Ikelite DS-160 Strobes Issues

Hy everybody,

I'm trying to cope with a real problem concerning my two Ikelite strobes...

I am currently using two Ikelite DS-160 Strobes on my Canon EOS 400D. I do not have an Ikelite housing, but I have a TTL Converter in my housing and I use my Ikelite Strobes with the Ikelite to Nikonos TTL Sync cord (red banded 4104.6).

My TTL Converter can also be set on “manual”, meening that the strobe will be operated exclusively with manual settings on the strobe itself.

My question is if I can continue to use the 4104.6 TTL cord even in the manual mode or if I need to switch to the non TTL version of the sync cord (blue banded 4104.31) ? Because I currently have the problem that with the 4104.6 sync cords used in manual mode, there are many dropouts of the strobes and sometimes they won’t fire at all…

I hope that maybe someone already had this issue and I'll be grateful for every kind of help I could get ;-)

Many thanks in advance,

Steve

Hi, i Think I've been living a similar problem for months and since I bought the Ikelite-to-Nikonos N5 non-TTL Dual Sync Cord, I use a ds160 and ds51 and I've been living the nightmare of Dropouts!!

I believe found the solution in manual of your sync cord not in mine. I took this from the manual of the 4101.62 "This design may exhibit intermittency with some more traditional Nikonos-style bulkheads. Two gold plated pins have been provided to eliminate this intermittency. These pins should only be used in conjunction with bulkheads featuring two spring-loaded contacts." http://www.ikelite.com/accessories/4104.62-dual-sync-cord.html. I hope it can help !!!