Fed up of rechargeable batteries ? AA’s costing a fortune ? Well, you could make your own battery pack which will give you over 500 pops with one charge, and recycle almost instantly !
Basically, its a 6v Sealed Lead Acid Battery housed in a Maplin’s project box. Its fitted with a fuse, an on/off switch and a locking connector and has lugs on the side for a strap. Down the left-hand side, there is a connector for recharging the SLA.
The connector is a 2-pin screw-lock jobbie and connects to the flash via a sync cable attached to 2 dummy batteries with a notch cut into the battery door to allow for the cable.
If you fancy a go at it, check out these guys first, they are brilliant, and a mine of information. Full credit to them for taking time to break it down into easy steps….. A word of warning though, if you get the polarity of the battery/ dummy batteries the wrong way around, your flash will be fried instantly and will never work again !
http://www.blogger.com/janchristianphoto.com/blog/2010/05/diy-sla-battery-pack-f…
http://www.blogger.com/johnmilleker.com/weblog/?p=72
http://www.blogger.com/photo.net/photography-lighting-equipment-techniques-forum…"
http://www.blogger.com/www.flickr.com/photos/joeharper/5242436387"
Saturday 26 March 2011
6v SLA battery pack for Nikon SB-28
Fed up of rechargeable batteries ? AA’s costing a fortune ? Well, you could make your own battery pack which will give you over 500 pops with one charge, and recycle almost instantly !
Basically, its a 6v Sealed Lead Acid Battery housed in a Maplin’s project box. Its fitted with a fuse, an on/off switch and a locking connector and has lugs on the side for a strap. Down the left-hand side, there is a connector for recharging the SLA.
The connector is a 2-pin screw-lock jobbie and connects to the flash via a sync cable attached to 2 dummy batteries with a notch cut into the battery door to allow for the cable.
If you fancy a go at it, check out these guys first, they are brilliant, and a mine of information. Full credit to them for taking time to break it down into easy steps….. A word of warning though, if you get the polarity of the battery/ dummy batteries the wrong way around, your flash will be fried instantly and will never work again !
http://www.blogger.com/janchristianphoto.com/blog/2010/05/diy-sla-battery-pack-f…
http://www.blogger.com/johnmilleker.com/weblog/?p=72
http://www.blogger.com/photo.net/photography-lighting-equipment-techniques-forum…"
http://www.blogger.com/www.flickr.com/photos/joeharper/5242436387"
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