I think you have more than one problem.


#1)     You are not seeing the proper voltages for triggering the  
SCR.   Your opto may be to blame.


#2)     You are not triggering the flash even when you dump current  
through the transformer.

If you are still interested, I can suggest methods for testing each of  
these.

Gus
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