Re: Cost to repair PC terminal on istD???
On 17/12/04, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Even then, I was able to make the thing work by pushing the socket back into position and whacking it a couple of times with a hard object. Funny, my wife says the same thing. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Cost to repair PC terminal on istD???
I use my *ist D all the time with three Studio Pro lights. Did you wire more than one of them to the PC terminal? Two should be set to slave. Only one should be fired by the camera. Paul On Dec 18, 2004, at 12:48 AM, Steve Pearson wrote: I rented a Speedotron 3 light kit. I took about 3 shots with everything working fine. Then nothing. Hooked up the Super Program's PC terminal and it worked fine. Went back and tried the istD one more time, nothing. Luckily, the in-camera flash works fine, and the camera works fine. Hopefully it will be covered under warranty by Pentax. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know how much it costs fo fix a PC socket, but I'd like to know how you fried it. You should just call Pentax Colorado and tell them your PC socket quit working. Don't tell them you fried it Doesn't sound good. Paul Does anyone know what the approximate cost to repair the PC terminal on an istD runs? I think I just fried mine :( __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com
Re: Cost to repair PC terminal on istD???
Hi Paul, I had all three plugged into the power pack, and I thought I had 2 set up as slaves. This was my first time using these lights, so I'm not completely sure. A local repair shop (Pentax authorized) tells me that there is an internal fuse that has probably blown. I'll send it in to Pentax after the holidays. Looks like I'm off to buy a 360 flash today for wireless set up. --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use my *ist D all the time with three Studio Pro lights. Did you wire more than one of them to the PC terminal? Two should be set to slave. Only one should be fired by the camera. Paul On Dec 18, 2004, at 12:48 AM, Steve Pearson wrote: I rented a Speedotron 3 light kit. I took about 3 shots with everything working fine. Then nothing. Hooked up the Super Program's PC terminal and it worked fine. Went back and tried the istD one more time, nothing. Luckily, the in-camera flash works fine, and the camera works fine. Hopefully it will be covered under warranty by Pentax. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know how much it costs fo fix a PC socket, but I'd like to know how you fried it. You should just call Pentax Colorado and tell them your PC socket quit working. Don't tell them you fried it Doesn't sound good. Paul Does anyone know what the approximate cost to repair the PC terminal on an istD runs? I think I just fried mine :( __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: Cost to repair PC terminal on istD???
- Original Message - From: Steve Pearson Subject: Re: Cost to repair PC terminal on istD??? Hi Paul, I had all three plugged into the power pack, and I thought I had 2 set up as slaves. This was my first time using these lights, so I'm not completely sure. Get the Speedo's checked. If it's a box and cable, it doesn't matter how many heads are plugged in, the trigger voltage is the same. William Robb
Re: Cost to repair PC terminal on istD???
I don't know how much it costs fo fix a PC socket, but I'd like to know how you fried it. You should just call Pentax Colorado and tell them your PC socket quit working. Don't tell them you fried it Doesn't sound good. Paul Does anyone know what the approximate cost to repair the PC terminal on an istD runs? I think I just fried mine :( __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Cost to repair PC terminal on istD???
Hi Steve, I don't where to repair one, but for future reference I really want to know how it got fried... Later Feroze - Original Message - From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discussion Board [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 3:49 AM Subject: Cost to repair PC terminal on istD??? Does anyone know what the approximate cost to repair the PC terminal on an istD runs? I think I just fried mine :( __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Cost to repair PC terminal on istD???
- Original Message - From: Steve Pearson Subject: Cost to repair PC terminal on istD??? Does anyone know what the approximate cost to repair the PC terminal on an istD runs? I think I just fried mine :( What did you do, plug it into a wall socket? I get a kick out of all the worrying about frying flash controllers in modern cameras. They are actually pretty tough. I habitually use 20 year old flash equipment, including an ancient (from the 1970s) Norman 2000WS box and cable set with my istD. The Norman is particulary interesting, as it doesn't have a trasnsformer. It flips 120 AC line current through a diode bridge a couple of times to get 480 volts DC, which is then fed into the capacitors. If that puppy won't fry a PC socket, I think you would really have to abuse the camera to fry a flash controller. Most likely, you have a busted PC cord. I managed to damage the PC socket on my 6x7 one time, by actually ripping the guts out of it. Even then, I was able to make the thing work by pushing the socket back into position and whacking it a couple of times with a hard object. Good cameras aren't the frail old ladies that people seem to think they are. William Robb
Re: Cost to repair PC terminal on istD???
I rented a Speedotron 3 light kit. I took about 3 shots with everything working fine. Then nothing. Hooked up the Super Program's PC terminal and it worked fine. Went back and tried the istD one more time, nothing. Luckily, the in-camera flash works fine, and the camera works fine. Hopefully it will be covered under warranty by Pentax. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know how much it costs fo fix a PC socket, but I'd like to know how you fried it. You should just call Pentax Colorado and tell them your PC socket quit working. Don't tell them you fried it Doesn't sound good. Paul Does anyone know what the approximate cost to repair the PC terminal on an istD runs? I think I just fried mine :( __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com
