It's good to share.... :)
Just found a well out of date disposable camera in my "bits" bin so I took
it apart.....
I've still got a large area of my vision that I can't see because the flash
went off *whilst I was 2" away from it*....
Then I managed to put my demolition fingers across the charged capacitor...
I'd forgotten how painful that was even on small flashguns! Perhaps it's
true that with age you stop being able to take the things the same way you
could in your youth.....
Then I had the bright idea of shorting out the now mostly empty capacitor
using a screwdriver!!
Sorry to say but now all the magic smoke is gone (with a loud bang which has
given me rather impressive tinnitis) and the camera no longer works....

Now isn't that so much more fun than just throwing it away!!!

Ben

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