Hi, looking for help with this flash. I’m using it for macro work on my Sony A1. It is less than a year old. It has stop firing. I’ve changed batteries, checked the contacts etc. All the buttons and dials work and the trigger light comes on, but when you press it, no flash. Any thoughts?
Godox TT350s Not Firing
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MikeJ
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Not sure if it's the same reason, but...
Many, many years ago, shooting with a (very manual) Vivitar 283, the flash fired but with a very loud pop. It would continue to charge, but wouldn't fire, using either the test button on the back or triggering it by firing the camera. It sat for a week or more (key point here*) before I could do anything with it. I took it apart (I was always tinkering with things as a kid) to find a wire had come off the circuit board. Soldered it back on and the flashed worked like before.
* the reason I mention that it sat - when it stopped firing, the capacitor was at full charge, something I believe in the 500 volt or higher range. Had I taken it apart right away, I would've risked serious injury playing around with a full cap. So if you do decide to take it apart, let it sit without batteries for a week or more to let the cap discharge!
Again, might not be the reason yours stopped firing, maybe someone else here will have a better idea.
Many, many years ago, shooting with a (very manual) Vivitar 283, the flash fired but with a very loud pop. It would continue to charge, but wouldn't fire, using either the test button on the back or triggering it by firing the camera. It sat for a week or more (key point here*) before I could do anything with it. I took it apart (I was always tinkering with things as a kid) to find a wire had come off the circuit board. Soldered it back on and the flashed worked like before.
* the reason I mention that it sat - when it stopped firing, the capacitor was at full charge, something I believe in the 500 volt or higher range. Had I taken it apart right away, I would've risked serious injury playing around with a full cap. So if you do decide to take it apart, let it sit without batteries for a week or more to let the cap discharge!
Again, might not be the reason yours stopped firing, maybe someone else here will have a better idea.