Super Graphic Solenoid Replacement?

[BrianShaw]

I’m still using flash bulbs, and when not I’ve grafted a Vivitar 285 onto a Graflite.

[HT Finley]

perfect

Are the caps ok in that flash?

[Bob Salomon]

perfect

So it recycles properly and fires properly after all these years and gives at least a roll of flashes per recharge or set of cells?

[HT Finley]

So it recycles properly and fires properly after all these years and gives at least a roll of flashes per recharge or set of cells?

It takes 6 AA's and Ive sat here and popped it off (on thyristor auto) a whole lot more times than a roll of film's worth and going strong.

[Dan Fromm]

Y'know, with electonic flash a solenoid is unnecessary. Just connect the flash cable to the shutter's sync terminal, set the sync to X and go.

[HT Finley]

The Super Graphic solenoid has nothing to do with flash. It is to trip the shutter and nothing else. The flash plugs into a socket on the bottom right of the camera body. That socket is connected to the flash socket on the lens. The 2 systems have nothing to do with the other.

Y'know, with electonic flash a solenoid is unnecessary. Just connect the flash cable to the shutter's sync terminal, set the sync to X and go.

[Bob Salomon]

The Super Graphic solenoid has nothing to do with flash. It is to trip the shutter and nothing else. The flash plugs into a socket on the bottom right of the camera body. That socket is connected to the flash socket on the lens. The 2 systems have nothing to do with the other.

However you trip the shutter controls how the flash is fired. They are intimently connected to each other!

[BrianShaw]

I’d assume that Henry’s camera has an Optar 135 in a Graphex X-M shutter, or a X shutter. Whether the flash is connected to the shutter via the body ports or directly to the shutter bi-post should be immaterial, except those synch foils in the bellows often go bad or become unreliable. Once connected how the shutter is tripped is immaterial, as Henry sez, for a strobe. But a solenoid release sure makes picture taking a bit easier.

[Jac@stafford.net]

I completely put leaky carbon-zinc batteries out of my mind. Now I understand!

Can we even buy 'leaky' batteries today? I have flash units with modern batteries sitting for years. No problem.

[BrianShaw]

Can we even buy 'leaky' batteries today? I have flash units with modern batteries sitting for years. No problem.

Actually, yes. I’ve recently had some Duracell alkaline batteries leak. Certainly not as bad as in the old days but the cap joint oozed it’s goo on several of my remote controls and a Nikon MD-4 battery holder. Its infrequent but still happens.