Achernar 400 Battery Strobe
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ELVARNIXO Strobes — daylight, on demand
Location flash is a logistics problem wearing a beauty problem; the Achernar solves both — measured colour in a weather-shrugging shell, with runtime numbers you can plan a day around.
These strobes are built the way rental houses wish all flash was: stable colour from full power to the ninth stop down, recycle times that hold at frame twenty of a burst, and user-replaceable flashtubes seated in machined mounts. Fans are temperature-governed and honest about their noise figure, and modelling LEDs track flash output so what you see is what fires.
Design & Craft
- Full-power flashes per charge stated with modelling-light duty
- Weather-shrugging build for location honesty
- IGBT control with t0.1 flash durations stated per power step
- Swap batteries mid-shoot in seconds — packs charge in the case
- User-replaceable flashtube in a machined ceramic mount
- HSS to 1/8000 s and TTL modules for major camera systems
Specifications
| Energy | 400 Ws |
| Flashes per charge | 450 full-power |
| HSS | To 1/8000 s, TTL modules |
| Colour stability | ±150 K full range |
| Mount | S-type, steel |
| Weight | ≈ 2.5 kg |
| Warranty | Statutory 24 months under Czech law |
Care
Let fans finish their cool-down before casing; store capacitors formed by powering the unit monthly between jobs. Flashtubes and modelling LEDs are user-replaceable — handle tubes by ceramic, never glass. Annual service includes capacitor health, colour check and firmware.
Questions, Answered
Will it sync with my camera system?
Standard sync, HSS and TTL modules cover the major camera systems; the listing states which. Tell us your bodies and we confirm before dispatch.
How fast is the recycle really?
Rated at mains voltage and full power in the specification, as stated by the manufacturer, with the burst behaviour noted. Battery units state shots per charge at full and half power.
The ELVARNIXO Promise
One standard across the range: equipment chosen to survive working studios, with the specification stated plainly on every card.