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We have a 3 way PC splitter, but for 4 lights I have a diagram i can send you for Radio Shack parts. Let me know if you would like it and i can send it to the email used to register for the forum. Essentially, it is three two way splitters, a standard sync cord, and three mono to mono cables (be sure they are not attenuating cables). Let me know if you would like it.

TS

No, you cannot chain them together via the RJ-11 jack

Technical Support wrote:

No, you cannot chain them together via the RJ-11 jack

Are you sure about that?

Page 6 of this document talks about using a telephone splitter to control multiple:
http://www.paulcbuff.com/manuals/LG4XManual.pdf

Or did you mean running an RJ-11 from one strobe to another strobe? If so, then yes I agree that you can't do that :)

Author:	TonyT [ Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:43 pm ]
Post subject:	Wired Strobe Units
I know the Wired Remote (LG4X) is available, but I am wondering if there is a less expensive way to disable the slaves and wire all my Alien Bee units together. I currently have 4 (2 B400s and 2 B800s) and I plan on ordering 2 more this week. I noticed that the LG4X can control 4 lights. Since I will have 6, I guess I would need 2 of them. The reason why I don't want to spend the money is because 99% of the time, I am in my home studio and no one can ever set my strobes off. Next month however, some area photographers are getting together to have a group learning session and we are going to have about 5 sets of lights in the same conference room. I don't want mine going off every time someone else pops their lights. I can't justify all of the remote receivers that I would need or even the $100 for each LG4X. I have seen PC cord splitters. Is there an adapter or a splitter that could turn 1 wire into 6 and not short out the system or burn something out? For that one day, I could live with the wires. Or, can I get phone cord and wire my own box. I don't need to be able to control the light intensity remotely like the LG4X, just pop the flash and disable the slave. Anybody have a schematic for such a device? TonyT

Author:	Luap [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 3:41 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Wired Strobe Units
Check with customer service. I believe we have splitters. If you want to build something, just parallel four 1/8" plugs and feed them to one pc plug for the camera. That should fire all four of them.

Author:	Technical Support [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:21 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Wired Strobe Units
We have a 3 way PC splitter, but for 4 lights I have a diagram i can send you for Radio Shack parts. Let me know if you would like it and i can send it to the email used to register for the forum. Essentially, it is three two way splitters, a standard sync cord, and three mono to mono cables (be sure they are not attenuating cables). Let me know if you would like it. TS

Author:	TonyT [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:22 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Wired Strobe Units
Technical Support wrote: We have a 3 way PC splitter, but for 4 lights I have a diagram i can send you for Radio Shack parts. Let me know if you would like it and i can send it to the email used to register for the forum. Essentially, it is three two way splitters, a standard sync cord, and three mono to mono cables (be sure they are not attenuating cables). Let me know if you would like it. TS Yes. Please send me a diagram. I will order my lights and 2 splitters tomorrow and whatever cables I need that you guys sell. I was afraid of combining voltages. But maybe I could make my wireless receiver actually fire all the lights and use the transmitter on my camera like i do now. Thank you so much! TonyT.

Author:	Technical Support [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:41 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Wired Strobe Units
You should have an email soon TS

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Author:	TonyT [ Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:23 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Wired Strobe Units
I had difficulty finding the parts so I ordered the LG4X. The price would have been close to $50 anyway. Thanks for your help!

Author:	Dburkhead [ Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:17 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Wired Strobe Units
SO, is there a way to wire the strobes via the "remote" port? and still disable the slave?

Author:	Technical Support [ Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:30 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Wired Strobe Units
No, you cannot chain them together via the RJ-11 jack TS

Author:	HappyCamp [ Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:42 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Wired Strobe Units
Technical Support wrote: No, you cannot chain them together via the RJ-11 jack Are you sure about that? Page 6 of this document talks about using a telephone splitter to control multiple: http://www.paulcbuff.com/manuals/LG4XManual.pdf Or did you mean running an RJ-11 from one strobe to another strobe? If so, then yes I agree that you can't do that :)

Author:	Luap [ Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:09 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Wired Strobe Units
HappyCamp wrote: Technical Support wrote: No, you cannot chain them together via the RJ-11 jack Are you sure about that? Page 6 of this document talks about using a telephone splitter to control multiple: http://www.paulcbuff.com/manuals/LG4XManual.pdf Or did you mean running an RJ-11 from one strobe to another strobe? If so, then yes I agree that you can't do that :) If you do this, you must connect an LG4X to the telephone cords. This splits one LG4X channel to control multiple lights in parallel - same power. No LG4X = no work.

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