I was about to say the same thing as John -- at least that what I remembered,
too. Then I went and dug out an old BG1, and lo and behold, the center pin _is_
higher, just like the plug of the T-flashes!
Still, on both my T-32 and my T-20, the base of the flash won't allow the shoe
to slide into the BG1, much less plug into the power outlet. Is there any
indication that the sides of the top part of your grip have been "lowered"? The
sides of the top should be flat and level all the way from the front (next to
the plate that says, "OLYMPUS BOUNCE GRIP") to the back, above the knob that
locks the head.
In any event, I'd be worried about damaging the circuits, too. It might work
just fine for a while, then >>>phiiitt!!<<<, you've got a smelly paperweight!
Benson Honig wrote:
> Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 09:55:53 -0500
> From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Re: BG1&T32
>
> The BG1 power plug is like a widely spread V. The T32 shouldn't have mated
> up because the plug in the flash is supposed to have the V going the other
> way ^ . T32 could be damaged in the long run, I don't know. Did you try
> taking the AAs out of the flash to see if only the grip will power it alone?
>
> I know you're the expert, John, and also that you warned me this should not
> work. I don't know what to say...yes, of course, it works without the AA
> batteries. Further, the pins on the T32 flash exactly match the BG1 grip.
> If you're certain that the T32 and 310 have an opposite pattern, the only
> explanation is that someone must have modified this particular BG1 grip to
> work with a T32. If they did so, it was a great job, since the powercord
> plug on the handle has exactly the same male pin-outs as a T32. I don't
> have a 310, so I don't know what it would look like. Since both flashes
> work on the same DC voltage, and the T32 continues to work with either AA's
> or with the C batteries in the grip, it would seem to me to be ok, no?
> Benson
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