That appears to just be a Lumedyne standard head for their battery packs. They are known for excellent quality battery pack and head systems, and at least to my recollection did not manufacture monolights. If they did, they would be larger than what is pictured. The company is still around and their gear is very well made. You can mix and match a huge variety of components to suit your battery system needs. It does seem that they have not very innovative in recent years, but I'm sure they still have strong professional customer base.
Only one head appears to be a modelling head and the tubes don't look like regular 800Ws tubes, they look like 400Ws.
067 400Ws packs or 065 200Ws packs would probably be your best bet for power packs, then you will need batteries. 'Large' batteries are cheapest to re-cell taking 3.2Ah Lead Acid type batteries, the smaller 'Small' and 'Mini' batteries require Nicad packs if you need to re-cell.
You can buy 'Large' battery cases (with circuit boards and battery plugs) new, for about $50 B&H or Adorama, and the 3.2Ah PB for about $15.
ukphotographer wrote:
Only one head appears to be a modelling head and the tubes don't look like regular 800Ws tubes, they look like 400Ws.
067 400Ws packs or 065 200Ws packs would probably be your best bet for power packs, then you will need batteries. 'Large' batteries are cheapest to re-cell taking 3.2Ah Lead Acid type batteries, the smaller 'Small' and 'Mini' batteries require Nicad packs if you need to re-cell.
You can buy 'Large' battery cases (with circuit boards and battery plugs) new, for about $50 B&H or Adorama, and the 3.2Ah PB for about $15.
You are on the spot! I just came to post a response from the company and it is near your reply! Thank you for the reply and tips! I cant wait to get these flowing!!
I saw your photos. The two Heads that you have can run from any of our Power Packs. There are many options between 25ws all the way to 400ws and most can be boosted to thousands of watt seconds but the flashtubes that you have are rated only to 800ws. Once you select a Pack (we often have some refurbished ones for a good price on the SALE page of our website) then you select the battery size that fits your needs between weight, cost and flashes per charge. Those options are on the BATTERY page under the PRODUCTS tab.
Lastly, you will need to recharge the battery and the CHARGER page shows those options.
The light quality of the Lumedyne Heads is still unparalleled worldwide and is mostly unchanged over the last 42 years. You will need the rest of the system to use them.
The Head with the round sync jack has high sync voltage and should never be plugged directly to the hot shoe of a camera. It can be modernized with a safe sync voltage for under $100. As long as you use it as the second light with a slave you'll be fine anyway.
I hope that helps.
DJ
DJ LaDez
GM at Lumedyne, Inc.
6010 Wall St.
Port Richey, FL 34668 USA
Phone 1-800-LUMEDYNE
Phone 727-847-5394
Fax 727-841-0000
www.Lumedyne.com [email protected]
On 11/20/2013 11:00 PM, A Rodriguez wrote: A copy and paste of lumedynes answer!! They are very prompt and courteous!
A very solid old school 'dumb flash' a friend of mine has a bunch of them. I consider them to be a battery powered version of Norman/Speedotron. Decent power, a bunch of accessories and simple. Alot like a 1970 Ford f150
"The light quality of the Lumedyne Heads is still unparalleled worldwide and is mostly unchanged over the last 42 years. "
ukphotographer wrote:
Only one head appears to be a modelling head and the tubes don't look like regular 800Ws tubes, they look like 400Ws.
067 400Ws packs or 065 200Ws packs would probably be your best bet for power packs, then you will need batteries. 'Large' batteries are cheapest to re-cell taking 3.2Ah Lead Acid type batteries, the smaller 'Small' and 'Mini' batteries require Nicad packs if you need to re-cell.
You can buy 'Large' battery cases (with circuit boards and battery plugs) new, for about $50 B&H or Adorama, and the 3.2Ah PB for about $15.
So, Would you mind pointing a fellow photographer, with zero skill, and understanding of anything sparky, to the proper items to purchase? I would like to go the route you have mentioned, but, the idea of electrocution really puts a damper on my journey! Thank you!
The cases include the electronics and charging socket and will only need the battery terminals connecting. Chargers are pretty common.. 12-15v / 500mA-1A.
Lumedyne or Dasaga will do the job for you: http://dasaga.com if you don't want to do it yourself.
From the Nicad packs you can see that their capacity is 3000mah per pack. Compared to the Regular battery size which is 3x the size the capacity is very similar.. 3000mah / 3.4Ah If weight/size is an issue the Nicads would be better. You can also get higher capacity packs than the 3000mah ones but they tend to be made up and recelled by the commercial battery companies. I have a few of these which are useful but the majority of my batteries are the Lead Acid kind. Both my Lumedynes and Quantums share these 3.4Ah sized Lead Acid batteries.
The cases include the electronics and charging socket and will only need the battery terminals connecting. Chargers are pretty common.. 12-15v / 500mA-1A.
Lumedyne or Dasaga will do the job for you: http://dasaga.com if you don't want to do it yourself.
From the Nicad packs you can see that their capacity is 3000mah per pack. Compared to the Regular battery size which is 3x the size the capacity is very similar.. 3000mah / 3.4Ah If weight/size is an issue the Nicads would be better. You can also get higher capacity packs than the 3000mah ones but they tend to be made up and recelled by the commercial battery companies. I have a few of these which are useful but the majority of my batteries are the Lead Acid kind. Both my Lumedynes and Quantums share these 3.4Ah sized Lead Acid batteries.
Thank you very much for this very thorough explanation, and detailed assistance! I will do this piece by piece, until I get these running! I am going to read, and read again, until, I make sure I understand every point made, plus, I still have that pesky morbid fear of frying myself! I wish I did more of my own research! Thanks again, for your time, and aid! -Americo.Rodriguez
You might be able to buy power packs with batteries and chargers(?) These might already be serviceable but if you know what you're looking at before you buy, you will have a better idea about what the likely 'full' cost might be if you need to re-cell.
Fitting a battery shouldn't fry you, but avoid shorting the battery terminals or touching both terminals at the same time. The big risk is with capacitors but these are in the power packs and not connected to the battery if you need to re-cell any.
ukphotographer wrote:
You might be able to buy power packs with batteries and chargers(?) These might already be serviceable but if you know what you're looking at before you buy, you will have a better idea about what the likely 'full' cost might be if you need to re-cell.
Fitting a battery shouldn't fry you, but avoid shorting the battery terminals or touching both terminals at the same time. The big risk is with capacitors but these are in the power packs and not connected to the battery if you need to re-cell any.
Do you have the pack or just the battery, I have seen packs with 2 plugs for two heads...then you can add on boosters for more power faster recycle time...
Micky Bill wrote:
Do you have the pack or just the battery, I have seen packs with 2 plugs for two heads...then you can add on boosters for more power faster recycle time...
So far it is the battery, Lumedyne Regular Battery #025 Untested may need new cells. I am slowly trying to find what I need! For the most part, I am going to use these for my home photography, nothing more than maybe a large family photo shoot, down, to portraits, and maybe sometimes outdoors! I think I have gone over my head though, however, it seems to be a decent purchase! Thanks for the aid in my quest, I appreciate it all! -Americo.Rodriguez
Micky Bill wrote:
Do you have the pack or just the battery, I have seen packs with 2 plugs for two heads...then you can add on boosters for more power faster recycle time...
i'm also working on finding the lowest priced charger!
Your battery will inevitably need a re-cell. Dasaga list that at $123, or you do it yourself for $100.
The cost-effective way is to buy a brand new case and a Lead Acid battery with more capacity and fit it yourself.. $92.
Both your heads can be powered by one power pack at equal power each and you can add head extension cables if you want. Cheapest, easiest and most convenient is probably to buy two packs.
Check out your old electrical products for a charger. Many transform your line voltage down to 12V and use a standard plug. Those work. Anything between 12v-15v will work.
Thank you!