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Hugyfot-Subtronic HST3000 Underwater Flash.
Enquiries made a few years ago indicated that official engineering information on the HST 3000 is lost or unavailable. The information given here is reverse-engineered from an actual strobe.

The HST 3000 is TTL flash compatible with the Nikonos V and the Pentax LX. In Nikon mode, SP is not used, and the SP line is terminated in 6.8K. In LX mode, the SP terminal is used for the positive going LX quench signal. The X terminal becomes the charger input terminal in Laden (Charge) mode. The 'Akku Laden' (Battery charge) LED doubles as the 'flash ready' lamp.

Semiconductor details were found in the Mullard Quick Reference Guide, 1988.

Wiring Diagram (33K GIF, 489 x 768 pixels)
Inverter and Charging circuit (34K GIF, 793 x 503 pixels)
Trigger and Quenching circuit (53K GIF, 972 x 662 pixels)
Relay and charger PCB (101K GIF, 901 x 543 pixels)
Relay and charger PCB detail (67K GIF, 589 x 768 pixels)
Main PCB (153K GIF, 1195 x 667 pixels)


Semiconductor pinouts