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p.1 #21 · Poor Starving Photographer's Quantum Turbo... | |
MTBtrials wrote:
No problem with the 7.2 volts? Yikes, that overvoltage scares me a little bit.... or is that what makes it "turbo"? (I thought that the higher ampers were what made it turbo, not the higher voltage)
as far as it looking clean, the Quantum MB2 adapter looks the part, except for the open battery door, but at least you're not sticking wooden pegs in your flash....
As far as chargers, I went to my local battery store (bulldog battery in my case), the kind of store who rebuild laptop batteries would work... they had a charger which lets me know when I am charged.... 4500mAh, 6 volts has served me well with my 430ex.
Higher voltage is what makes a Turbo "turbo". It's somewhere around 400 volts (370?). The plug in connector on Nikon and Canon flashes (or pretty much any speedlight with a power plug) is strictly for HV battery packs. There are a bazillion "how to" descriptions out there on building a simple battery pack for a flash that work just like a Quantum 1 (dummy batteries and low voltage). You can shoot forever on them, but they do very little (if anything) for your recycle time. The setup I originally posted will cut recycle time down to almost nothing (in addition to getting more flashes per charge).
Personal update-- I got a deal on a DOA Quantum Turbo (about $60 to my house). I was *really* hoping it was just a dead cell... No such luck . Looks like the transformer is fried, and what I'm guessing is an overload switch is cooked. I just sent Quantum a message asking if they sell parts...I'd just replace the main board myself if they do. If not, I guess I'll send it in. The estimate on their web page lists a $90 estimate for that type of repair. On top of that, someone jimmy rigged a set of Cylon 2.5V batteries into a pack instead of just buying a new single SLA cell . Weird. Oh well...so much for getting a Turbo cheap . If I really want to fix this thing I could be into it for almost $200. I usually have remarkably good luck with that sort of thing too...
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