It's very rare for the flash tube to fracture -- at least on most
flashes/cameras (certain newer "plastic fantastic" cameras are the
exception). With a great deal of use, they will "burn out", but even
that's rather unusual.
The shoes of the Olympus T-Flashes are designed to break before the
camera does -- a good design feature, if you think about it. Better the
shoe break than the camera, right? By comparison, Olympus ran out of
shoes for the old QuickAuto 310 long before they used up all the spare
flash tubes -- which I suspect will happen to the T-flashes, too, if
anyone will want one repaired in 10 years....
plp@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> While we're discussing discontinued lenses and the lack of
> spare parts, what about flashes? Are they especially fragile?
> When they break, is it usually the bulb (sorry, I do not know
> the proper term)? If the bulb breaks, is the flash unit then
> a doorstop?
>
> Pete
>
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