Canon 550ex Flash Question

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  • vaxorcist0

    I had a canon 420ex die on me in a similar way.... but it also emitted a burning smell from the flash tube area...

    Before this happened it hissed oddly a bit...

    And the batteries got hot.....

    But I probably had just shot too much too fast at a wedding gig...

    I now take batteries out whenever I am not using a flash

    Does this happen with alkalines or nimh rechargeables?

    The sanyo eneloop nimh rechargeables are what I now use religiously and I have had no such leaks or problems since.
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