RS 426 and Owl PF refresh

[crazy canuck]

I've got my camera wired and box ready to build the rest of the camera.

I've been asking alot of questions as I am new to this.

I just read Pyromedic's post about refresh for the Owl. In the home brew intructions I never saw this and thought it was only for digital cameras. The schematic does not show a refresh timer.

Am I missing something ?

Crazy Canuck

 

[zig]

you do not need a refresh for the Canon Owl. The refresh keeps the camera awake if it turns itself off after a certain period of time. The Owl does'nt go to sleep so you do not need the refresh.

 

[crazy canuck]

Thanks for the reply. That's what I understood about the Owl PF too!

What are they talking about in that previous post? Any ideas?

Crazy Canuck

 

[Tinhorn]

The Owl PF don't "Have" to have it but without it, there may be a long delay b-4 the cam can take a pix (I had one that went 7 seconds) after being in the woods overnight or a few days. The refresh (1/4 sec every 7 minutes) keeps the Owl awake so it only takes a second or so for the cam to snap a pix

I'm pretty sure this is mentioned in the Random Thoughts post in the Archived section, you might want to read that for more info on the cams.

Tinhorn