Hi all,
This is kind of wild. I've been dabbling with electronics since '94 and this leads me to the current thought. The batteries on the Quantum flash unit I have finally gave up the ghost. It seems to me that upon disassembly there are 3x 1.2 VDC (Volts Direct Current) batteries that power it. So they are wired for power (can't keep straight parallel/series) and leads me to place the voltage necessary at 3.6VDC. However, it also takes 4x AAA giving you 6 VDC. What I am thinking is that it accepts up to 6 VDC, so I was wondering if anyone has has a go with this? It certainly seems cheaper to replace the batteries and put it back in service. Mind you this hooks up to a SunPak Auto 36 Thyristor which is ancient, but if it still works (which it does) then use it. I'm also dabbling with a much higher current than what it originally had as this will provide me longer life/more flashes. It is the voltage; not current that matters in this case as it will only take what it needs.
