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MOUNTING AND CONNECTING A FLASH UNIT
A wide range of perfected strobearms are available for the combination of a SUBAL CD7 housing with
SUBAL flash housings and strobes of many manufacturers.
The arms are fastened by pushing them onto an adapter plate on the upper part of the housing. The
swivel arm is secured by screwing the footscrew into the center indentation of the adapter plate. For
„handheld„ flash operation (point shooting), the screw needs only to be unscrewed a little and the flash
unit removed uneffortlessly and quickly and can be freely guided.
For other flash arms (eg. Nikonos, Sea & Sea etc.) adapters are available which allow the mounting of
the corresponding swivel arms by use of trays (please see accessories).
When inserting the flash unit plug, please take care:
The socket must be free of dirt, sand and moisture. The plug O-ring, too, has to be checked carefully
for cleanliness and should be lightly greased. Note the position of the index nose and groove and
push the plug into the socket without using force, to avoid damage to the contact pins. The plug
should be pushed in a few millimeters into the socket by hand and only then the knurled screw
screwed into the socket and slightly tightened.
In order to guarantee proper flash control, the contacts should be carefully protected from oxidation.
When removing the flash unit from the camera housing, proceed as follows:
While removing the knurled screw, hold the equipment in such a way that the socket and plug point
downwards. This allows the water which is in front of the O-ring to drip off. Then pull the plug out
slowly, so that the suction effect is as light as possible and no water gets into the contacts. If water
has penetrated, it has to be removed by blowing it out and drying. Contact preparations (sprays) are
recommended from time to time.
SUBAL TTL-cables have a triple sealed, Nikonos-compatible plug, which prevents water penetrating
into the thread of the socket.
WARNING!
The socket is not waterproof with the plug removed.
The red blanking plug must be screwed into the socket(s) if the housing is used without flash
unit(s).
