Hell let's give you a PDML discount. $20. ;) On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 9:45 AM, Zos Xavius <[email protected]> wrote: > I have an AF280T collecting dust. $30+shipping and its yours. > > On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 6:26 PM, P. J. Alling > <[email protected]> wrote: >> It seems that when I'm not actually breaking my equipment, it's breaking >> itself. >> >> I was using the AF200T with my digital cameras, and been pretty happy with >> the results. Sure it's not P-TTL, but as far as it goes, having it's own >> sensor, the fact that it actually sets the recommended f stop and shutter >> speed when the camera is in program mode with an A class or later lens, was >> convenient. >> >> It also worked well with K/M lenses though it obviously loses even the small >> amount of automation supported with modern digital interface cameras. >> >> Within it's limited parameters it gave good exposures, is compact, and now >> it's broken. It just stopped firing, either when mounted to the camera or >> when the test button is pressed. Based on that I'm pretty sure that I know >> what's wrong, it has a blown secondary capacitor. >> >> It would probably be an easy fix, if I had a schematic, but finding the part >> without one wouldn't be cost effective, let alone the effort involved, for a >> flash I could probably replace for $10. Worse it would probably cost more >> than that to order the capacitor. >> >> Sometimes I miss Radio Shack. >> >> -- >> America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. >> America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. >> - P.J. O'Rourke >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions.
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