The corrosion looked minimal. (I’ve certainly seen and repaired much worse.) I cleaned the connections thoroughly with my Dremmel, but to my surprise, it’s still dead as a door nail. Could there be unseen inner corrosion that I could clean outif I take it all apart? It came with a great vintage Canon and I’m dying to get it up & running. I priced new flashes and forget it. I am broke as a joke. Any thoughts?
Hello Kelly.
If the corrosion has spread into the inner parts then the flash is probably not worth the effort. Of course it wouldn’t hurt to try.
You might check eBay for a Vivitar 283. Excellent flash. I still use one I bought in 1976.
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Hello Kelly.
If the corrosion has spread into the inner parts then the flash is probably not worth the effort. Of course it wouldn’t hurt to try.
You might check eBay for a Vivitar 283. Excellent flash. I still use one I bought in 1976.
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keep the battery door open and with fresh batteries in the battery holder, slip it in and hold it with your finger, turn on the power switch then and press the battery holder in and gently out, these units have bad battery holders even when new
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same problem