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08/17/2008 12:38:01 AM · #1 |
| yeh... should i be worried? |
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08/17/2008 12:49:57 AM · #2 |
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08/17/2008 12:53:08 AM · #3 |
Only 10 minutes have gone by. ;o)
Worried about what?
You want to take a picture of water with flash?
You dropped the flash in water?
Water splashed on the flash?
What do you need help with?
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08/17/2008 12:53:13 AM · #4 |
| Can't say for sure. Best bet is to try to let it dry out for a few days outside or something. Hope it works out for ya. |
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08/17/2008 12:53:15 AM · #5 |
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08/17/2008 12:53:18 AM · #6 |
| Remove the batteries as soon as you can (if you didn't already). Dry everything off as best as you can. Leave the battery compartment open and let it dry out. Then use some of those silica gel packs that come with shoes and purses and put them in a bag with the flash unit to absorb the moisture. That should work. |
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08/17/2008 12:54:46 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by amandak:
Remove the batteries as soon as you can (if you didn't already). Dry everything off as best as you can. Leave the battery compartment open and let it dry out. Then use some of those silica gel packs that come with shoes and purses and put them in a bag with the flash unit to absorb the moisture. That should work. |
oh thats what those are for? i through mine away... ok ill do all the other stuff you said. thanks |
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08/17/2008 12:56:31 AM · #8 |
| ok was doing a photo including a 3 inch deep dish of water and the flash fell in while it was on. i dired it all out and stuff with a hair drier but its still kinda leaking water and when it tries to charge up it cant. it tried though, maybe thats a good thing |
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08/17/2008 12:58:04 AM · #9 |
| Don't try to turn it on until it's all dried out. |
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08/17/2008 01:02:43 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by amandak:
Don't try to turn it on until it's all dried out. |
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08/17/2008 01:11:55 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
Originally posted by amandak:
Don't try to turn it on until it's all dried out. |
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And wait longer than you think - it may appear dry but it can take quite a while for it to all evaporate.
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08/17/2008 01:19:40 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by Ken:
Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
Originally posted by amandak:
Don't try to turn it on until it's all dried out. |
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And wait longer than you think - it may appear dry but it can take quite a while for it to all evaporate. |
as in a few days? a week? |
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08/17/2008 01:24:13 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
Originally posted by Ken:
Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
Originally posted by amandak:
Don't try to turn it on until it's all dried out. |
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And wait longer than you think - it may appear dry but it can take quite a while for it to all evaporate. |
as in a few days? a week? |
Hard to tell, but I'd recommend at least a few days. If you're adventurous, take it apart and then you'll know for sure.
Edit: If you take it apart time would be reduced by quite a bit.
Message edited by author 2008-08-17 01:24:43.
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08/17/2008 01:27:43 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by Ken:
Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
Originally posted by Ken:
Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
Originally posted by amandak:
Don't try to turn it on until it's all dried out. |
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And wait longer than you think - it may appear dry but it can take quite a while for it to all evaporate. |
as in a few days? a week? |
Hard to tell, but I'd recommend at least a few days. If you're adventurous, take it apart and then you'll know for sure.
Edit: If you take it apart time would be reduced by quite a bit. |
so its ok to unscrew the hotshoe part? i'll have to find a teeny screwdriver if thats what i should do... |
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08/17/2008 01:29:41 AM · #15 |
Most likely if you already turned it back on and it does nothing. It probably wont ever do something, at least not without seeing a technician. Those little things are pretty sensitive to water getting in places they shouldnt be, especially since it was already on. Having tried it since then, turning it back on and asking it to charge would only further complicate things. If it wasnt broke before, it likely is now. Find you a nice box and some bubble wrap and send it off to the manu. factory service center for repair.
Matt
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08/17/2008 01:30:36 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by MattO:
Most likely if you already turned it back on and it does nothing. It probably wont ever do something, at least not without seeing a technician. Those little things are pretty sensitive to water getting in places they shouldnt be, especially since it was already on. Having tried it since then, turning it back on and asking it to charge would only further complicate things. If it wasnt broke before, it likely is now. Find you a nice box and some bubble wrap and send it off to the manu. factory service center for repair.
Matt |
bleh... and i just got it like a week and a half ago. grrr |
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08/17/2008 01:32:12 AM · #17 |
If you are confident that you can put it back together, I'd take it apart. By "apart" I mean opening it completely up to let everything dry out.
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08/17/2008 01:33:57 AM · #18 |
I'm curious, how does a flash fall into water if its attached to the camera properly? Yeah it sucks that its a week old, maybe send it to canon(after making sure its really, really dry) with a note saying it doesnt work anymore, With a copy of your reciept. Maybe they wont notice its been in water, or do a good faith repair.
Matt
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08/17/2008 01:34:29 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by Ken:
If you are confident that you can put it back together, I'd take it apart. By "apart" I mean opening it completely up to let everything dry out. |
is it worth it if before everone told me not to turn it on i did? and it didn't work? cause i will take it apart if you think it will work... |
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08/17/2008 01:36:04 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by MattO:
I'm curious, how does a flash fall into water if its attached to the camera properly? Yeah it sucks that its a week old, maybe send it to canon(after making sure its really, really dry) with a note saying it doesnt work anymore, With a copy of your reciept. Maybe they wont notice its been in water, or do a good faith repair.
Matt |
i have a sync cord so i can move the flas around. unfortunatly i dont have three arms so i set the flash on a sugar container aimed over the top of a dish of water. when i was giggling my camera around the flash took a dive. |
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08/17/2008 01:44:48 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
Originally posted by Ken:
If you are confident that you can put it back together, I'd take it apart. By "apart" I mean opening it completely up to let everything dry out. |
is it worth it if before everone told me not to turn it on i did? and it didn't work? cause i will take it apart if you think it will work... |
It's hard to tell if the damage has been done, but taking it apart will dry out the insides faster. If you're unsure about getting it apart and back together I'd take Matt's advice and send it in.
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08/17/2008 01:47:53 AM · #22 |
Originally posted by Ken:
Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
Originally posted by Ken:
If you are confident that you can put it back together, I'd take it apart. By "apart" I mean opening it completely up to let everything dry out. |
is it worth it if before everone told me not to turn it on i did? and it didn't work? cause i will take it apart if you think it will work... |
It's hard to tell if the damage has been done, but taking it apart will dry out the insides faster. If you're unsure about getting it apart and back together I'd take Matt's advice and send it in. |
ugh./.... ok. thanks everone for the help:( at least i got a few good photos using the flash...that makes it worth it |
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08/17/2008 01:53:56 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
Originally posted by MattO:
I'm curious, how does a flash fall into water if its attached to the camera properly? Yeah it sucks that its a week old, maybe send it to canon(after making sure its really, really dry) with a note saying it doesnt work anymore, With a copy of your reciept. Maybe they wont notice its been in water, or do a good faith repair.
Matt |
i have a sync cord so i can move the flas around. unfortunatly i dont have three arms so i set the flash on a sugar container aimed over the top of a dish of water. when i was giggling my camera around the flash took a dive. |
I want to giggle my camera around some time : )
It's a bummer about the flash. I dropped my blackberry in the sink, so I quickly pulled the battery out. I then dunked it with alcohol and dried it with a towel. Next, I used a vacuum cleaner on the open battery compartment for a minute. Next I put it in a toaster oven on the lowest setting for a couple of hours and the vacuum again. After about 4 hours it had no more fog form in the display when it cooled down so I knew it was dry. It has been ok since then, which was about a year ago.
A flash unit generates very high voltage, and the slightest bit of moisture could carry that voltage to the sensitive parts of the circuitry. If you didn't get it turned off in time, it is likely to be fried inside.
I lost one of my most useful lenses, an 18-70 nikkor over a waterfall last month. I feel a little careless, but no one was hurt, and I have another on the way now.
Message edited by author 2008-08-17 01:56:20.
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08/17/2008 01:57:30 AM · #24 |
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08/17/2008 02:35:15 AM · #25 |
| well just soo everyone knows. i got it completely dried out and it loads and both tht red and green lights come on when its fully charged.... but it wont actually flash. so im f**ked. welcome to my....IT JUST FLASHED!!! |
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