Slave - flash unit


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Description

This circuit activates a secondary flash when it senses the light pulse from the primary flash. The design works well. A modified version of this circuit can be found on my high voltage flash page, I modifed it to activate a optocoupler.
The circuit could be mounted on a veroboard. The supply voltage is 9 volts, a 9V battery could be used for this.

Parts List

R1	- resistor 10k ¼ watt 5%
R2	- resistor 33k ¼ watt 5%
C1	- capacitor 0.1µF 100V polyester
SCR1	- thyrister type C106D1
Q1	- phototransistor - any type
	  typical BPX25 NPN
		  OCP71 PNP
		  MEL12 NPN


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Internet Links

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    Hans Hochwald
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