Thanks John. Yes, I have never noticed the sound while using the T32 solo.
Come to think of it, I never noticed it on my previous BG2 either, but I
can't swear it wasn't there all along either. I guess I won't worry about
it. Misery loves company, eh?
Joel
> Forgot to add (or make it clear), and this took me a while to figure it
> out. The "eep, eep" sound is coming from the BG-2, not the T-32, at least
> that's what I finally concluded after holding various parts of it up to my
> ear. I finally noticed once soon after getting the grip, and also
wondered
> what the heck it was.
>
> -- John
>
> >At 16:38 11/5/00 , Joel Wilcox wrote:
> >>I just noticed that my T32 on BG2 has started making an "eep, eep" sound
> >>after fully cycling up and waiting. I recall there was some discussion
of
> >>this once before but I can't remember whether this "eep, eep" is good,
bad,
> >>or indifferent.
> >>
> >>Any help?
> >>
> >>Joel Wilcox
> >>Iowa City, Iowa USA
> >
> >Yep, mine makes the same "eep eep" sound, not as loud as the whine from a
> >T-32. I believe it's the HV inverter electronics inside the grip to pump
> >HV to the flash, and it should go on when you turn the flash on, and stop
> >when you turn the flash off. The BG-2 puts about 220V or so to the "T"
> >series flash through the three-pin power connector on the shoe.
> >
> >-- John
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