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03/28/2007 02:05:27 PM · #1 |
At lunch today my Canon 580EX fell from the camera bracket which was mounted on a tripod. I attached it and hit the pilot - which fired. However, the flash would not fire when taking photos. So I checked the pins. One of them is stuck inside - there is just a tad of metal poking out of the plastic. It doesn't look like enough to grab but I might be able to get it with tweezers.
Would you recommend doing something or doing nothing and sending it in?
If I can't get it with tweezers is there any use in removing the screws that are closest to this area?
Message edited by author 2007-03-28 16:10:52. |
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03/28/2007 02:26:39 PM · #2 |
| Cover removed...pushed pin down from the inside... still does not function freely though... still working... |
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03/28/2007 02:29:48 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by santaspores:
Cover removed... |
Just be careful of those capacitors, they bite HARD!
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03/28/2007 02:32:52 PM · #4 |
| just order a new "foot" for your flash and exchange it yourself, it's fairly easy. |
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03/28/2007 03:00:04 PM · #5 |
Crisis Over
I removed the four screws around the foot. I could then see the other side of the pin. The wire was firmly attached. I could move the pin up and down, but it was not springing back into place. I removed the circuit board (carefully, there are springs beneath it) and the dial. The spring around that pin was in good shape (this was an odd find... I was expecting the spring to be compacted). It seemed to function normally. So I checked the hole the pin shoots through… I bored it out the tiniest of bits. I fitted the dial back on… and the pin moved freely! So I sewed her all back up and did a quick test… pin seems to function normally again and the flash fired from the camera. Will need to test more… but don’t foresee any further problem. Yea!
Message edited by author 2007-03-28 18:43:50. |
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03/30/2007 02:54:22 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by santaspores:
Crisis Over
I removed the four screws around the foot. I could then see the other side of the pin. The wire was firmly attached. I could move the pin up and down, but it was not springing back into place. I removed the circuit board (carefully, there are springs beneath it) and the dial. The spring around that pin was in good shape (this was an odd find... I was expecting the spring to be compacted). It seemed to function normally. So I checked the hole the pin shoots through… I bored it out the tiniest of bits. I fitted the dial back on… and the pin moved freely! So I sewed her all back up and did a quick test… pin seems to function normally again and the flash fired from the camera. Will need to test more… but don’t foresee any further problem. Yea! |
Great to hear that you solved it. |
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