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by Andrew Mc on Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:37 pm

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Having just received a new Canon 550EX, I've noticed that after the initial charge, it "beeps" about once every 5 seconds. I assume this is a quick top-up of the flash (the beep sounds like a quick recharge). Is this correct?

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:45 pm

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Yup, the capacitors that hold the charge have a dissipation rate. there is a circuit that detects when the charge is below a certain threshold which then triggers a charge top-off.

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by Andrew Mc on Wed Sep 03, 2003 11:01 pm

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Cheers, EJ - the elec eng part of me assumed that was the case, but the paranoid part needed to know