The camera may need a look too, before you chuck them both out.
(chuckle, chuckle).
Tom
At 2000 July 19 - Wednesday 8:08, Olaf Greve <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
spoke about *[OM] Bounce Grip 2...* saying
> Hi,
>
> >Second, my bounce grip 2 is on the blink and I wonder if this is
> >something that I may be capable of repairing. Quick synopsis of the
> >last time I used it. Camera froze with the shutter open after the
> >last picture, and the BG2 became very hot. I took the batteries out
> >of the BG2 and they were almost smoking (okay, slight exaggeration).
> >After that it hasn't worked since and always heats up when the
> >batteries are put in. The repair shop says I should chuck it, but
> >any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> This has all the makings of a short circuit somewhere in the PBG2. I
> doubt chucking (this means "patting/tapping", right?) the PBG2 will
> resolve it (although it may do so temporarily in case e.g. two
> unshielded cables are touching). A much better idea, IMO, would be to
> open the PBG2 (or if this is too complicated, have a repair person
> like John Hermanson do this) and check the electrical contacts. If you
> can't directly see something obvious that is wrong, you can try
> pinpointing the defective area using a multimeter. Often finding and
> resolving a short circuit is not that complicated, so I would say it's
> well worth having a go at it...
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