FPapp Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Hello, Can anyone identify what type of connector this flash sync cord has? Male PC on one end to ??? on the other. I'd like to get a replacement or two, it's for an old Beseler/Toshiba flash. Can't seem to find one like it anywhere. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Naka Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Well that is one way to not stick it in an AC outlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_endo Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I could swear I've seen or actually have one of these. I think it's for my vintage Toshiba hot shoe mounted flash bulb flash. The flat blade has the wedge shape because as you insert the cord into the flash unit it retracts the hot shoe connection. I believe the contact needs to be retracted or the solid, non-hot shoe will short and fire the flash. I wish I could find my box of camera "stuff" to be sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_endo Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I could swear I've seen or actually have one of these. I think it's for my vintage Toshiba hot shoe mounted flash bulb flash. The flat blade has the wedge shape because as you insert the cord into the flash unit it retracts the hot shoe connection. I believe the contact needs to be retracted or the solid, non-hot shoe will short and fire the flash. I wish I could find my box of camera "stuff" to be sure... After giving it some more thought, it was NOT a flash bulb flash. It was an electronic flash. I think I had to throw away the flash after leaking batteries ruined it. I may still have the cord... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_endo Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 FYI Just did a quick ebay search on "toshiba camera flash". Found a bunch of flash units with that connector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 The first portable electronic flash I owned from new was a Toshiba ES-36 and it had that connector. Also, much later, a smaller Toshiba Hotshoe speedlight I bought had the same fitting. So I think it's a proprietary flash plug/socket invented by Toshiba, who pulled out of the photo-accessory market many years ago. Two options as I see it: 1. Shop around for cheap/broken Toshiba flashes that come with a P-C cable. 2. Replace the socket in the flash with something more universal - after leaving it switched off for a couple of days to discharge. Safety first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I don't see it here, but maybe it will help someone down the road: Modern Photography 1955-04 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPapp Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) FYI Just did a quick ebay search on "toshiba camera flash". Found a bunch of flash units with that connector. Thank everyone for all the replies. As Steven said, a quick search on eBay yielded a lot of results. I might just have to buy an extra flash just to get the cord. By the way, those Beseler/Toshiba 925A flashes are nice little units! Edited June 24, 2022 by FPapp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 I don't see it here, but maybe it will help someone down the road: [ATTACH=full]1431411[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1431412[/ATTACH] Modern Photography 1955-04 [ATTACH=full]1431413[/ATTACH] Ahh, there's nothing like standardisation... . and that's certainly nothing like standardisation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 I once read that in their early days, Irish railways were built to different gauges of 4 feet 8 and a half inches, 5 feet 6 inches, and 6 feet. When the time came they standardised the gauge at 5 feet 3 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 In the American War of the Rebellion (AKA Civil War) very many of the railway gauges were completely different in the South. Huge difficulties in moving troops from Virginia to Tennessee, for example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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