The Anytronics Superstar Strobe MkII is
probably the most versatile high powered
strobe on the market today. It is housed in a
steel enclosure complete with swivel stand/
hanging bracket. The strobe uses a circuit
which overcomes the problem of current surge
at switch on. The circuit incorporates its own
internal oscillator with speed adjustment from
1 – 12.5FPS, and fully isolated external inputs
via 2 jack sockets (the extra socket may be
used for ‘Daisy Chaining’ multiple strobes on
one channel). A limiter is fitted to prevent the
external flash rate exceeding 16FPS. A unique
feature of the Anytronics Superstar Strobe MkII
is the 2 position ‘Flash Flash’ output, which is
built in via a jack socket on the rear panel. It
will give either a 100mS delayed trigger pulse
after the flash has occurred, or a simultaneous
trigger pulse by operating a switch on the rear
of the unit. This pulse can be used to fire
adjacent strobes. When several units are
coupled in a chain, a whip effect is created
without using a complex controller, the effect
being controlled either by the oscillator in the
first strobe in the chain, or from an external
trigger source. This feature can be used to
create a wide variety of effects by different
arrangements of interconnecting leads. A
fourth jack socket is fitted to the Superstar
Strobe MkII for connection to the ESC
(Extension Speed Control) or remote control
unit.