Re: Looking for Hitachi PhotoFlash 330V 800uF

Thanks for all those links! Mailed 6 companies to get a quote for specs, price & shipping charges and I hope I'll have answers soon. I looked at ebay and the only 2 that fit my specs (apart from size) cost $21 upwards (shipping cost not included) so any info on alternatives is much appreciated

Re: Looking for Hitachi PhotoFlash 330V 800uF

I see. It's a shame that although these parts are still manufactured by Hitachi AIC, there is no retailer for small orders. I've sent mails to any capacitor & electronics retailer and the one you mentioned above is the only one that came close to what I'm looking for...

Anyway, contacted them and they said they'll look for something closer to 25mm or they'll send me the 3mm one. If anyone has any other link that sells Hitachi AIC caps pls post here. Thanks.

Re: Looking for Hitachi PhotoFlash 330V 800uF

Thanks! This is the closest I can get to what I'm looking for, although it's considerably wider in diameter (3mm vs 2.5), however as it's a flash I use indoors I could perhaps improvise some outer enclosure and put the cap in there. I'll drop them a line and see, maybe they have something else that fits better.

One question I have though is will it be ok to use one with 360V in the place a 330V was?

I have a Sony stand-alone Flash (HVL-F1000) that uses a Hitachi electrolytic photo flash capacitor:





From what I've seen in the hitachiaic.com documentation the following capacitor matches the one I have:

Catalog #: HD633801250 - 800uF - 330 WVDC - 25.0 mm (diameter) x 43.0 mm (length).

Problem is, no one at Hitachi AC does retail sales (only bulk orders from electronics manufacturers) and the one contact they gave me [URL=http://www.winkel-kondensatoren.de]www.winkel-kondensatoren.de[/URL] is not answering my mails......