:25:34 01/28/03 (0)

Re: Wasn't it a 510 volt battery?I thought it was called Eveready 497 type - Joe M 19:45:25 01/23/03 (1)

Yep. #497 battery is 510 volts. - jj 01:04:00 01/26/03 (0)

I envy...you pioneers with those Graflex - Joe M 11:15:18 01/22/03 (5)

Re: I envy...you pioneers with those Graflex - Joe M 11:35:59 01/22/03 (4)

I thought... - FeedBag 13:26:14 01/22/03 (3)

Re: I thought... - Bold Eagle 16:44:47 01/22/03 (0)

Re: I thought...I told my reporter- that I could remove that spot on his forehead in Photoshop - Joe M 15:10:31 01/22/03 (1)

Re: I thought...I told my reporter- that I could remove that spot on his forehead in Photoshop - Bold Eagle 16:48:23 01/22/03 (0)

Re: Topic for Discussion- Bounce and Off Camera Flash - Bold Eagle 17:32:44 01/19/03 (0)

I've used the back of a lined 3x5 card more than once. - jj 21:51:10 01/17/03 (0)

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BATTERY WAS - FeedBAg 14:06:06 01/27/03 (1)

Henh. You used the quarterback zapper! - jj 23:25:34 01/28/03 (0)

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