I have a Metz Mecablitc 45 CT1 Flash Gun. I have not used it for some time. it now refuses to charge. Do you know of a service centre I could send it to
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When I rebuild my Metz 45 CT4, they were nickel cadmium batteries in AA size. Buy AA size Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in the highest milliamp hour you can buy. Sanyo Eneloop are the best on the market. You need the type with solder tags on them. They have to be arrange in a certain way. Diagram here
I have a circuit diagram for the 45CT-5 and the flash unit as well. The voltage is 360V DC, which goes straight across the flash tube. The top pin is positive, when the notch in the socket is on the right hand side, i.e. towards the back of the flash.
I'm also looking for a circuit diagram for a 45CL-4, if you know anyone who has one.
I believe the Metz does not have a hotshoe, does it?
You should be able to buy a hotshoe adapter with a pc socket and direct the Metz PC cord to the hotshoe adapter. These are very common peices and can be purchased in most any camera store.
The trigger voltage of Metz 45-CT1 Ser No above 534 000 are under7V, that is absolutely safe. But below this Ser No that can be anywhere around 200. This not necessarily means the flash will damage the camera, but consult the user's manual. If you were intended to ask how to connect the flash to the K20 D, then you can use a hotshoe-to-PC adapter.
I had that same problem also, but mines was temporarly. Ik think the condensor inside the Metz has to regeneratie (recover) itself by using with a full charged fresh batteries. The high freq. sound is normal. (although not to loud) after a 5 MINUTES the orange bulb should light up. How more u used how better the start-up time. My old Metz start-up time was around 40 sec. and now ot is within 7 sec.
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