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G'day and welcome.
Comment by i-Berg posted on Hello everyone at 26/10/2010 - 05:44
That's come together so well for you - no wonder you're a happy TT now! Well done, worth the wait.
Ditto re lagging for the pipe, if it's for hot (especially if it's so close to what might be the cold water?).
Ditto re lagging for the pipe, if it's for hot (especially if it's so close to what might be the cold water?).
Comment by i-Berg posted on What I"ve been sweating over - 6 pics at 24/10/2010 - 03:47
G'day and welcome from a happy Kx owner!
Comment by i-Berg posted on Hi Just Joined at 24/10/2010 - 00:25
G'day and welcome.
Comment by i-Berg posted on Gift Cards at 23/10/2010 - 08:08
I thinks she likes me better than anyone else here, so I'm alright - I got TWO messages! Might do a pre-nup though, just to make sure...
Comment by i-Berg posted on Miss Mercy at 23/10/2010 - 06:01
Some lessons from today - here's the story.
Our daughter plays violin, and was asked to form an ad hoc chamber trio for a neighbour's daughter's wedding today. She does not like her picture taken (takes after her mother). My expectations therefore are that my services will not be required. Little do I know.
So, last minute, they suggest I take pictures of the three of them (daughter, a cellist and a second violinist), rehearsing just before the guests arrive at the venue.
Surprised, and pleased. Gear goes into the back, off we go. Get to the venue, unpack daughter, violin, three music stands, camera, backpack, set it up, blah blah.
Take some shots with the pop-up flash. Kr@p. Gloomy as, and it's thundery outside, so little natural light getting in.
Out with the 540, bung it on the camera, light the fuse. Nothing. I feel like the coyote when the latest plan to get that freaking road-runner unravels very quickly. I'm in the headlight of the next train, and the light ain't getting any dimmer...
Guests arriving, gear put away, speed off. Shopping to do, daughter to collect when they've finished, unpack, more blah.
Hmm - back to this flash. Nope - he's dead Jim. Gone the way of the Great Auk.
Now, I never put any gear away with batteries that are not good for the next shoot. So, I open the battery hatch on the 540 - this is what I see:
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Misc/_IGP7122-3R.jpg[/IMG]
(battery removed from compartment for this photo, and as part of the first panic reaction due to me dreading a vision of a whole battery compartment full of nice liquid chemicals...)
Now that was unexpected. One battery only, and only on the +ve terminal at that, so that's a relief. Have a brush and gentle scrub (non-metallic) of the contacts on the flash hatch door, and get it back to this:
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Misc/_IGP7128-1R.jpg[/IMG]
While it's ugly, it works. The high part of the contact has scrubbed up to act as a normal conductor. Flash fully operational - phew...
And this is the culprit:
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Misc/_IGP7124-2R.jpg[/IMG]
Probably about two years old, only ever charged with the charger that came with the first four of these. Only ever used with this flash, and once as a trial with the Kx when that was new (don't bother).
All eight batteries are now where they belong. While they worked well in this flash while they behaved, it just isn't worth the risk.
So, more Eneloops might be in order, unless anyone else has AA suggestions that work in the 540?
Ideas welcome.
Our daughter plays violin, and was asked to form an ad hoc chamber trio for a neighbour's daughter's wedding today. She does not like her picture taken (takes after her mother). My expectations therefore are that my services will not be required. Little do I know.
So, last minute, they suggest I take pictures of the three of them (daughter, a cellist and a second violinist), rehearsing just before the guests arrive at the venue.
Surprised, and pleased. Gear goes into the back, off we go. Get to the venue, unpack daughter, violin, three music stands, camera, backpack, set it up, blah blah.
Take some shots with the pop-up flash. Kr@p. Gloomy as, and it's thundery outside, so little natural light getting in.
Out with the 540, bung it on the camera, light the fuse. Nothing. I feel like the coyote when the latest plan to get that freaking road-runner unravels very quickly. I'm in the headlight of the next train, and the light ain't getting any dimmer...
Guests arriving, gear put away, speed off. Shopping to do, daughter to collect when they've finished, unpack, more blah.
Hmm - back to this flash. Nope - he's dead Jim. Gone the way of the Great Auk.
Now, I never put any gear away with batteries that are not good for the next shoot. So, I open the battery hatch on the 540 - this is what I see:
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Misc/_IGP7122-3R.jpg[/IMG]
(battery removed from compartment for this photo, and as part of the first panic reaction due to me dreading a vision of a whole battery compartment full of nice liquid chemicals...)
Now that was unexpected. One battery only, and only on the +ve terminal at that, so that's a relief. Have a brush and gentle scrub (non-metallic) of the contacts on the flash hatch door, and get it back to this:
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Misc/_IGP7128-1R.jpg[/IMG]
While it's ugly, it works. The high part of the contact has scrubbed up to act as a normal conductor. Flash fully operational - phew...
And this is the culprit:
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Misc/_IGP7124-2R.jpg[/IMG]
Probably about two years old, only ever charged with the charger that came with the first four of these. Only ever used with this flash, and once as a trial with the Kx when that was new (don't bother).
All eight batteries are now where they belong. While they worked well in this flash while they behaved, it just isn't worth the risk.
So, more Eneloops might be in order, unless anyone else has AA suggestions that work in the 540?
Ideas welcome.
Comment by i-Berg posted on Leaky battery at 23/10/2010 - 05:55
+1 for #2 Don.
Comment by i-Berg posted on Hanging on at 20/10/2010 - 12:33
Comment by i-Berg posted on Do I need Priming? at 20/10/2010 - 11:54
