Hosed Sync Cord

A friend lent me his Nikonos SB105 and sync cord, worked well for a while and stopped, after fiddling with it it worked on land, but not in the water. Continuity tester shows that there is some bleed between the 3 pin sockets that go to the camera (the 2 flat connectors are clean.) I've ordered him a replacement, but was wondering if there is any hope for it. (It might be a cable flood, as I disconnected and reconnected the cable to size the housing for pelican boxes and that's when my trouble began.)

I'd chuck the cord - sounds very much like there's water in it to me - a very common problem.

You should also check the housing flash socket for continuity and bleed - the 2 sprung pins are very problematic if they get saltwatr behind them and into the spring - they usually, or eventually fail if not always straightaway. If the socket has got water in try some electrical contact cleaner which may flush out the water if you are lucky.

Oh yes. I forgot to add that if you keep the old cord and cut it down, dry it out, and add a few bits of wire and a meter, you can build a Nikonos type socket tester - I have done so and it is amazing how many times it has revealed dodgy sockets on various housings!

Oh well, not the answer I wanted. The bulkead socket looks good, continuity wise. I guess I get to go down to the Japanese dive shop and try to convince them that I want a Sea & Sea N cord (even though I don't have a Sea & Sea strobe.)

Cords are always a concern. Always carry extras.

Joe