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Author Message   Rhymeface Tinkerer Username: Rhymeface Post Number: 1 Registered: 07-2008 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2008 - 12:47 pm:    Hi, A while back I asked on here about replacing a torn off hotshoe on an Canonet G3 QL17. I was told that the hotshoe off of a Canonet 28 would be suitable and cheaper as far as canibalising parts from it goes. So I found an old 28 on eBay for a pittance and got to work fixing up the G3. Due to the contacts on the 28 hotshoe not lining up with the contacts in the top of the G3, I had to remove the whole contact unit from the 28 (involved unsoldering the blocks the body contacts are mounted on in each camera and swopping them over). Just put the top back on, wound it on, depressed the shutter release and BAM!..............nothing. Camera goes off fine but the flash isn't going off. I've double checked the flash is working and it's also triggered when you mount or remove it from the hotshoe (assuming it's switched on and charged). Does anyone have any ideas what might not be set up right? All help appreciated.