Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> At 09:38 AM 5/21/2002 -0400, Austin Franklin wrote: > > >High voltage??? I can't imagine what inside a digicam could > require "high > >voltage"...it is more likely all low voltage/low current DC. Now, the > >batteries can be an issue if you short them out...but that's > different than > >"high voltage electrical shock". Talk about scare tactics! > > > >Austin > > > Austin, > > The flash circuit. Hundreds of volts to the flash tube. A switcher and > voltage pump, pump up a high voltage capacitor (the recycle > time.) Put your > finger across the capacitor leads and you will definitely know it!!! Been > there, done that, got the tee shirt! Unfortunately, too many times. > > Jim Hi Jim, Yep, you are right! My oversight. I forgot about the cameras with built-in flashes, as most of the P&S cameras do these days. It'll give you a bit of a zing, but that's about it, that is for people don't have some medical condition that might be effected by this... Nothing like sticking your tongue in a light socket though ;-) Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html