Re: Circuit Info for Kodak Disposable Flash Cameras w/ LED Ready Light?

On 29 Jan 2006 14:20:52 -0800 in sci.electronics.basics, "Ike"
<ikenewton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote,
>On my last camera harvest, the majority of the 100+ cameras I got were
>these Kodak units with the LED.
>Does anyone know of a page that describes these circuits?

Why don't you trace it out, draw it up, and post it for the rest of
us (on alt.binaries.schematics.electronics.)

>What I'm after is the voltage of the trigger switch that connects
>through the shutter mechanism. I want to determine the voltage that
>goes through this switch, but I'm worried about blowing out my DVM
>(600V/400ma max). Ultimately I want to control the flash circuit with

I doubt it is over 600V, probably around half that. What is the
voltage rating printed on the big capacitor? It won't be greater
than that.


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