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RE: [OM] Buying a used F280 flash

Subject: RE: [OM] Buying a used F280 flash
From: Chip Stratton <cstrat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 15:22:18 -0600
About all I can say is that my F280 does this, and so did that of one or two
other list members, so it must reflect a problem with design. I don't know
if it is an ageing problem or always existed, and I haven't heard of any
official fix for it either

Chip

> >Only think I know of to watch  out for is that some will drain their
> >batteries flat in a very short time (as little as 2-3 days) even
> when >the
> >switch is off. You should be able to check  this with a multimeter.
> >
> >
> >Chip Stratton
> >cstrat@xxxxxxxxx
>
> Is this drainage thing a random problem with some F280s or is it
> akin to the
> drainage problem with the OM4 ...... a known issue but which can
> be fixed.
> If the problem is random does this indicate an inherent problem with all
> F280s ....... poor design / circuitry for instance. I certainly
> do not want
> to buy a pig in a poke!
> John Hudson
> Vancouver, BC


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