caljimw Senior Member  366 posts Likes: 3 Joined Mar 2006 Location: Orem, Utah More info | Aug 26, 2008 10:15 | #1 One year after moving 35 years of accumulations from one state to another, I was "reducing inventory" and came across a Sunpak 611 Thyristor flash unit. 1D Mk II N, 7d, 100-400 IS "L", 70-200 f2.8 L, Sigma 10-20, 50mm f1.8, 24-70 f2.8L, Lensbaby, 430ex, etc.
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Titus213 Cream of the Crop  More info | Aug 26, 2008 11:51 | #2 A quick check of Ask.com says they are selling for something near $100. I would at least find out what the parts/repair cost was. I have an old 555 and have found it very usable with my 20D, more so than the EX series flash in many cases. It's just that big handle on it that creates mounting issues. Dave
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jgettis Member 112 posts Joined Jan 2008 More info | Aug 26, 2008 22:51 | #3 How long did you leave it plugged in. When helping cleaning up a building for my wifes work I found a vivtar 283. When I got it home it would not work on batterys so I plugged it in and it still did not work. I walked away in disgust and came back in a couple of hours to find that I had forgot to unplug it. It started working after that even on batteries. Hope this help John
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Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1]  More info | Aug 26, 2008 23:26 | #4 Often times it is nearly impossible to find a capacitor of the right size to fit the flash, along with the capacitor Voltage and rating (microfarads). Do not assume that the same rating capacitor will fit into the space! You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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Aug 27, 2008 05:47 | #5 jgettis wrote in post #6186684  How long did you leave it plugged in. When helping cleaning up a building for my wifes work I found a vivtar 283. When I got it home it would not work on batterys so I plugged it in and it still did not work. I walked away in disgust and came back in a couple of hours to find that I had forgot to unplug it. It started working after that even on batteries. Hope this help John Thanks for the thought. I'll give it a shot. At this point, the only other hope is that Sunpak or Mallory come through with specific information, otherwise I guess I will have another memento of a misspent youth with which to adorn the garage wall. 1D Mk II N, 7d, 100-400 IS "L", 70-200 f2.8 L, Sigma 10-20, 50mm f1.8, 24-70 f2.8L, Lensbaby, 430ex, etc.
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FlashZebra This space available  4,427 posts Joined Mar 2006 Location: Northern Kentucky More info | Aug 27, 2008 09:51 | #6 Did you give the battery contacts a good cleaning when you tried the unit?
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