Brian,
Great, thanks. I figured I could get the right capacitor, but didn't think
it would fit, and didn't know if it would work right. I'll check it out.
Thanks!
Does the 9v work with the capacitor, or had you just bypassed the capacitor
on that unit and just connected the 9V straight to the green switch? If
the 9V works with the capacitor, thats GREAT, then you can still use it with
a slave.. The one with the bad capacitor, I just bypassed it, but would
prefer to use it with the capacitor (for the sake of using it with the
firefly).
Also, I looked at the 9V option, seems they don't fit inside the
battery/capacitor compartment.. Especially with the capacitor in it. Am I
wrong or missing something?
Thanks for the help!!!
Travis
(native Texan caver, wishing I had caves like you have there!)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Masney" <masn...@gftp.org>
To: "Travis Scott" <tra...@oztotl.com>
Cc: "TexasCavers.com" <Texascavers@texascavers.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Cave Photo Gear
Hey Travis,
I had the exact same problem with several of my Honeywell
Tilt-a-Mites. I took my old capacitor to Radio Shack and I was able to
find one with the same rating. Be sure to purchase one where the
positive and negative terminals are on opposite ends. This allows you
to solder the capacitor to the flash unit. Also, be sure to get one
that allows the capacitor to fit in the same compartment as the old
one. It should only cost you $2 or so for the right part.
I needed to replace the 15V battery in two of my flashes. Those
batteries can be a little bit expensive and hard to find. I bought at
Radio Shack some 9V battery terminals and I soldered the ends to the
flash gun. A standard 9V battery will work just fine. The only problem
that I noticed though is the test light on the flash no longer works
properly.
I've used my flash units like this for the last year and a half or so.
Brian
(Lurker on the list from West Virginia)
On Jan 24, 2008 1:33 PM, Travis Scott <tra...@oztotl.com> wrote:
Cavers and the like,
I have been working on my photo gear lately. I am trying to get some
Honeywell Tilt-a-Mites up and running. I have a few already, but one
problem I have found is that the capacitors have gone bad in a few of
them
(what are they, 40 years old?). I figured that throughout the folks on
Texas Cavers, someone might actually have an old Honeywell or two (or at
maybe even some old capacitors from the Honeywells that they beat to hell
in
a cave and don't work anymore) that they don't use anymore that they
wouldn't mind passing on to another photographer who might be able to use
it/them or their parts.
Just a shot in the dark, figured I would throw it out there. If you fit
this description and would like to give to the needy, please let me know.
I really appreciate it!!
Thanks!
TS
You can see what I have been doing with my current (shall I say,
insufficient, frustrating, lacking) setup at www.oztotl.com/travis
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