power dumping

[andnowimbroke]

When you dial down power on a flash, you have to bleed off the extra power before you can shoot again to see the results. Why can

[Daniel Browning]

The answer is simple. The partially filled post-gate cap impedes the bus phase ohms varistor such that the resonance junction diode over-oscillates.


Just kidding. All I know is to push the big button and watch the blinkenlights.[*-)]



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[clemmb]

When you dial down power on a flash, you have to bleed off the extra power before you can shoot again to see the results.
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Each time a flash recycles regardless of power settings it recharges the capacitor fully. Dialing down the power setting on the flash reduces the flash duration by controlling the gate. It does not bleed power off the capacitor.
Mark

[andnowimbroke]

I wasn

[btaylor]

Had me convinced Daniel. I think it