Hello all, All of a sudden my Speadlite 550EX is leaking some kind of transparant fluid from the hinge. After wiping it off and flipping the flash head from horizontal to vertical and back again, there was new fluid on the rotation shaft. This happened to me several times in the time that I noted and tested it.
After deciding to see if it was still working, the back panel lit up in a strange way, showing figures that don't even exist. Mid you, the leakage was on the other side of the swivel head and not anywhere near the battery compartment. After testing it for two minutes the Speedlite started to make funny noises for a few seconds before the thing gave up on me completely. Now, when I try to turn it back on after a few weeks, it still makes that funny noise, but otherwise remains completely dead. The flash has been in my photobag all of the time, and there is no evidence of spills or leaks in the bag. Actually the only point where you can notice it is on the 1.5 inch wide shaft tube that allows the head to point upward or forward. Every time the spilled quantity of fluid was like about a big raindrop. I keep my flash inside my leather protection bag all the time when it's in my photobag, and in there it is covered by protection from the bag as well. Does anyone have any clue what it could be, and also tell me what would be best to do ? All the best from Holland, Iwan Bogels * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
