I would first suspect the flash tube is failing, but there are numerous
other possibilities, such as weakness of D-121, D-115, D109, and/or SR-101,
or even the trigger coil. After that, you'll have to try a larger gauge
shotgun.
>
> I just received a T-20 that I bought on the auction site from a ghost
> hunter. I think the flash may have picked up one of his ghosts. :-)
> For some reason, after anywhere from 5 to 11 frames it fails to fire.
> When it fails the charge light blinks off for about a half second and
> then comes back on, no activity on the auto check light. After that the
> next few frames will fire normally. It does this on all settings, and
> on all four of the OM-1n's and 2n's I tested it on. I cleaned the
> contacts on the flash and the shoes with an eraser to no avail. Anyone
> ever seen this before? Any thoughts or ideas?
>
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