I own two 600EX-RT speedlite's. One of them hasn't been used much and is totally dead. I tried half a dozen different batteries and won't turn on. My 2nd speedlite turns on, but sometimes it doesn't. The led screen sometimes is looks like it half...
So I was about to put this flash to bed after trying everthing suggested here and not being able to send in for repair. I decided to just hit the flash a couple of times of the side of my hand. Figuring the old school way of trying to getting somet...
Thanks for that info. I actually have a WD40 precision pen which is great instead of the spray for door hinges, etc. and for this case of cleaning the speedlight contacts. I tried that but unfortunately it didn't do anything. This thing is dead as...
I just tried cleaning the terminals with rubbing alchohol but that didn't help. Never knew about the duracells, so that's good to know, thanks for that.
This flash was stored without batteries. I typically take them after after a shoot to prevent them from leaking. The contacts look clean to me. What do you think?