Originally posted by marcdsgn Contacts are spotless, unbent, etc. Can't explain it other than loose wiring. Good to hear you've had a good run with yours. Maybe that makes like-for-like exchange a viable option.
I have one of the same brand and model (also the Vivitar DF383 is an equivalent, btw) likewise no real problems so far about 9 mths ownership, light usage; so perhaps you are just unlucky striking one with premature failure.
If it's any consolation IMX the Bower seems far more robust than my remaining Yongnuo flash. (had 2 of those, one carked it after only 2 weeks!)
Sorry I can't offer help for your issue but it does sound suspiciously like it could be a minor electronic~circuitry fault, and alas, unlikely to be serviceable.
One point: You mention that even in its Manual mode the flash unit still won't fire, does that mean that it won't even fire when you have the Camera set to
its Manual mode too?
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Last edited by Hypocorism; 09-10-2011 at 05:13 AM.