YES! Try it again! this time you might get it to work. --- Andrew Bingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try, try again.! > > On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:41:33 -0400, graywolf > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > LOL! > > > > Consider it practice for the real job, Sid. It > will be easier the second time > > around. Might even check out the possibility of > putting a plug-in connector in > > this time around. That will guarantee you will > never have to do it again (see > > Murphy's Law). > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Sid Barras wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > When you totally screw up, it ain't pretty. > > > > > > I dropped my back up AF 500 FTZ the other day, > and the tinkling sound of > > > broken glass told me I'd done the ultimate > damage to it. Having dropped > > > the other one a few months back and not broken > the glass, but broken > > > something else so that it didn't work either > left me in a predicament. > > > No flash for my MZS or PZ1 or brand new MZ-5n > (thanks Joe W).... > > > So, I had this bright idea-- make one flash that > works out of both > > > units! The one I broke the lamp in still zoomed > and the LCD lit up, so, > > > why not take the top half from one and the > bottom half of the other and > > > combine them into one neat working package and > save at least $100 bucks > > > on a repair? > > > > > > Heck, event the scary number of wires revealed > and no convenient > > > plug-in connectors didn't scare me-- I have > soldered a thing or two in > > > my time, I've even got one of those > "solder-suckers" for removing wires > > > from pc boards. And I've got some of that heat > shrink tubing for a > > > professional finish to the job. > > > > > > So all went well-- 20 or 30 thousand 24 AWG > wires don't scare me. Just > > > do 'em one at a time... Even though of that > number there were only one > > > different colors, I still sailed on impetuously > and confidently. > > > > > > When I finished, it looked great! It even all > packed back in the case > > > nice and easy. > > > > > > Until I realized I'd just spent the last few > hours resoldering the same > > > bottom half to its original top half. > > > > > > Sigh... I'm gonna look at some flash units on > ebay today. Those Sunpaks > > > and Metz units are not bad... > > > > > > Sid-- with salty tears ruining my handiwork... > > > > > > > > > > -- > > graywolf > > http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html > > > > > >
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