Inexpensive sub 6v studio strobe?

I'm looking for a solution to my old high voltage studio strobe set up.

With my XTi I need a sub 6v trigger voltage.

All I need is an inexpensive (sub 6v) strobe that will trigger my other lights via their slave. It will connect to a hot shoe on my camera adapter via sync cord of course.

The least expensive solution would be a Wein SafeSync hotshoe-to-PC adapter.

If you want to add an ideal additional flash unit, I would suggest AlienBees. Their equipment is first-rate for the price. Many folks on the forum use it, myself included. Their flash units are not what I would call exactly inexpensive, but they are a lot less expensive than the flash systems marketed primarily to the "professional" photographers.

I have the Wein safe sync. It isn't working with My 8 volt studio lights. It may be reducing them too much to fire. After reading some last night I may not even need it with my camera.

SkipD wrote in post #2766017
Ahh... Different thread.

Check with Canon - I really don't think the 8 volts is going to be a problem with your camera.

I presumed from the opening message in this thread that you had a 100-volt trigger voltage or something like that. I forgot about your other thread - there are so many nobody can keep them mentally indexed.

Thanks!
It's so silly that there isn't clear info in the XTi owners manual or on the Canon web site. I agree. I don't think 2 more volts is going to do any damage. I just want to make sure with all of the conflicting info out there.

Just Be wrote in post #2765983
I have the Wein safe sync. It isn't workingwith My 8 volt studio lights. It may be reducing them too much to fire.

Ahh... Different thread.

Check with Canon - I really don't think the 8 volts is going to be a problem with your camera.

I presumed from the opening message in this thread that you had a 100-volt trigger voltage or something like that. I forgot about your other thread - there are so many nobody can keep them mentally indexed.

I just deleted my previous copy of this message so that I could make changes without showing "edit", and then I see that you replied to it already.....

Anyhow - to continue - I downloaded a copy of the XTi manual. Page 152 is where they talk about using "high voltage" flash units on the hot shoe. I doubt that 8 volts would be considered "high voltage", but I would strongly suggest getting a written statement from Canon (email at least) defining their specification for max voltage at the hot shoe.

SkipD wrote in post #2766073
Ahh... Different thread.

Check with Canon - I really don't think the 8 volts is going to be a problem with your camera.

I presumed from the opening message in this thread that you had a 100-volt trigger voltage or something like that. I forgot about your other thread - there are so many nobody can keep them mentally indexed.

I just deleted my previous copy of this message so that I could make changes without showing "edit", and then I see that you replied to it already.....

Anyhow - to continue - I downloaded a copy of the XTi manual. Page 152 is where they talk about using "high voltage" flash units on the hot shoe. I doubt that 8 volts would be considered "high voltage", but I would strongly suggest getting a written statement from Canon (email at least) defining their specification for max voltage at the hot shoe.

I see that..
It says, "Do not attach a high voltage flash unit on the cameras hot shoe. It might not work."

So helpful. Isn't it?