    
CJ
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2006 - 12:35 pm: | 
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My Vivitar 283 has been acting strangely: Last night it simply wouldn't power on at all, in spite of fresh batteries.
Today, I tried the switch again with he same result.
However, when I next decided to pull the sensor off and was prying it with my fingers to remove it, the unit powered on--the ready light came on and I heard the accompanying whine as the cap started to charge.
I pushed the test button and the flash went off. Then, nothing. Once again, the unit refused to power on or charge, leading me to believe there's some sort of contact problem somewhere.
I know just enough about dangerous electrical equipement to realize I'm not qualified to poke around inside. Is there anything else I can do--externally--to remedy the problem? It seems to be based on the sensor and its sockets. Spray contact cleaner in there? Other things to check?
-CJ |
