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SUN-LITE Pro / II User manual
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INSTRUCTION
ffIANUAL
SUN-LITE PRO
SUN-IITE PRESS
ETECTRONIC FLASH
EGIUIPMENT
AIMES
HERSHEY P.O. 8or 73, tockport, lll,View original page 2Page 3 · Read text
INSTRUCTION
MANUAT
SUN.LITE PRO
SUN.IITE PRESS
ELECTRONIC FLASH
EGIUIPTIENT
AIMES www.butkus.us
HERSHEY ELEcrRoNrcsView original page 3Page 4 · Read text
introd uction The Hershey SUN-LITE line is characterizedby cotnpactness and Iight weight. Flash heads are available in quick release handle or shoe mounting type each with fixed or variable beam the latter adjustable from a 40o to 70o beam angle. The PRO power pack utilizes either C-cell or D-ceII nickel cadmium batteries and is equipped with a rechargeable battery circuit. The PRESS power pack is smaller and lighter and operates on one bigh voltage bat- tery which is not rechargeable. The PRO pack has a fuII, three- quarter, half andquarterpower switch, the PRESS packa quarter, half.and full power switch. Properly used they will give you years of service with consistent professional results on either A. C. and/or battery power. Be- cause their flash duration is only L/700 of'a second (1/1000 second on half power) the SUN-LITE stops all ordinary motion and elim- inates "camera tremble" so aII your pictures wiII be sharp and clear. AII component parts are carefullyselected and individuallytested. Workmanship is of the highest quality. Every Hershey unit must pass the strictest quality standards and is UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED for one year except for battery leakage and tube breakage.View original page 4
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lo uic your HERSHEY SUN-LITE
The quick release handle flash head is equipped with a standard
L-L/z" diameter handle whicb will fit all standard quick release
clamps on cameras. The bottom of tbe handlehas a L/4-20 screw
thread for attaching to a mounting bracket, a Hershey accessory.
Attacbthe flash head tothe mountingbracket with oneof the screws
provided for that purpose. Screw it down tightly so that it will not
move on the rubber pad. Next attach your camera to the mounting
bracket with the other screw as shown in the illustration below.
(Special mounting brackets to fit accessory clips are available
through your dealer. ) Care should be takento make sure the flash
head is linedup with your camera lenstoeliminate unevenlighting
of the subject.
The shoe mounting flash head has a standard shoe attacbed to the
bottom of the flash head in place of the handle. Simply place the
shoe in the clip on your camera and slide it into the clip as far as
possible.
After your flash head is mounted, plug the flash head cord into the
socket in the power pack.
Plug the shutter cord into the socket provided on the back of the
flash head. You will note the plug is polarized so it fits in the
socket only one way which insures correct polarity of the connec-
tion to you,r camera. On some cameras having two pins or two
holes that connect to the fitting on
the shutter cord the connection can ^ be reversed, thereby improperly
polarizing your unit. In this case
theunit willnot fire andyou canalso
get a mild electrical "tingle" by
touching the camera and the unit.
This tiny electrical shock may
startle you if you do not expect it
but the current is so infinitesimal
it cannot do youor the delicate con-
tacts in your camera shutter any
possible barm. To remedy this
condition simply reverse the shutter
cord connection at the camera and
then your unit will be properly po-
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The Hershey sUN-LITE will synchronize with any camera having
al x setting on its shutter or any camera that has provisions foi
electronic flash, in which case the camera manufactuier's instruc-
tion manual should be consulted to determine whether special shut_
ter speeds are required, particularly in the caseof caheras hav_
ing focal plane shutters. If your camera is not synchroniaed for
electronic flash, your dealer can arrange to have synchronization l
installed, usually for a moderate sum. I
j
Powcr pockr
PRO power pock
AII new battery units should be first flasheda number of times on
alternating current. place the slide switch at the oFF position.
Insert the femaleplug of the A. c. Iine cord into the receptacle in
the end of the power pack, the other end is plugged into any or-
dinary 115 volt alternating current ouilet. Movelue slide switch
to the A. c. -cHG position. wait until the flash head ready light
comes on then fire the unit by pressingthe triggering push-button
on the flash head. This should be repeated five or six times to
form the condensers so you win realize the most from your bat-
teries. If you take indoor pictures you need not use the batter-ies, simply operate the unit on A. C.
For battery operation disconnect the A. c. line cord after firing
the unita few timesand place the slide switch in theBAT position]
which indicates the unit is ready for battery operation. when tak-
ing pictures, always make sure the ready light is on which indi-
cates your unit is charged and ready to give you full light output.
PRESS power pock
The battery in the power pack is a high voltage (bl0 volts) _pRESSEveready #497. Note on a fresh battery the electrical terminals
or contacts have a cellophane tape covering them, which should
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be removed. To put the battery in your power pack it is neces-
sary to remove the top aluminum plate from the pack. This is
done by removing the two screws holding this cover in place. Be
sure the terminal end of the battery is placed in your pack ter-
minal-end down. It is also important that the battery be put in so
that the contacts are orientated properly to make contact with the 'i il|lspring contacts in the pack.
The two screws holding the top aluminum plate can then be re- .l
placed. This plate will give the battery the necessary pressure
to make good contact.
The switch should always be moved to the OFF position after the
shooting is completed to conserve battery life.
When the unit is not in use it is better to leave the battery in the
pack. Of course, this is not recommended if the unit is not going to
be used for long periods of time. Most batteries of this type have
a given electrical life and a maximum so-called shelf life. The
strltt life is usually a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of. 24
months. This life is dependent upon storing temperature and
humidity and how heavy the battery is drained at one time, The
photographer who uses his equipment very heavily should caryy a
spare battery. At any heavy shooting session it is best to change
batterl.es half waythru thesession. The reason forthisis the total
life of both batteries will be extended if they are not drained too
heavily at one time.
ro ki ng picturer
If you have a camera with a between-the-lens shutter, use a shutter
speed ot L/LO0th. If youhave a camera with a focalplane shutter,
consult the camera manufacturer's instruction manual for the pro-
per shutter speed for use with electronic flash. To determine the
p"ope" f. stop for use at various distances you use what is called
lbel'guide number" procedure. Each film has its own guide num-
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bers. To obtain the f. setting, simply divide the distance in feet
into the guide number for your film.
Thus, if you use Kodachrome and are 10' away from the subject,
divide 10 into the guide number for kodachrome which ranges be-
tween 45 and 55 and you come up with f. 4 or f. 5. The Iower guide
number should be used where there is little reflectivity of subject
and background andthe higher guide numberonly under conditions
giving higher reflectivity or bounce light. Thus in a dark-colored
roomyou woulduse f.4 and ina light-coloreil roomwherethe sub-
ject is near a wall you would use f. 5. Guide numbers lower as the
subject moves out into the center of a room (rather than against a
wall)as in this case you do not get the fullbenefit of the light because
oflack ofreflectivity. If youtake afewtest shots, keepinga record
of the f. setting and distance, you can establish your own guide num-
bers that giveyou thetype pictureyou prefer andfrom then on you
can take pictures knowing the result will be consistent.
:The SUN-LITE PRO power pack is provided with a power switch
giving you a choice of quarter, haU, three-quarter or full power.
These designationsare adjacent to the coloredpush-buttons of the
power switch. The PRESS power is the same with the exception
the power switch has an OFF position, quarter, half and full
power. Both power packs with full power put out too much light
for most of the faster films even at the smallest camera aperture,
particularly at distances less then ten feet. When using the power
packs at reducedpower positions, the units will recharge in propor-
tionately less time, also the flash duration will be proportionately
less. In otber words at half power, the unitwill recharge in about
half the time and the flash duration wiII be approximately I/LOO}
second.
Since many of the black and white films and color films are used
at otherthan the manufacfurersrecommended ASA speedand as it
is also impossible to keep a listing on all types of films, we are
listing below the guide numbers to be used with various ASA film
speeds. These guide numbers are only listed as a starting point
sincethere will be quiteavariationcausedby bouncelight off walls
and ceilings. Also some speed variations will be noted on some
films and developers due to reciprocity failure of the films due to
short duration of the flash. This lowering of the guide number can
usually be compensated for increased development.
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GUIDE NUMBERS FOR VARIOUS FILM SPEEDS, sso gpAlt
ASA FUII 314 rl2 Ll4
Film Speed Power Power Power Power
10 50- 60 40- 50 30- 40 20- 30
25 95- 1 05 85- 95 75- 85 65- 75
32 105-115 95- 1 05 85- 95 75- 95
50 125- 135 1 15-125 105-115 95-115
64 155-,165 145- 1 55 90-110 B0- 90
BO 165-175 , 155-165 120-130 110-120
100 170-180 160-170 130-140 120-130
t25 2ro-220 200-210 150-160 140- 1 50
160 240-250 230-240 160-1?0 150-160
200 2BO-290 270-2BO 170-180 160-170
320 370-380 360-370 250-260 240-250
400 400-4 10 390-400 280-290 270-280
NOTE: Open up 1 stop for 'rWide Angle" on Vara Beam Heads;
CIose down 1/2 stop for 'rTelephoto" on Vara Beam Heads;
Open up 1-1/2 stops for Bare Tube Flash Heads.
beom onglc
Both the quick release handle and shoe mounting flash heads are
available with either fixed or variable beam.
The fixed beam flash head has a bearn angle of 55 o and cannot be
changed.
The variable beam flash head has an adjustment which wiII change
the beam angle from a minimum of appro:rimately 40' to a maxi-
mum of 70". It must be noted that as the angle of the beam is in-
creasedthe light intensity wiII decrease rapidlyas maximum angle
is approached. Test shots should be taken at various beam angles
to establish guide numbers for these angles. Recycling and flash
duration is not changed when the beam angle is changed.
replocing bottcries in thc PRO power pock ____*
The PRO power pa.ck is designed to utilize either Nicad C-cells
or D-cells. The battery case has provisions for 5 cells of either
type. To install new batteries, open the top of the power pack,
unsnap the connection strap and remove the battery case by slid-
ing it upward and out. The two halves of the battery case are
separated by pulling one half over the projections molded in the
other half. Remove the old batteries and replace with new ones.
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Remove one half over the projections molded in the other half .
the old batteries and replace with new ones.
CAUTION
Note that one battery has the positive up' the next battery has the
positive down, the next has the positive up and so on. The side of
lhe battery case is stamped in white on each battery compartment
with an arrow and plus sign pointing in the direction which the
positive end of the battery should take.
Pressthe two halves of the battery casetogetheruntil theysnap on
both ends. Insert the battery casein the powerpack, snap on con-
nection strap noting it can be connected only one way to insure proper
current polarity. Close cover.
The battery case is designed for D-cells. Since C -cells are smaller,
adapters are supplied for C -cell operation. Instructions are includ -
ed in the C-cell kit for their installation'
As previously noted, always make sure your ready light is on as
this indicates your batteries are charging the unit properly. If the
ready light does not come on, the batteries should be charged on
the unit operated on A. C.
opcroting dcto
Flashes Recycle Recycle
Per Charge Time Time
FUII Seconds Seconds
Battery-PRO Pack Power Fu)l Power l/2 Power
Nicad D-cells 400 5 3-L/2
Nicad C -ceIls 190 5 3-r/2!
A. C. 5 4
Battery-PRESS 1 000 4 2
Pack No. 497
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rcchorging botteries in PRO powcr pock It is recommendedthat as soon as it takes l0seconds forthe ready light to come on that the batteries be recharged. Nickel cadmium C -cells should be charged f or a minim.um of 13 hours and nickel cadmium D-cells a minimum of 15 hours. No harm wil.I result if they are charged for a longer period. Nickel cadmium batteries may be charged an indefinite number of times. Battery charging is accomplished by connecting the A. C. Iine cord to the power pack and a source of A.C. household current. Move the slide switch to A. C. -CHG position. Althoughthe batteries may not need recharging, it is still recommended that the condensers be reformed on A. C. if the unit has not been used f or a number of days. A.C. supply for PRESS power pock There is available a battery eliminator for the PRESS power pack, supplied as an accessory. It is designated as the 100-A A.C. Supply. This supply is the same size and shape as the battery in the PRESS power pack. The 100-A Supply canbe used inemergencies where household cur- rentis available. It is also recommended forthe photographerwho wants to get the most out of his battery. When the power pack is not in use, the battery can be stored in a refrigerator to extend the batteryshelf life to 24 or even 36 months. If the batteryis not in the power pack the condensers tend to deform. To reform the condensers the 100-A Supply can be used. It is suggested that the push button switch on the power pack be on fuII power. The time required to reform the condensers is about one minute for every day the power pack has not been used.View original page 12
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concl usion
YourHershey unit is unconditionallyguaranteed for l year against
any defects of workmanship or material with exception of broken
tubes. Be sure yeg_lqglun the_gUgrgnlg_e card which comes with yggl_lnit. If it i" .rot o., fite you
Earranty. Minor difficulties o. "
your dealer. However, on repairs"a;"of any consequence the equip-
ment- should be sent direcily-lglhg_lactory. Equipment should be
carefully packed and insured against damage in-transit.
ACCESSORIES
1 0007 Bare Tube Flash Head $4e. e5 903 2 Sun Ring 39.95
9042 Quick Release - Fixed Beam Flash Head . .. 49. 95
9043 Shoe - Fixed Beam Flash Head 49. 95
9044 Quick Release - Vara Beam Flash Head. . . . 49. 95
904 5 Shoe - Vara Beam Flash Head 49. 95
9050 100A A/C Power Insert for press power supply 39.95
1001 3 Quick Release Grip for Shoe Head/Titt Head 9. 95
10014 Quick Release Grip with Shoe Head 7. 95
1001 5 Quick Release Grip with 1/4-20 Stud 5. 95
9061A Battery Case & b Nicad 'tD" Batteries - Pre-Wired 53' oo 'F;;;;,y"."*ory 90624 Battery Case Ni;;;''iii,'e.it;;i;;; ' Pre-Wired&; 34. 50
MULTIPLE HOOK UP ACCESSORIES
9065 Sun-Lite "Y" Cord (2 head operation) .. ..... $10.00
10016 Sun-Lite 4-outlet Junction Box . 24.75
9094 Sun-Lite 10r Extension Cord 7. 95
9094A Sun-Lite 20r Extension Cord 10.95
10032 PC, to double PC shutter ouilets 1. 95
10033 PC, to triple PC shutter outlets 3. 95
1 0034 Sun-Lite PC, to PC Extension Cord 3r ... 2.50
10035 Sun-Lite PC, to pC Extension Cord gr ... 3.50
10036 Sun-Lite PC, to PC Extension Cord 16r .. 5. 75
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