S40 Build with a Vivitar 3700 Slave - Foodplot Cam

[FIREMANJIM]

I have been testing a new Slave Flash control board. Well here is the prototype build I done for the testing. I used the biggest slave flash made. A Vivitar 3700 Slave Flash. This thing is getting 70' of USABLE FLASH DISTANCE!!!! This thing will be awesome on a foodplot!!! I used a Sony S40 camera for crystal clear pics. It has 4 C Cells powering the Slave and Slave control board. 2 C Cells for camera's external power. I used Snapshot Snipers new SSII board. It is super small and the single battery that runs it will last over a year. It has adjustable sensitivity and I am getting 70' of distance on the sensor when turned up on high. Well I just thought I would share this build with you guys. Jim

 

[Andy S.]

Nice one Jim. I really like your creativeness when it comes to home brews, keep them coming.

 

[FIREMANJIM]

The flash on this thing is awesome!! It will burn the woods down!!! Test pics coming shortly.....

 

[jmb4wd]

Nice one Jim. I really like your creativeness when it comes to home brews, keep them coming.

I agree!! It is nice to see the work of someone so talented at something, and willing to try new stuff for customers and future ones!!

 

[tickweed]

Nice

 

[FIREMANJIM]

Here is some test pics taken with the unit. Tree is 52' and fence is 62'...no commercial cam can touch this thing!!!!

 

[Andy S.]

WOW, that flash is some kind of bright. That would be an awesome food plot or soybean field cam for sure. Thanks for posting the pics Jim.

 

[basset]

Maybe a diffuser in front of the flash head to tone down that hot spot and give you a more even light... or a wireless slave off to one side to lighten up the far distance? Would hate to see one deer close to the camera get blown out and darken the background.

 

[spitndrum]

 

[Beekeeper]

 

[JohnnyBond]

 

[bigbassmann]

Nice build Jim. Looks like my slave controller board is working pretty good with that 3700. I need to get busy on the A503 IR build that's waiting on me so I can put one of my slave boards to use with a 3700.

 

[jw0312]

I was wondering what that flash was I saw all the way over in Memphis.

 

[BSK]

Well, with that powerful of a flash, at least you will have a lot of totally blind deer walking around come hunting season!

I can smell my retinas cooking just looking at those pictures!

 

[DntBrnDPig]

That is impressive!