I don't think it is the flash thats causing the micro to glitch, but the gn=
d/voltage spike it sees when the thyristor discharges the flash cap (a few =
hundred volts)

> Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 23:44:04 -0300
> Subject: Re: [EE] Xenon flashes/long wave high-intensity light causes the=
	Raspberry Pi 2 SMPS chip to glitch
> From: daniel.serpell@gmail.com
> To: piclist@mit.edu
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> Hi!,
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> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 11:01 PM, V G <veegee@veegee.org> wrote:
> > http://www.raspberrypi.org/xenon-death-flash-a-free-physics-lesson/
> >
> > Not sure if this has been posted here before, but I was looking to buy =
one
> > of these today and came across this post.
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> Yes, old news :-)
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> >
> > Also, it's supposed to be $35. Why is it ~$45 everywhere I look?
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> Try the distributor:
>   http://www.alliedelec.com/raspberry-pi-raspberry-pi-2-model-b/70465426/
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>     Daniel.
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