FO cable rubber bushings

I recently got a camera (Olympus OM-D E-M10) and a Meikon housing for it.

I just got two used Inon Z240 Type 3 strobes. The strobes came with FO cables. The end that screws onto the strobe is fine. The other end is bare.

I tested the strobes by opening the camera's built-in flash (on land, with no housing) and holding the FO cable up to it, pointing the end of the cable into the flash, and snapping a pic. Both strobes fired when I tested them each this way.

After some searching and reading, I gather that I need rubber bushings. The end of the cable inserts into a hole and then the bushing plugs into the hold on my housing.

My housing has 2 holes for FO cables.

All the bushings I have seen have 2 holes in the bushing.

Should I order 2 bushings, so I won't have any light coming out of the second hole in my housing?

Should I put 1 cable in each bushing and leave one hole in each bushing empty?

Or, should I put both cables in one bushing and just use a second bushing as a plug for that hole in the housing?

Or should I just get one bushing and leave the other hole open?

Sorry for my newbishness!

What I'm thinking I would do is order one of the 90 degree bushings and put both cables in that . That seems like it would make for nicer cable routing, as the holes in my housing are right above the lens and point forward.

And also order 2 of the regular 2-hole bushings. Put one in the other housing hole, as a plug, and have the other one handy as a spare.

1 x http://reefphoto.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7892

and

2 x http://reefphoto.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=135_68_48&products_id=3932

Make sense or should I do something different?

Thanks!

Hi Stuart

I have a similar situation with my Inons and a Subal housing.

I've found it makes no difference whether I use one or two bushings; nor whether I put one FO cable into both holes in one bushing; or use one FO cable in each bushing.

Most of the time I just use one bushing and keep one as a spare.

Cool. Thanks, Tim!

I think I will go with the plan I mentioned, then. The regular bushings are only $3, so I can afford a couple of spares. :-) Having one in the housing just as a plug means I'll always have a ready spare right there, if I somehow lose or break the 90 degree one.

Sounds a good call, Stuart.

You may want to look at the Xit 404 FO Cable connector:

http://www.xit404.com/collections/fiber-mounts/products/fiber-optic-connector-inon-to-sea-sea-kit

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You may want to look at the Xit 404 FO Cable connector:

 

http://www.xit404.com/collections/fiber-mounts/products/fiber-optic-connector-inon-to-sea-sea-kit

 

 

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Thanks. That is more than twice as much money as the Inon right angle adapter from Reef Photo. It doesn't look like it does anything more than what the Inon adapter does. Am I missing something?

Reusable and field serviceable. I don't have experience with the Inon specific one, but used this particular one successfully with a Nauticam housing that I had several years ago.

Just another option if the Inon didn't do what you wanted it to do.

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Get the two hole straight busing ($3) or so.

Don't need the right angle.

Bill