Thanks Olaf, and to all those who provided such varied interpretations of
'chucking it' ;-)
I was dumbfounded when I tried to take the silly thing apart and given the
following details that a member kindly forward - I think I'll just keep it
for parts.
>Sounds to me like your BG2 has a burned out oscillator circuit - seldom
>worth the trouble-shooting to replace all the burned out transistors and
>diodes, maybe even the transformer, too.
>
>The circuits are still listed in Olympus's parts catalog for about $20,
>but I don't know if they're really still available. Photosphere in
>Dallas says they still have a couple, though - $70-80 w/parts, shipping,
>etc.
Ralph
down one BG2, up one OM4Ti
Vancouver, BC, Canada
-----Original Message-----
From: Olaf Greve [mailto:ogreve@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: July 19, 2000 1:08 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: rnitschke@xxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Bounce Grip 2
Hi,
>Second, my bounce grip 2 is on the blink and I wonder if this is something
>that I may be capable of repairing. Quick synopsis of the last time I used
>it. Camera froze with the shutter open after the last picture, and the BG2
>became very hot. I took the batteries out of the BG2 and they were almost
>smoking (okay, slight exaggeration). After that it hasn't worked since and
>always heats up when the batteries are put in. The repair shop says I
>should chuck it, but any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
This has all the makings of a short circuit somewhere in the PBG2. I doubt
chucking (this means "patting/tapping", right?) the PBG2 will resolve it
(although it may do so temporarily in case e.g. two unshielded cables are
touching). A much better idea, IMO, would be to open the PBG2 (or if this is
too complicated, have a repair person like John Hermanson do this) and check
the electrical contacts. If you can't directly see something obvious that is
wrong, you can try pinpointing the defective area using a multimeter. Often
finding and resolving a short circuit is not that complicated, so I would
say it's well worth having a go at it...
Success!
Olafo
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