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Re: [OM] Re: OM Flash connector

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: OM Flash connector
From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 03 May 1998 16:12:01 -0400
The TTL connecttor can be opened but there never were spare parts for them so 
don't
lose anything.  They are simple devices and the defect may be apparent when
opened.  The cords are sealed as you said so it must be replaced if defective

John
www.zuiko.com

Debrux wrote:

> As a newcomer to this list, can I ask advice on a technical problem.  I
>  recently bought a TTL Auto Connector Type 4 and a short cable second hand 
> from
>  a dealer at a camera fair.  I can't say he was shifty because compared to 
> some
>  of them he wasn't - another dealer was trying to sell a 28mm F3.5 Zuiko for
>  £65UKP that I swear must have been in a washing machine and then 'repaired'
>  with a hammer and a tin of black paint.
>
> When I connected up my OM2N and  T-32 flash it was immediately apparent there
>  was a problem.  The flash fired as soon as it was charged up and carried on
>  firing until it was disconnected.  This suggests to me there's probably a
>  short somewhere.  The problem is presumably in the new items as the flash
>  works perfectly on camera.  The cable and connector appear to be sealed units
>  and show no signs of having been tampered with.   If they are sealed, can 
> they
>  be (economically) repaired?  I'm reluctant to throw them away and start again
>  as the price being charged in camera shops  for six inches of flex here works
>  out more expensive than gold chain!
>
>
>






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