Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/11

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Vivitar 283 flash with R8 question.
From: raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 22:31:49 +0100

> The Vivitar 283 was available in two different forms.  The first had a high
> voltage at the hotshoe or sync and the newer ones had a lower voltage.  The
> low voltage one will work, the high will not.  Get a multimeter and read
> the voltage of the sync cord.  If it is in the 90v range it is a high
> voltage, if it is less then 30v or so it is the low voltage.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert
> 
Easier than that: if it is made in Japan, it is the high voltage type.
All the best!
Raimo

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