Jinx
I would suggest you go down to your local photographic shop which has an in
house D&P service, and ask for a disposable camera with a flash in it, that
they have developed the film from. This will give you a complete flash unit
with the sort of light output you are seeking, and a cycle time that would
suitable.

Something to remember about these flash tubes is that if not used for some
time they will go "soft" and not work properly. This is typified by seeing
the trigger pulse arc along the outside of the tube from the trigger
electrode, but the main flash does not occur. This problem only tends to
occur in units put away in storage for some time.

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