Failed Flash
I have built a fair number of high speed flashes trying to get things smaller so that I have more variety in my placement.
Some have worked and some have failed. I'm thinking right now that I have built about six versions.
And two have failed due to capacitors. The first failed in about ten tries. This one failed more gradually. I'd guess that it would be OK for about five hundred flashes before you would start to notice the dimming.
After 3000 flashes, its a sad puppy. From the original 0.04uF/<1ohm it is now a 0.016uF/305ohm capacitor.
Anyhow, here is a little video tour of fail.
Cheers.
Failed Flash
I have built a fair number of high speed flashes trying to get things smaller so that I have more variety in my placement.
Some have worked and some have failed. I'm thinking right now that I have built about six versions.
And two have failed due to capacitors. The first failed in about ten tries. This one failed more gradually. I'd guess that it would be OK for about five hundred flashes before you would start to notice the dimming.
After 3000 flashes, its a sad puppy. From the original 0.04uF/<1ohm it is now a 0.016uF/305ohm capacitor.
Anyhow, here is a little video tour of fail.
Cheers.