On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 22:41:58 -0700, Morgan Sparks
<msparks@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Have any list members gotten an electrical shock from the BG2 like I did
>tonight?
>
>The T32 was turned off, the Grip was loaded with batteries, and a Kodak
>stereo camera was connected via the PC cord. ZAP! I'm pretty sure it
>was the hand on the camera/base side that got zapped and not the one on
>the grip/T32 side. I've never experienced this before with an OM or any
>other camera. I do use this alot with other cameras; it's a great tool.
>Is this a sign of trouble?
>
>(It made quite an impression on my subjects.)
>
>Morgan Sparks
Hi Morgan.
I am not completely sure, but it probably means that plus/minus wires
are connected differently in the Kodak than in the Olympus gear. One
of the wires in the PC cable/socket is connected to the camera house.
If this is the positive wire (the odd 200-300 volt!) while the
negative is connected to the metal parts of the bounce grip (and OM
cameras) than you will suffer from shock when holding both in your
hands. If this is really true, then you would have a short circuit
with a lot of sparks ;-) if the metals of grip and camera would touch
each other...
Frank van Lindert
Utrecht NL.
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