Strobe question - science experiment

billforbush

Member
Jun 10, 2010
313
Northern Michigan
Has anyone tried to feed one strobe tube with two power supply outlets? My thought is if the power supply puts out 15W per outlet (i.e., UPS690), and the strobe tube can handle 30+ watts, what would happen if we used two simultaneous outlets to the same tube - would it flash more brightly or burn up the tube or supply? Thanks much


Bill:confused:
 

twodogs603

Member
Sep 7, 2011
1,196
Norfolk,VA
I worked on an ambulance long time ago that had a single clear strobe wired to a UPS52C power supply. The strobe cable was plugged into one outlet, and just the trigger wire from the 2nd outlet was somehow connected to the strobe tube, I just cant remember how. So it made the strobe constantly flash.
 

billforbush

Member
Jun 10, 2010
313
Northern Michigan
Thanks. Appreciate your reply. I was thinking of hooking one head to two outlets that fire at the same time for double intensity, but I don't know how/if that would work. Before I just try it and blow something up, thought I'd put it out there. Someone on ELB must have thought of this and proved or disproved it.


Take care


Bill
 

Shawn L

Member
May 21, 2010
2,477
Corbett, Oregon
most of the older power supplies were Unregulated , so they would divide the smount of power between the amount of heads that were plugged in, so if your p/s is unregulated it would already be giving max wattage to the 1 head, try hooking up 2 heads and then unplug on and see if the other gets brighter.
 

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