Melted my HV 285 flash unit

[angry hampster]

During a shoot. Oops. POS..glad I only paid $50 for it.

 

[996GT2]

During a shoot. Oops. POS..glad I only paid $50 for it.

Wow were you firing that thing @ full power for an extended period?

I've never had that happen to any of my flashes, strobist or on-camera.

 

[angry hampster]

It was on 1/16 (lowest) power being used as a fill for my 580EX. Was firing 2 pops at a time during a formal shoot before a wedding. Just a malfunction/poor QC. The thing is probably 20+ years old though. I'm not terribly upset, just gives me an excuse to get another 580.

During the shoot I noticed it wasn't firing as often as it should have been, especially with a fresh set of batteries. I went over to check on it and I could smell the plastic burning. It was super hot to the touch. I just said screw it and continued the shoot with 1 flash and upped my ISO to compensate and get additional ambient fill.

Irritating, but I didn't burn down the church, and the "after" photos look great.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

It was on 1/16 (lowest) power being used as a fill for my 580EX. Was firing 2 pops at a time during a formal shoot before a wedding. Just a malfunction/poor QC. The thing is probably 20+ years old though. I'm not terribly upset, just gives me an excuse to get another 580.

I LOVE IT... haha 580 ftw

 

[foghorn67]

I LOVE IT... haha 580 ftw

He thinks like I do. Love it.

 

[iGas]

I have 2 285 flash for almost 25 years and they still serve me well.