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Craig,
If you are looking for power AND short flash duration, the Ranger is probably your best bet since it's shortest flash duration is at it's highest power level. The Acute and I believe the Speedo are both traditional capacitor switching packs with shorter durations at the lower levels. (At least all my old Speedos were.)
To comfortably overpower the sun, you will most likely want, if not need, the extra stop of power the Ranger or Explorer have to offer. Even at the AcuteB's max power, both Speedo and Eli will recycle faster, run more efficiently and have greater capacity. And again, if your not using the power all the time you can always drop down to the B channel on the Ranger and cut your flash duration in half again. With my "Action" head on the B channel I get around 1/5000th (t.5) at @ 400ws as I recall. This and weatherproofing make snapping snow shredders a breeze with the Ranger. Digital RX and Skyport is a total dream, especially if you want to control your pack from a distance.
The big trade off of course is size and weight. The Explorer and Ranger are significantly bigger and heavier than the AcuteB, which is not surprising since they both are really more in the 7B power class.
All of these packs have great pedigrees, but if you opt for Ranger I'd heartily recommend the To Go Kit with A head which comes with an extra battery, a quick charger and some other stuff. At $3K you should have plenty left for some nice mods.
Good luck.
Edit: Sorry, I missed that you were asking about Bowens Explorer, not Speedotron Explorer. I have no experience with Bowens Explorer. Apologizes for any confusion.
Edited on Nov 06, 2009 at 07:13 PM · View previous versions
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