It was x sync problem period, not specifically a studio flash.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Couch" <jamesbcouch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] What are your body modifications....
> Thanks for the info Clint! Next time I will know what to do. It was not a
real problam
> as I had the OM-3 along as well and my daughter used that for the studio
flash. I
> tested the PC socket today and it works fine with normal flash.
>
> This discussion reminds me of a scathing attack on John Hermansons service
work, the
> bulk of which centered around the fact that the repaired camera (an OM-1 I
believe)
> would not fire studio flash!
>
> Jim Couch
>
> clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > The "N"'s (OM-1n and OM-2n) have a diode in the sync circuit so that the
> > hot shoe is always X-sync even if the X-FP switch on the PC socket is
> > accidentally set on "FP".
> >
> > The problem is that this polarizes the sync, so that current from the
> > flash's PC cord has to flow in the proper direction through the camera.
> > Some "pocket" flashes (mostly off-brands and a few Sunpack models) are
> > wired "backwards" and won't fire reliably.
> >
> > But the big problem is the studio units, especially the ones with the
> > "AC"-type plug for the PC cord that can be plugged in either direction,
> > or with cheap-o or home-made PC cord extensions that are
> > cross-connected. On the studio units, with the cord plugged in one way
> > they work fine, but the other way they're unreliable. If that happens,
> > try reversing the PC plug -- that may "fix" things.
>
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