shoe weakness

keef

The bottom shoe keeps snapping off all of my V5's.

No extreme stress, just an ex430 on a stand. All I need to do is lower the stand and "POP" off it comes.

I have become fairly good at putting it all back together in a rush , but only one of them has the little ball in it still so it is my only TX unit left.

Thankfully after my flash hit the ground the first time I have velcroed them to the stands so when the V5 decides to let go it doesn't destroy the flash

Anyone have any suggestions?

cheers

Antonio

Hello @keef,

I am sorry to hear about this.

Could you tell me more about your V5, like -
When did you purchased them?
How long have you been using it?
Is there a serial number on it?

Any additional information, including images of the bottom hot shoe, would be very much appreciated so we can look into the issue further.

Thank you!

keef

Hi Antonio,

Thanks for the response.

I purchased them on two separate occasions about a year apart.

The first duo in early 2015 and the second last spring. (though I can't trust my memory...the years seem to be speeding up!) I would have to bug my accountant to get my hands on the receipts to get specific dates.

I have only used them 10 times +/- and have been happy with them other than the shoe issue. 

Purchased from McBain Camera in Edmonton Canda.

Odd there isn't any serial on the units. I turfed the box for the first set, but the box for the second set has no obvious serial number. There is a barcode printed on your label: 4897035130033

Thanks for your interest and any assistance you can offer.

keef

In the end, I got some locktite and made em solid. 

Antonio

Thanks for the update @keef.

Just shout if you need further assistance we are happy to help.

Cheers.