Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've been thinking just that. That the M8 is tolerant of milliamperes, not even close to 1 amp. I guess I'll just keep synching it with a pocket wizard just to be really safe. Phil Forrest On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:57:32 -0700 (GMT-07:00) red735i at earthlink.net wrote: > You probably would fry the M8 circuitry, which is not built for high > currrents...like a few hundred MA..... > > Modern IC Electronic circuiitry does not like high currrents.. nor > high voltages.. nor capacitors with voltages on them.....all of which > are possibilities with your flash bulbs.... > > And Leica will have no idea.... > > Measuring the peak current and voltage of a flashbulb during the > flash may not be so easy to meassure without the right > equipment....and you could be fooled easily into thinking it is safe > for an M8... > > Frank > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information