Strobe fiber optic cable options.....

[Paul Lenharr]

So, I'm working on building an adapter to work with my Canon housing for my G9 and the Sea&Sea YS-110A's. I was wondering if anyone knows if the connector on this adapter will fit into the sea&sea slave slot?

My plan is to put both velcro tabs in front of the flash and then cover them both with the one flash hider. Thanks in advance.

 

[Paul Lenharr]

Never mind guys and gals, I found this adapter that looks like it should work just fine! And much cheaper than the sea&sea

 

[Warmwater Wank]

Paul, did you buy that cable yet? If not I know this one works (a 6' Toslink cable from Newegg). Newegg.com - Rosewill RCW-H9001 6 ft. Toslink Optical Cable M-M - Audio Video Cables It's cheap (under $10.00), you can cut it in half and make 2 cables and the plug end fits the strobe, though if using the YS110 A w/ the diffuser you'll need to trim it a bit (quite soft & an easy trim).

Someone on SB gave a tip of winding the cable around a small dowell or pencil and heating w/ a hair dryer to have the cable coiled. I'm not much of a DIY type but I tried it and it all worked out fine--just finished 2 wks of "testing" on Bonaire on my YS110 A. Even if you did buy a cable already, this would make an excellent, cheap set of spares. Radio Shack sells the clear sticky-back "velcro" like stuff, that's cheap too. Huh, about the ONLY two cheap things in diving! // ww

 

[Paul Lenharr]

Yep, I bought 2 of them to accommodate my 2 YS-110A's. They work great. I will be buying your suggestion tomorrow to have backups for my trip to Bonaire in October. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Jrock1062]

here is how I connected my cable and it works well

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn284/jrock1062/002-1.jpg


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