> All of a sudden my Speadlite 550EX is leaking some kind of transparant fluid > from the hinge. After wiping it off and flipping the flash head from > horizontal to vertical and back again, there was new fluid on the rotation >shaft. This happened to me several times in the time that I noted and tested > it.
> After deciding to see if it was still working, the back panel lit up in a > strange way, showing figures that don't even exist. Mid you, the leakage was > on the other side of the swivel head and not anywhere near the battery > compartment. After testing it for two minutes the Speedlite started to make >funny noises for a few seconds before the thing gave up on me completely. Capacitors generally aren't filled with liquid, but I don't know if Canon uses any special high density capacitors to power the flash tube that may use liquid chemicals for cooling or insulation. The only other possibility would be the LCD panel leaking from the edges where the seal is. Either way there is likely little that you can do other than get an estimate from Canon or authorized service centers, then decide if it's worthwhile fixing. Ken -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
