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...vivitar 285. What's the trick to doing this and how difficult to repair capacitor? Hello, You can't repair the capacitor, only replacement. Are you sure it's the capacitor or just guessing? If you ...

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flash light is on but does not fire I took a new 285 out of the box installed batteries and made test shots. the shots were going well but before the first day of use the flash stopped firing. The ...

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...Vivitar 285 Once I turn on the flash, it can't hold its charge and the flash goes off by its self. There may be a short somewhere inside between the lead going to the pin and the one going to the ...

...285, not HV, zoom thyristor flash. I put fresh alkaline double A's in it , it whines, the red and green lights flash, and then...nuthin'! The test button won't fire it nor will a camera. I'm looking ...

Question about 285HV Flash

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...Vivitar 285 HV flash that hasn't been used for 15 years. Nothing happens when you install fresh batteries and turn it on, is there something else I can try? thanks Ian After that long without power, ...

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