Reviving Sunpak hammerhead flash for easy light weight strobe on location shoots with pocket wizard

i have a bunch of sunpak 5xx hammerhead flashes that i almost throw them away. here is how i end up making them useful again for location shooting without portable batteries and the pricey strobes. you should be able to get these flashes for $20 or less on ebay or craigslist

[@MrCoconutcat]

I have 2 of these and I need adapters im glad those are working for you

[@angelisone]

What adapters are you about?

[@eliasdiy2972]

I have two of those

[@angelisone]

These flashes as well as the Quantum QFlashes, Metz & Vivitar 283/285/285HV flashes are from ATG.
They are actually better than many today TTL flashes.

[@chuckarelei]

yep, my 522 has to be close to 30 years old. it still popping and flashing fine with no problem.

[@angelisone]

@@chuckarelei ATG last models were the 555 and 622. The 622 wasn't a good seller to female photographers due to the weight of the 4 C batteries. We use the 622 & QFlash (ATG) with ATG IR & UV filters on these lights
The Sunpak 622 Pro Complete Set [with ATG (IR & UV) heads] are rare & sold most to armed services & laws.
Once in a awhile you need to fire the flash in 1/1 power to refresh/wake up the capacitor.

[@chuckarelei]

@@angelisone i had a 622 and sold it. it was too big and clunky. plus it wasn't interchangeable handle with my four 5xx.

[@joeblack7660]

Do you still have any sunk 544's.?

[@joeblack7660]

that is sunpak 544's

[@chuckarelei]

yep, i have 4 of these hammerheads. 3 of them are 544's and 1 is 522.

[@joeblack7660]

@@chuckarelei Flash Zebra is a company that carries cords and adapters that keep these fine old flashes going .

[@chuckarelei]

@@joeblack7660 i'm good now. it does what i want it to do in an inexpensive way.