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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1995
Clay A Dunsmore, Fairport, NY (US);
Bruce A Alexander, Webster, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of test firing an electronic flash in a camera during manufacturing assembly of the camera, in which the flash capacitor is pre-charged to an intermediate voltage level which is insufficient to test fire the flash using an external power supply. According to the present invention, the flash capacitor is then fully-charged to a level which is sufficient to test fire the flash, using the battery contained for the camera, and the flash is test fired. According to a preferred embodiment, the flash assembly is mounted within a camera body, and a front cover covers the flash. A set of holes in the front cover are accessible to allow fast charging of the flash capacitor during assembly of the camera.