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I have a cactus set-up, but the transmitter quit working a couple weeks ago. I've used the thing maybe 10 times in the last six months and now it fires once or twice, then nothing. Guess I got what I paid for it.

Test button fires sporadically, and usually only once or twice when it does. Do the transmitters have a short battery life?

The last one I bought (makes the third one) I had to re-solder one of the resistors because it was connected wrong.

I finished repairing a PC this evening that will give me the money to buy this tomorrow.


Mike has sold a bunch of them in just a couple of months and is having a hard time keeping them in stock.
They are like the others but made just a little better. The big thing for me is the receivers have a PC cable plug so you can fire a speed-light with them.

and to answer your question John, No the transmitters don't drain the battery much but you don't know how long it sat before it was installed.