I got knocked on my butt when I touched the frayed power cord of my
Honeywell Strobonar 882 with wet hands. It uses that 500+ volt Eveready
497 battery, but I don't know what the trigger voltage is. I generally
use the old Honeywell potato masher only with my Mamiya C220 or as a
slave, but I've been wondering if it can be used with the LX.
Paul
"David A. Mann" wrote:
>
> Jeff Tokayer writes:
>
> > That sounds quite conservative.
> > Some flashes have trigger voltages of 150V and up.
>
> Yes, I'd consider 40 volts to be pretty safe provided its dry :)
>
> I've had a few minor tingles off 50V DC with sweaty hands but I don't think
> I've ever felt 40V. I keep the hell clear of the 420V DC in the gear we make
> at work :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Dave
>
> David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec)
> http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
>
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> while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield
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