So, it looks like it worked for you if you powered up your strobe first before attaching the receiver? I just ordered another set of RPs, so I'll give this a shot.
Jimmy: yes. You have to power them up in a specific sequence if you've got a quirky one...power the strobe up (model light and power sliders to full) w/ the RP JrX plugged in, then power up the RP.
Some bees just have opamps that have narrow tolerances. Simplest thing to do is to sell the ones that are quirky (I ended up that quirky B1600 and bought a white lighting which I'm a lot happier with, so it worked out well for me) and replace them w/ others that are not. I'd guess that maybe 10% of them are quirky based on random user reports...
Take some time to isolate the problematic one this time...
I saw this thread after I ordered JrX's, but I just got them today and tested them out with 2 AB800's and Vagabond II and everything seems to be working just like it should.
I was worried there for a bit that I wasn't going to be able to use them with the vagabond.
I did notice though that when connecting the RX to the AB800 I have to connect both the phone and the stereo (not mono) mini from the RX to the AB800 before powering on the JrX. If I don't do this, then the modeling lamp will track with the TX but the flash will not trigger at all...
I am a bit confused about this as RP makes it seem that the mini does not need to be connected between the two if the phone cord is... anyways
The issue w/ Vagabonds isn't that common...it's just been blown a bit out of proportion by this thread and is something to test for when you get them (or the cybercommanders).
FWIW, I've never had to connect the ministereo cord. Did you try different cables and different JrX RX? Wondering if you have a bad wire somewhere...
kenyee wrote:
The issue w/ Vagabonds isn't that common...it's just been blown a bit out of proportion by this thread and is something to test for when you get them (or the cybercommanders).
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Exactly, I was one of the ones that had the problem initially, and it was rectified by simply poering things up in a different order.
