Re: WARNING: JTL Monolights are DANGEROUS!

Sounds about right!!! RSD99, 70-80 volts on a floating neutral....easy
way to check your lights if your in the U.S. is to plug your lights
into a GFI outlet in the kitchen or bathroom, if it trips the breaker
then you have problem with the lights
            Rick

"RSD99" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Sounds very much like someone used a three-wire to two wire AC adapter ... and left 
> the
> ground wire on the strobe floating ... ?
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> "John Steven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > FYI: I recently discovered the hard way that the three JTL monolights
> > (Versalight series, 300 and 800) I owned are ELECTRICAL HAZARDS.
> > CAUTION: you may get shocked quite severely if you use these lights. I
> > found this out by getting a good shock when doing a portrait session
> > in a studio with a concrete floor. I was wearing shorts and knelt down
> > to get a better angle on the subject and as soon as my knee touched
> > the floor, I felt a strong electrical current run through my arms via
> > the camera. I measured 85 volts AC between the sync cable outer
> > connector and earth ground. THIS IS NOT NORMAL!! I tried contacting
> > the JTL company twice but did not receive a response. The same problem
> > was exhibited by all three lights, so I don't think it's an individual
> > defect. Instead, it seems to be a design flaw.
> >
> > Yes, you might say I was an idiot for wearing shorts and shooting
> > portraits in a room with a concrete floor, etc. I agree, and I'll not
> > do that again. However, I recently took delivery of some new
> > monolights (from Calumet) and they do not exhibit this voltage
> > problem.
> >
> > -John