--Jeff
Best Wishes
Jeff wrote:
Maybe a photoflash unit, easy enough to salvage from a disposable camera, would be better for this type of application.
Since it charges up then waits for the shutter button to activate the
trigger contact.
You could then drive that trigger input on the flash with an opto
coupler from your puter.
I don't think these can rapid-fire and you'd have to replace the battery
with a power supply, but it might be less trouble than redesigning the
strobe light's circuits.
BE CAREFUL AROUND THAT HIGH VOLTAGE !!!
--Jeff
"Roger Hamlett" <ro...@ttelmah.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Where would you recommend getting an opt-coupled thyristor? What kind of
> specs are we looking at? Any part #'s? ;-) Thanks,
Digikey, Mouser, etc.
See the Strobe FAQ at the site below. Plenty of info and circuits.
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