Old UW flash equipment.
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is offered without warranty of any kind, and the author reserves
the right to withdraw the service without notice. While every
effort has been made to ensure that the information given here
is correct, neither the author nor Cameras Underwater accept
any liability for accident, injury, or loss resulting from its
use. |
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This section contains information on obsolete items of UW flash
equipment which Cameras Underwater is no longer prepared to repair
on a normal commercial basis. If you are, or have access to,
an electronic technician competent to work with high voltages
and underwater housings, you may be able to resurrect such equipment
yourself using these notes. The drawings and diagrams provided
are taken from the author's hand-written lab-books and are offered
as they are - no time can be allocated for re-drawing them to
a publishable standard. Note that proper manuals for the items
listed below may be available from other sources; but if not,
the information given here may suffice. No claims are made regarding
the accuracy or completeness of this information, and what you
find may not apply to the particular production revision of the
model you own. |
 Warning! Lethal electric shock hazard. Explosion hazard
Before handling flash circuitry: Disconnect power, discharge
all high voltage capacitors with a high-power resistor, use a
voltmeter to check that capacitors have been successfully discharged.
 Do not
leave charged flash circuitry exposed on the workbench.
Do not
attempt to discharge flash capacitors by shorting.
Before firing
naked flash tubes: Wear safety glasses. Place a screen between
the tube and any bystanders. Do not look at the tube. Warn bystanders
to look away. |
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