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SPEED'.sO6F'LASH
AOM4A
SECTIOII X - DESCNIPTTOI{
l"o GsIuEaA&
$he ZOIU4A,SPEgD-0-FI*ASH, le a portable unlt whloh
provt dea an lntense sourco of Llght of extnemo
short d.uratlon for photogpaphlc rseo It lb powox'oA
by elther a sol"f*contalnsd. etorago battorys or
tho 11O tg L2O roLt porren cl"noultso SeJ.f-oontalnod.
wlthln the unlte le a battery eharger and. a 8f,1*'
ehronl,zero Two oords ers provld.sd wlth the unltt
one fon oonneotlon wl"th tho el,ternatlng otrnrent
poror Ltnee when oharglng the battery on opslPs-
tlng the rrnlt fnon Ag", the othsrr atr adepten.
corci,, whlch adapte a calnsra egulppod to oneratg
wlth' ord,lnary flaeh,bulbs to be ueEd wLth a
$3Efip:O*frLA$flo
. LIST OF EQUIfl..jIESITSUPPLIED
2o The complet e STodeL2OS[4ASPEED*O*8LASHeonslet g
t ofi
I OnIy Unlt ln leather covored. eapylng oasec
L Only Flaeh BuIb
n On1y A, C., e ord
L Only Butb Osb1e
L OnIy Inetructlon Book
1 Only CarnYlng $traP
7 GUAnANI'EEAI{D ffAnnANTr "
ftre l{od.el 20M44 gPgED-0-t"l,A$Hunlt ts glrsranteod to
bo free from any clofeot ln worknanohlp and, TaterJ.al
that may aiveiop wlthtn a'perlod of nlnety (9O) e4fe
fron thb date,.o?' purohageu Any part or'palats that
provs d,efectlve vltthtn thls porlod w11.1be roplaood'
ittfrout' change shen sub3doted, to examlnatlon at our
f eatoryo proilcllng suoh defoot, ln_ 9ur optnlon, le d.ue to-ialfti matdrlal or worknanshtrp and. not ee'usefl
by ta,uperlns, abuee or nqrnaL sg&1lo shlpplng chnrgeo
to the faotoiy and, return nust be borns by tho pu1'-
ohaeer, Ths Ltrtpment to the faotony nugt be propalcl
and. the ngturn CoOoDo
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{J$AAANTSBAt{D riAnRANfy ('contt nued) 3r
nSSFFgSlSeq b.e,-Le.Bpoqs*ble-Fo{Lrongs $T9-, T.llljtrgi .::sGG:F-".=...4aailrrDs un .These bulbg ano
E€sEec[befone they leavo the faotory and. w1].1,bo
neplaeCId onl]r when the ,lntsrnel splreL lg obvtously
d.efeotlvo and. tho outor gLses envolope lg ruliy Lntact"
should. lt be noo$ssary to nettmn the untt or ar\y
part of lt to the faotory, wnttten notloe nugt ie gtven by pi'ion to, shtpptng the.unlt, lhe-purohasgr Bo that the factory_nayo 8t thej"r aliorirtlon, ln*
dloate Bono responbrnlb repaln servloo near fns
purahaser0g reald,enoo who nay* bo ab}e to nahe the lnepoctlein and/on nepalno
The manufacturer rggorvos the rlght to na^ks ohangoe
ln deelgn or to add. Lmprovemente-to oqulpnent nailu*
facturpad, py. thena wtthout lnou:rrfng arlv iltrgatlsn 'ln to lnetal} the; sn^$o any equlpnent pnovlouFry
p'*rcirage d,o
If tlre pr.rchassr srrould Bo d.eoj.rou the faotory wlll
synohronlze the unlt wlth the pur6tragsnne oanlra,
fgr. a. J.abor ctrarge of $r " Fo, provj"ctlng the unlt is ehtpped" to ttre factory wbpalh anf, f,riim the faotory
c"O"Do .",
Btuts gusrantso ls vold lf the unlt lE hoohed, up to
srry exf ernal"" voltage or frequsnoy otheg than I"1o
volts of alternatlng curnenf at Fo to 6o cyol.oso
4o g.E$M$L TUNCTIO$ SF THE SPTJED-O*FLA$T{
Tho $PEED-0*FI,a,$H converts onergy from etther the
seJ.f*eonfratned. storege bettory or thb A"c, po$gr
ltne, hlgn voltage Di,nect 0urront, whlon fg _tg
etored. ln a oond.engorc rhJ.s, ensrgy- ie dteoharg;erl
at wtlL j.nto a $PEED*0-FLA$H lgsp, yle}dlng s .I!.ght
hlgh lntenslty bnd a drruratlon of spproxlnatent 9q
1/5OOO of a second, thue enabllng th e photographsn
to stop extresrtsly faet motlon or to retatn natruratr"
expregelon on-facoBo
!o COI'iDENSEDPRFJC*UTIONS
&o Do not attenpt to uae & SPEEP-0-FLA$H bdlb
wlthout the flaeh bulb belng sell geated. tn
the bulb extenelon oord ad.aptsFo
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5, fiOI{SSNS;JSF&fr$*{,rTf0NS ( conttmrEd}
bo Do not attempt to use & bul"b that l.e dainaged
or broken"
o" Nsvor flaeh a $PsED-o*s'rAsH unlt qtth the bulb
rsnovod, fron the sosket"
do l{evor tanpen strth a broken bu}b whlLs ths brflb
oxtenslon cord, le pluggod. ln'bo a SPE$D-O*FLASI{.
oo 3f ths bulb extenslon cord, appoars darnagod or
frayed., have 1t lnepoeted by a eonpetent el.ee- 'rtJhsn trtrolsn or Rad,lo Ropalrcls,no replaolng the
oord,, be suFs the replacement ts Ld,gntJ.cal ts
that orlgtnally ouppl"Xed. wl.th your partfcular
. unf,t" .
t o ALLow I'our SPgED-CI-FI,AS!ilto stend, f,n the OS'F
pooltlon for at least fl,ftee$ (15) mlnutee, "[rgfone lt le renovsd. fron the canrylng osaeo
go Do not oporata your SPESP*0*FI*ASHexcept fon
test purposes, whtl"o 1t ls ou.t of the CI&.rt^f,-
lng o&BGo
BEF'ORETOTI ATfSMPf HTGH-$PSEPPHOTOGRAP}IT1VTTHTITS $F$ND-
O*F"I"A$IIg FLEASS RSAD TII$SE COX{Dfi$SEPPRECAUTION$A
F
51re flaeirgun battery oase nuet have a s.tra,paotlora
swltoh suoh as 1g ueed. on the Holl"and. Ressarch fLaeh*
gun or Klng Sol fLaehgun, lf gynohronlsatlon lE ds-
elred, greater than a shutton speed of L/50 of a Becorld,o
She battorles ln the battbry cass of the flash*
gun MU$T be ln 6iood.eondltlonu and of a f,ype d.eef,gnad.
for photographlc u.Boo
Ael, e}eotrloa[ connsotloa betwgen eynshnonlzor,
battsry oaseu anf, SP$ED*0*FI"A,3$unlt nust be olean
end, tlght foi oonsletant openatton"
f,n ganerral., the SPEED-O*FIIASFIunft w1]"1 not opsrate
wlth canenas h{dng butLt*l-n flynchrornlzereo
" In goneral. u tho $FEgD"-CI*Fy'jt$I{w11,1 not work wfth,
sansras oquX.ppod wl"th foeal p.Lano shutters exospt
und,er opon fl.aeh esnd.ltlone"
lhe tlming of your synchronlzor and. ehutter orust
laave &, conet stant d.elayo
g\1
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5" 0OlIDgl[$UDPRSCAUTION$( contlnued]
Any eLectn$,oal}y oparat ed. eynohronlzen should,
be satlefactoryo
Stand.and SPEED*O*f.T,fri:lg{unlte 6re deelgnecL to
operate fron 11O to L20 volte, $O.or 60 cycle
al,ternatlng sumsnt onl"y. Specl.al unfte for
d,lfferent voltagea ero obtalnabLe.
Fsr best neeulteu a reflootor of at leaet TtE
tn dleneter and, of, the paraboLlo typo ehould
be used"
Fon naxlmun negatlvo d.onslty and. contrast,
SPEED-0-FI*A,$Eequlpnanfr nust bs ussd ln con-
Junotlon wlth the propor type of fllns and, r1o-
gatlves nugt havs speolaJ. d.evelopent
$ECTTONTT G OFENATTONAND ADJUSTMENT
]. O EqUTP}.IENTNSEDED
Bn A canera equlppod wlth a roguLar flash trlpper
cotl such a,s tho HelLand, tnlpper ool,l" and. a
compur type shutten tre requlned, for other
typee, see $ynohronl,zatlon"
Y
bo AnX standard. ftr aeh gun battery qaBB equlpped
wlth a snap astton srLtch and a three cel"l
battery such as the HelLand. guns
oo A nefLeoton of at ieast ssven (7) lnchee ln
dlameter and, of tho parabol,lg type sueh ag
the Hej,l"and, Q;reem-O-Ll-too
d,o A soui'oe of al"t'ennatlng oumont potiter l"I"Or1?O
voJ-tar 50 to 6O oyo}oeo
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€ S$CTXONXX OFffi"egXI\t#3}$STRLISTIONS
2 0 0FffiA?IN6 II{STRUCTIO}$S
Ao Pneparatlon
Before oonneotlng eny'oablea, the cond.ltlon of ths
battery ghou}d. be detsrnlned, On the gld,e of ths
unlt at the batteny lnepootlon port, can be Been the
levsL llne whloh 1s th6 htglreet Levsl the ],lqulcl. ln
the battory ehouLd. be fl}l,ed. to" rllso Gan be seen,
th:r'ee col.oned, balla, red. green and whlto" If any or
all of thoee ball"e ian not be seen, they sre lod.gef,
ln the upper portlon of the battsry and_ may be d.ls*
J,od,ged,by- shaktng the unJ.t ln a v.eletlog} d.lrectlon" i
Thseo baLle lnd.tsate the cond.ltrffige of the
hattery hy f,}oatlng otr elnklng ln-phe^}}elfa. trn
ord.on to naks any 6f then flsat I tt wl.l.L bo neoonsarlf
to tlLt tho unlt- ln such e $ey that the L1qu1d ralses
ts anout L/l+ of an J"noh ahoro the Levol" llneo If aL]"
thres bal^lb ratrse to the eunfaoe, the battery le f ttL}y
cr,orgsal . fr-tt6 groen ons d.oeairst raLsgr_the batteri
le oile-thlnd d"lecfiarged" rf only ths rgq balL ralsos'
the battery le two*tfilnds d.lechargod, _.If nono of the
baLla fLoat , the batt ery 1s-'d'lsohargecln If tws of the balls ln ttre battory d.o no! fLoat, +t
st11 be nssss3ary to chaf$c the battsry bofore uetng
rfre"unir;- F;; cirarglng llif,ormatlon soe Pent B*]o
Insert thg base of tho adapter cable eookst flrnly
F.i , t"ii- iiru--go*not on flashguir nat! sny o88eo Flug- the $pood*CI*t''lash hul-b lnto {fre socket and. aflJuet t1t9- r"o*
f-teotor so-otrterit"i ft ognters around the eplral" pontlon"
p1;g tne eno of tHe cable lnto ma spoao*0*Flash"
Bn Operatlon
1. Battory Operatlon
Turn the knoh lnto the battery pooltlon;- a a}lght
hwmlng Bound.sho&}d, he heend,o ln about f I'ftsen
(15) g6oond.sths lnd,loator llgh! ln_the cEnter of
It0rt of tho word 9pe9cl,*O*Flaalr wlll thA }ettor
glon lnd,lcatlng that lhe Unlt ls rea{y to-oporatoo Freeslng the silttoh of the battory caso wlll causo
the speda*glriabrr to frre" Flaehtng 9h" unlt bsforr"e
the L1ght, g3.orrrs,nl,if noi yte3"a a mixlmun of llgJtt'
If tlre batf,ory is ful"ly chargocl lhe Fpeed-O-Fleeh
should. fJre abproxlmatefy 150 tlnea bofore ths
battery ls two-third.s d,lsohargod.* Tr.rrn tho knob to
the oFF p.roltlon when through usln8 the unlt"
,: A"C" OPonati'on
HIug th9-extsnslon 1t!9 any outLot thst guppl'tes
voLtE of a].tornatlng curront at fnosrI 1}S to 12S 50 cyoS-o'or Plug t1" othen end lnto ths 5O-tc
roooptacle on the control panel- narked. A"C" fnput"
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8ECITONT{ A OPSRATTNGINSTRIJSTIONS
2o Bo 2. (oontlnuod)
Trrrn the ewltoh ts thE A,Co lloeltlon and ratah for ths
Onange Ilght, tYhen lt gLorc, the unlt le raa(y to flno.
Tha^$peed-O*Flgeh n&y bo gpoi.atod, fnon elthor batter.y
on AoC llne wlth the A, C. cord- pnuggecl-- lnto the A, C " " slthout danaglng tho rurlto
3" Changlng tho Battory
oharge tbo rurlt, tho A, c o cord. nust ba pluggecL lnts Ip ths A"c. rlns and, the knob turned to the posldl.on
nanked CH(}"
Tho covor nust be renovsd when oharglng tho unlto
Tg'k:ltg off the coveripornlte the UatteFysg breathan
ptpo to hAye bstter otnotrLatlon of alro
lTrg Speod:O*FJ.aghcan be left changlng ovsr-nlght,
wlthout any harnful reeuJ.te" It Lg d,eslrable to fratn-
taln the etate of chango ln tho battory so' that at
leaet tso balle float at sL]" tlnes" If thle lg not
clong, the battgry oan be da.maged.beyond, repaln anil
nugt be renLaeed,"
4* F1L11ng the Battory
Do not acLd.J.1qutf, to the battery unlsgg the J.lquld. lt
oontatosa falLe bElow the Levsl l,lne wlth ths unlt tn.
a leve1 posltXotlo Do not f1L1 tho battery ovsr L/r+
of &n tnoh abovs tho levsl l-trne undsr any olrcums'banooso
If thle Ls d,one the extra L1qu1fl wllI be fonced. out
of the breather plpe and. belng an aald, trllL oausg oon'*
sld.erabLe to the unlt ymege
Tho batt ery oan be raf;l,t Led, wlthout renovi.ng the Spoed*
O:-Fl.aah fronn lts cass by the use of a ena11,-hypodei$J.o
synlnge proouned f:ron ,your LooaL drugglet" Fll-l the
synlngo wLth ctlstl].Le0 rater, and. gentl.y enpty lt lnto
the battery breathsn hole" on the oontrol pano}o f1hlg
nust be done sLowly and the trypodarnlo needJ.o nuet,Dc
emaLl enough to leave an alr pass.tge betweon lt ari0
the etd.ee of the hol e"'
Another rnethod,srernovs the tgp oontroL screree PPnsl ancl,ltft the oolrer gentLy* Ihe cap ln the bs,ttory can
bo unsotrewed.and. the dlgtll"led, water oan be lneentsd,
wLth a emaLl oSmlnge of tho connon rubbsn typb" Be
sure thE oap le roplaood, and. tlgbtened, flrmlye;
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SECTIOTI gT €F OFERJTTINGINSFRUOTIOS
2 O C" $YNCTIRONTZATTON
L o cgrypq rj.th o1lepnal_ $ynchronf,zer pre?toust y Typss adJueted.to twonty (eo) urrrtsecond.erlaghuurbs"
Bo PLaoe ths speo&o*FLaeh Lanp behlnd, yourp
celnor&r Bo that Lt Ne flaeh can be seen
. fron ln front thnough tho l"eneg.
bo Open thg Lsnge ltrle to naxlmumo
o o $et the ghuttEn epoed, to L/25 o'r L/jO of a
seoond, and flre the $peed-o-filasho frrs fult
&roe of the LeneE ghoul"cl be fll].sd wlth a
brlght llght"
d.o rnaneaee the ehuttsr epoecl to the next hlgher
apeed and flne &galn" Contlnuo to lncroaio
the shutter epEod, untll ths shutton bLad,se
eurs Feen a8 darh 8,x!ea8 ln the Lgngg openlngo
eo RenovE ths prug ln the eld,e of the spsod.-O-
filaeh gase, and. rrylth a snal1 sonew dit"ver, " tunn thg eet sc:rsw ono fu].l revoJ.utton afi a
tlne untf,l, the ehutten brad,es are no longer
vl slble "
f , Pnoced.o to the next hLghen speodl.and nepeat
untll you have reashed, the hlghest epeoh, a'F
r,vhlch synchnonlzatlon ls d,eslred.,
B- Do not oporato at any hlghen epeed than ls
nsoggsaryo In al^gost slL oases X/IOO of s.
eeosnd. ls the hlgheet gynchronlzatlon speed
that need be usod.o
h. Ra-cheek the . L o,rar speed.e of operat lon, to
make sure that the $!oed,*o-FLaeh ie pr6penLy
eynchnonlzed,"
2 o $huttors wlth butlt-i.n flash oontacte, euch as
thg- snaphex, Rapexu rlox, synohnoehut'ten,supen- natlo o
Bo 3o use- the $pesd*o-Fl"aeh wlth theeo shuttoFsB
a negul.ar coril le connooted fronn the ehuttar"
to the eerloe outlst of the fLaehgun battery " ease" on thoge aluttors the tlnJ.ng ghoulit
bo sot to twenty ( PO) nlllt seoond,e-andtha
o1].1 then worh satlgfactorll.y" flpeod-o-Hlagh The eynchnontzatlon proced,ure le the sano
as fo:r the aonpun typeo
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$ESTIO} TT C OFffiATI}I& INs'TRUCTION$
2o Cn SYIrcHRO!{IUATION(oontlnued}
bo On the Rapex, Gnagrtrex and. fllash Supernatlo
shuttere, the contact polnts ane not cl.ossd
srrfflolsntly Long,. or etnong enouglr to pnoparly
flre the Speod-0*FLgeho f,t Ls theneforo necgs*
sa:ry to tnetalL a f,laehg:trn tnlpper aoll on theee
shuttorsn
7" Paokard. and stud.lo ty?s ehuttens
Pachgrd, shuttere and, Slud.lo typoe wlL} have to
be equlpped. rlth oontqate that Ars actuated,
by tfie blston assernbLyo A nloro:enltch aeeenbly
can be ver1r eatlsfactorlly ueed"o A local d.eaLen
can normal3.y make thla lnstall"atlono
4, Open Flaeh Shote
Ttr,e Speod-O-Flaeh may be flred, non:synchronJ.zod
by ual"ng ths op6n f}aeh method.o Set ths shutter
on tl-lns or bu1b, and. flre the untto
7" mcPog[rREs
Ao gEI\iERAt DSSCRIPTIO$
In generalu the $peed.-O*Flash operates the FqJrs aB a
photofLash bnLb and, can be usod ln th6 saeo nanner ancl
J-n the sans wayo It le not only usefuJ. for all types
of ooffnorcJ.al pho-tography, but f or Prsss , $pont,
Pontnalturs and $'Sudlo werh" Ths lntenslty of ths
l"Ight le sppr:glrlsetely that of the ned,lun glAocl $lo, 1"L
or Pnese Non 40 flaehbuLb.
There ls however, an lnpontant dlfferencs betreen the
charactsr of thg Speed-O-FLash Llght and. that of an
ord,lnary Photoflaeh or Photofl"ood. btrLb. Tho off oo-
tlve arsa of ths llght souros ln the Spee0-O-FLaeh ts
largor and. oonseguent3.y-hsa el.islnatos hareh shadosgn lhe
photographei who nevor ueod. a $peed-O-Fl.aeh for
portralturen ls agrooabl.y surprleod,, svsn thottgh uelrlg
on3-y one sourcs of llght, wlth the pleaelng quellty
. of the negatlveg obtained"
Bn H(POSURE* Black and. 'rlhlte Flln
The oxposure requlred depend.o upon the epeed, of ths
flln used, the d.evelopor uged, and tho tlne of, d.ovelop-
ment. If the expqbure 1g fft at 15 fqet wlth nornal
dovoLopnsnt ln D76, theh by uolng- Dr6O4 d.eveLopsr
wlth nornal d.evelopnent, the shot mafl bo nad,o at EtL;
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7" EXPO,5tA,ilS
B o mtpO$URE-Blaok and. ffhtts FtIn ( sonttnued)
By lnereaolng the d.ovel.opnront ti.ne of the DK5O.-A, lt
may be poselble to exposo at F16o fihts exposu,rs"data
pertalne to fll,ne wlth a Wseton epeed, of LOO' euoh as
Super IS, $uperpanchno Pnegss or1 Superpan Prage, On
your flret tests wlth the Spoed-O*F?aeh, develop test
negatlvee ln the nonmsl, nannor ancl then glva other
nogatlvos varylng d.egneee of ovordeveJ.opnent" Fnoln
these tsste you coulcl read,lly d,eternlne the beet ex*
posurg d.ate"
tlhen ehootlng outgld,e at nlglrta oF Lango ha$s, or roons
wlth dsnk eurfsoose opsn up one or two etops. BI na,k*
lng togt ehote at a dletance of 10 feet, and, eoelng what t|Frr stop gtvoa you ths exposure nsod,ed, fLaeh Guld,e-
Numbens can bs arnlvsd ato For oxanpLe, supposa that tho
d.eelred. reeul.te are obtatnocl at & d,letanoe of 10 feet
slth an opeqlng of f'15" Thls repnssontb a fl"agh gutile*
nr.lnbon of L6O" Nows otr othgr exposurgao rolng thb sano
. development, the sans f1ln and tha gano refLeotoro ths
proper rrFfr stop numbor oan be obtalned, by d"lvld.tng ths
dletance lnto the flaeh guld.enrrmbeno Fon exampLe, lf
tho desired. d,lstanso le eO f eet, 20 lnto 160 wou1d,be
FS, the correct etopo In genoral" u uolng any f trLn wlth
a Yfsgton epeed. of lOO qnd & T l-noh parabollo typo of
reflecton and, uol4g DK6O-A over-dovel"opod, + nlnutee, a
gulde nunbsr of 1.50 oan be ue€d"
- Colon FlLu Co EI(PO$URE
Ttie Llght enlttqd by the $peed-O-FLagh buLb hae a color
tomperatune of SrOOO d,egroea Kelvlil and. sonsequen!|y
neqil,lree the ues-of naytfght_Kodachrone of Ansoo Flln"
nodover, the 3.1ght ls a ltttte too blus and. for rnost
o"ers lt shorrla*bs warnno$up-by lFlrc a flLtor" Ths re"ootnenAea fifters shonl"Ogfve l_lght _comeotlon nrp-to
the ilA wratten, Expoeunss for ool"or flln 981ltg Dayllgbt
ansoo o"-Ko&achronel cqn be deternlnod. as fo}J.owel
\ F.aoo ths lfght eouroo at 6,teet fron tbe obJeet al* Aften F8' r] r5:f gta r?;ll,- e:cpor,r3il-";-r1;t, make "?z pa'... the for gulAentrnbor . ffaifr le p"ooeteoAl"a the fl1n
tlcrrl"en fllm oan be arrtYed tt"-- In genelal, *-fl9th gulctenumber oi-[o o*n be' used f on Aneco co]-on Fllnn' ,
usfng a 9 Lnch rsfloctoro
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t$ @ DsYEt,oF*tEllT
AO GSNENAL
Any of, the neguLar_or epoolal clevbLopers wlll wonh very
welL wlth Speed*O*F}ash negattvoer lnc1ud.lng the flnoL-
gr?lp_ typoeo Bedjsuse of, the hlgh epsed. of ttre fLaeh,
and, the lnorsaEod, sro& of the J.16ht Eourrog, the d,eneity
and, contnast of the negatlveg are soln€what'Leeg than
thst seour'ed wlth photoflaeh bulbso ft 1g thsrofons
reoonmond.od,,that sone over-doveLopnent be glven the ' negatlvoao
Spood-0-FLash negatlveE lnay be hoavlly oTor-d,evelopeA
rlthout obtalnlng sxcooslve con8rasts, wheneas flash
or photofl"ood. negatlvss wquld. bb too contrasty, If
supbr ]nc noJ.l f liln -and, DK6O*Al,e ueod, the nolnaL d.o*
Telopnnent tlme at 6S ilogroes would be- soven nlnutes
to obtaln'good, contraEto In d,oveloplng Speef,-O*Flaeb
negatlresr. the d.ovsLopnenttlne na,y be lnoroaaed. 2,
3 or eren 4 nlnutss" SxoelLont contreet and. prop€r
Aenalty wlll" regult o
F on sports. trork, lt 1g poeelbl$ to ovsr-doveLop oorr*
elcl.erabl"y ln ond.er to brlng up obJectg Olstant f,ron
the oamorao $ons'';prsgB photographora ueXng the $poecl-
O*F'laBh, usa D72 AgveJ.oparln & I" to L eOlutlotrr- and
tgnk d.oiieLop fron flvo to elghl; nlnutosn $ven t?qroughtI soms chomtoaL fog appears on tho negatl"Yes, it w111"
); sttLL prl.nt wsLLt the oontrast ts not too Excesalvg:
A devsLoper that hae bebn reoently lntroducefl for
Speed-O*Flaeh negattvOB, ls tho Ton-I, GoLctXXu It
hie bsen asssrtsd, by the manufacturer of Von-L, that
lt wll"l- Lncreaes tiou:p fll.n speecl thneE fuLl stopso
The developlng tlhe ls from al;$rt to nlne nlnutee at
TZ d.egrroes-d.eiend.l,ngupon the gannn, d.eslred. Further lnforluatlon on thle-d.eielopon, na,y bo obtalnEd fronn
yolrr' J.oca} photogfaphy dealer, or fnon the Von*L
sai€g c;;; lf nalt vlabfen Frtie, Chloago 1, Ill"lnole"
- 5 IIIAINTEI\I/ANCE
A" CHARGTNGTHE BATTffiY
It ls extnonoly lnportant that the battery ln tha $poed-
g*F1ash be kept ln-a, oharged csnd,ltlon at all ttnes
and" not be aLioutoa to etana ln an uncharggd cond3tLon
f or a perlod l.ongor"thgn a da}r: If thle le not d'one, the batttsny wrlr. aurpnato ana rt wrll be lnpoeelbl-s to
" fully ohargo ifu unft and, the battory 1111 thon have
to be rePlaced'"
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5 e }JATT{T$NA}ICS
Ao 0IIARSINS fHS PdTTTERY(eontlnued.)
It le equaS.Xy lmportant thet the battery water ehouLd.
not be allovved to fall. L/$u below the level, Ilne oniL thE batteqtro Ontry d1stlll"ed, water should, bo used,,
Long exterrd.sd perlod.e of chargS,ng shoirlcL be avolded,,
slnoe such p:ractlces ,wlIL o&uso excesstve eraporatlon
of tho water Ln the batteny. If such eTaporatlon
should. take plaee an0 the aharglng contlnued,, the bat-
tery w111 be d.amagod.beyond repafno
Bo REPI,ACEII\i$ THS B.A,TTERI
To nepLace the battery, renove tho untt from the sx-
tennal o&BBo Remove the contro} panel by renovtng
the fou:r. screws around. the edgs of ths pahelo Gently
tlIt the panel aeay fron tho battery &rsar as far aF
posstble, CARSFT&tXrsnoTe ths poeltlve rlre from ths
battery" THIS ftlRg SHCIUtDBE R,WOVSDFIRST" Thte ls
the wlre ths,t runs f,ron ths battery poettlve poet
dosn through a rubboi gromnet ln the chassts" .Aftar
thlg wlre le renoveclu bend. lt back out of the way and.
ronove the regatlve slre" By leant ng the battery _
torerd"e tho ribratsn allghtl1 lt may bs renoved;,: To jbattery, rslnetal,t- tha conneet the negatlve ter$ilna}
ftrgt (negatl-ve tsrmliraS. ls the wlne whlch goee'to tho
ewltoh) "
CO WBNATOR I
The vtbratsn oan lre roplaced. nrere}y by pulllng the- ql-g. -a
ons out of Ltg nookot ancl ptugglng: tn a nes onoq &trPI'ACB*
t,r$tr vIBRATons,No MaTTsRtnsF*auf TEoHNTcTANU4f g4rf Wtt.L NOr GIVE iIITTI$FASfON3 OPENATIOTSIJ}|LESS TNSY ARE
IDENTICAL TE THS OI{g ITI$T.ALLM TN THE TJNIS $THSNIT
LEAVES TlIg FACTORY. Theee vibratiira can ba obtatneil
frols ths faotsrYo
She vlbrator curront drasn shouLd bo fnon 15 to eO a,!p"'
orss at the start and, shoutd drop to Lees then 7 s.apereg
after ten'seconflBo If tho ouruent eose not go bslor
anpe",*;r-the buffsr conf,onger or tlt Porgr=trane* ] former should. bs changect" Th*s ehould. be d.ono by a
oomPot ont gervlg e nso*
gO CTIANGgSTIE $PRTNSS IN THS RgI',ST DO
gT'RE rHB UbIIT FIAS BSE}I ISS'T IN T$E OFF POSTTIO$ FOR Bg TrrERneuiiieB-rfrrng$ Mruurgg, Removathe unlt fro$
the caso as p"roi-ougly d.lrected." TAke s&solL lnsul'a- .to short ths htgh vsltags teo sore' drrvor **a i,re ri RemoTO ehEeeleo tho to oondengor large of the termrnaJ" be oan 'tbe relaY The ths vlbratoFe inA tubo rootlfler Fros renovsdo a3e ltena theae Jt"" reachsg rsadlly
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*5 I'AINT$IANCE
grL{ttGETIIE SPRII,IGSI}il T}IE RETAY ( oontlnued,) Do T0
your synohronlzetlon experlonoo yCIuhsvE d,eternlned
whether you need. a weaker or etrongen oprlng" Lay
thls opnlng noar you so J.t ls nead,lly EvatLablgo
Obtaln a enaLJ"pleoe of wood or othor Lneulatlng
nsterlaS. about ths slze of, a lea0 penol[. Use thle
to hold" ths top ass enbly of tho reLay Ln plaoe shlls
nanov3.ngthe opnlng" fflth & ps,lr of l"ong nCIsopLleren
gently unhook the eprlng fron elther end, euppont
d.estred. tey thLe enrlng asLAe" Plch, up the nes
sprlng and. lnstall lt wlth the pltors, by hoohl"n6 lt
over the sarne eupporte fronn whloh the other spr f!S_
was removed.o l,TIgImUf TURNINGTHE UNIT O!$OR INSTAJ,- ',arEng tINO THE PARgs TIIAT RffiOVED, plug ln the bulb
adapten cabl"s, Pl.ug the other end. lnto the fLaehgun"
Preie the fl,aetrgrrn ewltch a fow t$,moe to be surs that
the reLay ls operatlng properly, Ite actlon ehould.
be enooth and. tfre rel"ay should, open and. oLogE 8o tJrat
tb.o center contact reetl on the top and. botton con-
taote rogpectlve1y" I$ NOTBENDf$E TOP On BOffOM
CO$TAGT$Or THS RITAU IN AllY Wgg sINCg TIIIS i{Ilrt
nE-SyNCHRONIZSfHE UNIT COt'fiptETSLy" ,tfter you arg
suro the rel"ay te operatlng correotly, relnetaLL the
nectifter anA vlbnatofo Relnstal1 the unlt ln the
case" So ihrough the eynehronl.zatlon prooed,urs aB
lngtnuct ed.o
RtrTI$'TER TUBS
Tho recttffer tubg ls rep!.aceable ln ths ssms nannor
as a vlbratono lfionely puff lt out of lts sochet ancl
plug ln a new onen The-ractlf$en tube nuat be an
exadt noplacomEnt to tneure proper operatlon*
I'I/[IN CONDENSERnEPI.,AC&tEltT
ALIOW TO $fAND tr'ORIIIFTEEN IUINUfE$" Romtr o tho 9n1't
fron tha oe8o, Shont the nal.n cond,enoor tornlnalr &B
outLlned under ths eprlng ropLaoemont sgotlon'
Removothe four sonewb,- al,eo- tlq, p-anol acr€es, ^twg on
each e1d.eto the unlt, that hol.d ltte eub.ohEsglg ln
pface, ny uelng s hot eoJ.cl,erlng1ro*& uirsolcLen tho
termlnal 6oara fro,q the cond.engaru Thsn, bf Llftlng
the rear of the conclonsgr htgh enough to blsar thB
rra1tr" iia"ee *t tn; Uodton oi th9. ohaesla, the -o1{ _ condgnger nay ho nemovad.o Inetal3. the ngw oond,ensort
being cgrtal;t that you ane 1neta13-tng lt wlth ths
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