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dmyhand1957
Joined: 02 Feb 2008
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Location: Texas
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 Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:24 am Post subject: What is the purpose of the solenoid? |
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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 |
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RichS
Joined: 18 Oct 2001
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Location: South of Rochester, NY
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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.
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Les
Joined: 09 May 2001
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Location: Detroit, MI
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1. If the lens doesn't have any flash connections, then it synchronizes the shutter with the flash bulb (no electronic synchronization possible)
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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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