pFranzen wrote:
One other thing to keep in mind:
Shortly after buying my first WL1600 I had it plugged in to an outlet in the same room (and on the same circuit) as my PC. My computer is plugged into an APC battery backup/surge protecter, which is plugged into the wall.
I was messing around with the flash, testing its recharge speed, popping off a couple dozen pictures, when my battery backup started beeping and flashing warning lights. I'm not sure exactly what happened to it, but it was acting up for a couple of hours after I stopped shooting in that room; when I did a power cycle on it it would power back up and immediately start switching rapidly back and forth from the battery to the wall power, start beeping, shut off suddenly, etc. I let it chill for a while and after a few hours it was back to normal.
Just a word of caution, I suppose. I wouldn't pop off too many flashes if you have sensitive electronics plugged into the same circuit.
[edit] This was in a well-constructed apartment building that was built 5 years ago.
Sounds like a flakey UPS.