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| What is the purpose of the solenoid? | |
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| dmyhand1957 Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 5 |  Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:24 am Post subject: What is the purpose of the solenoid?Hi: I just bought a really nice Crown Graphic on eBay that had a couple of rollfilm backs. Everything works very nicely. I have a question. What is the purpose of the solenoid attached to the shutter? Thanks, Dennis |
| RichS Joined: 18 Oct 2001 Posts: 1468 | Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:32 am With the flash bulb handle attached and the proper cables, you can push the button on the flash and the solenoid fires (and syncs) the shutter. It was a great idea at the time and still useful for an electric release, or syncing with bulbs. |
| Les Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 2682 | Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:40 am 1. If the lens doesn't have any flash connections, then it synchronizes the shutter with the flash bulb (no electronic synchronization possible) or 2. If there is a sync connection on the lens then it's an easy way to trip the shutter from the battery case of the flash gun. |
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