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| Author: | Brendan [ Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | White Lightning with Pocket Wizard Plus II |
I've been using my WL x1600 and x3200 lights with PW Plus II transceivers and I've been getting very unreliable triggering. The problem HAS to lie within my cable because when I hook my camera directly to the WL with the sync cable, it fires 100% of the time. When I'm using the PW, I can see the light on the transceiver trigger but the WL doesn't fire (this is on very fresh batteries, also verified the charge with my multi-meter). I'm currently using a 1/4" male/male mono audio cable which I stole from my guitar rack. It's super low impedance wire, and I use a 1/4" to 1/8" adapter. I suspect that the adapter may be the problem, I doubt the cable itself is. It's made to pass low signal over long runs with no loss. Anyhow, I was looking to get new cables and FlashZebra makes it seem like I need a special cable, which doesn't make sense to me. Do I need this cable or can I just order the one for the CyberSyncs from here? http://www.flashzebra.com/wizardcables/ ... ning.shtml |
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| Author: | Technical Support [ Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Lightning with Pocket Wizard Plus II |
You should not have a problem with the ones we carry, which are mono to mono. I have not heard of any problems. There may be the rare case where the isolated stereo cable is preferred. |
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| Author: | Brendan [ Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Lightning with Pocket Wizard Plus II |
Any idea what that case may be? I don't really want to buy their cable, I'd rather buy yours because it's cheaper, plus I just like PCB....but if it's what I need, then it's what I need. I really regret buying those Pocket Wizards. Sure wish I could trade them in on a Cybersync setup. |
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| Author: | Brendan [ Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Lightning with Pocket Wizard Plus II |
Meh, forget it. Even PWs site recommends a mono cable so I'm just going to order a couple of them from you. |
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