Vivitar 285HV Flash "285 manual" Questions

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...any manual available? The 285 was a fine flash but is not compatible with the newer TTL and exposure system in the digital cameras. Buy a new flash like the Promaster 7500EDF this is the 285 of

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...Manual. In 285 HV there is only one Power on/off switch. If that switch is on and batteries are new Alkaline (like duracell-no chepo )or fully charged and working rechargebles,and yet the ready light ...

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...285 hv flash and i dont have the instruction manual of that so i dont know if it is safe to be used with my canon 30 d digital camera, can somebody help me? Yes, insert 285's cord into PC of camera. ...

...285 Flash Owner's Manual Just got a Vivitar Thyristor 285 Flash and would like to download an owner's manual. I've been checking but do you know of any websites? Well give me a few days to look in my ...

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...285HV OR 285 FLASH WILL WORK ON MY NIKON D100 AND I HAVE A WEIN HSHSB.DO I NEED TO USE THAT TO AND WILL THE FLASH DESTOR MY CAMERA Yes, no problem. In Auto and Manual Modes, not TTL. ...

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...285 Service Manual Hi Sorry to bother, but you said you had the Service manual for the Vivitar 285/285HV. I burned a transistor in the unit, that reads 603 05G. I don't know what that means. Can you ...

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...285 flash. I do not have the manual. Since it uses 4 aa batteries, I am assuming it needs 6 Volts DC. I need to know what pin is the positive. (When looking at the flash right side up) Thanks a lot. ...

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285 that i used with my Canon F1 manual 35mm camera. Most older cameras before the advent of digital, had a hot shoe on top of the camera, or like in my case, the hot shoe went over the rewind knob. I

285 Thyristor with new batteries whines while re-charging (I believe that noise is normal). However, only the Red light glows. The Green does not come on. Now, it used to go back and forth between Red

285. What's the trick to doing this and how difficult to repair capacitor? Hello, You can't repair the capacitor, only replacement. Are you sure it's the capacitor or just guessing? If you know how to

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