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Re: [OM] Cracked T-32 flash unit

Subject: Re: [OM] Cracked T-32 flash unit
From: "Lex Jenkins" <lexjenkins@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 04:40:05 GMT
If the shoe breaks above the locking dial, a good (if ugly) permanent repair could be made by forming thin metal shims to bridge the break. The metal bridge could be screwed and/or epoxied into place. (The screws would need to be short, or you'd have to check to be sure they wouldn't damage something inside.)

If it's the thin plastic that actually slides into the hotshoe that breaks - that's a toughie. I think Wein offers metal shoes for the Vivitar 283 and 285 flashes because of this very problem.

It would take some doing, but that entire bottom clip part of the flash shoe probably could be replaced with something tougher - Delrin or some other material.

Or use Velcro.
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