Dave, here's a short list of my favourite generic Things That Can Go Wrong, And Will:
bad or weak batteries Triple-check that your test batteries are good. I suggest you use the ones that just fired the working flash to give you better confidence. Oh, and make sure they're inserted the right way around. :-) dirty contacts Clean *all* contact surfaces. Get some good multi-purpose electrical/switch contact cleaner (eg from The Source), soak a cotton swab and get at the battery contacts inside the flash. Also clean the contacts on the batteries themselves. And the hotshoe ones while you're at it. something needs to be reset. See if the flash has a "reboot" sequence or button. SB800's are very popular and solid. Most likely worth fixing if not too too expensive. On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:05 AM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey all. > > I have two SB800 flashes, one bought new, one bought used, a few years > back. The last time i used the used one, was at the three family > weddings i shot in 2010 and both worked fine. The one i bought new is > still working fine, however i went make sure the used one was still > working today, and it was not.It would not turn on. I put fresh AA's > in it and still nothing. > > Just wondering if anyone may have an idea what may be wrong, i have a > wedding in Sept and if i need to get it fixed, if $$$$ makes sense or > buy something else. I want a flash on each camera i have with me for > when needed. > > Dave > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
