[OM] Re: T20 charges but will not fire..(flash caps)

[Andrew Gullen]

on 2004/06/18 9:49 AM, Joe Gwinn at joegwinn@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>> This situation comes up more often than opening up the flash. :-) Or does
>> discharging the capacitor save wear and tear on it?
> 
> A little perhaps, but the real reason is safety.  Especially in the
> old days, the contacts on the flash shoe had high voltages on them.

Good point - great potential for a practical joke, though.

Andrew


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