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| Author: | scotteh [ Fri May 28, 2010 4:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | AB800 Modeling Lamp Problem |
I've had my AB800 for approx 2 months and other than setting it up over my still life table it hasn't moved much. Yesterday I moved it around the house several times to different locations to take some portraits. Each and every time I moved it I turned it off, unplugged it and then moved it across the room or into the next room. I was not rough in anyway when I moved it but when I turned it back on the modeling lamp would not come back on. To get it to work again I had to unscrew it and then screw the lamp back in, but not too far or it would turn off again. I was not turning it any harder than you would normally screwing in a light bulb. I tried a different bulb, same result. Needless to say I'm a bit frustrated and not sure how to resolve this since it's just a standard bulb socket, how could that be broken? Thanks |
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| Author: | Technical Support [ Sat May 29, 2010 10:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AB800 Modeling Lamp Problem |
with the light off and unplugged, remove the model lamp and look inside the socket. At the back of the socket, ther should be a brass tab. Pull forward on this tab, reinstall the bulb and try again. Also make sure the white button in the back of the light is pushed in. |
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| Author: | scotteh [ Sat May 29, 2010 10:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AB800 Modeling Lamp Problem |
Until you mentioned that I had forgotten that I had already done that when I first received the unit. I was reluctant to do it again and the part the confuses me is that there seems to be a sweet spot whereby if I screw the bulb in too far it stops working. It's almost as though the bulb can only be loosely screwed in about half way. I have confirmed the button is pushed in. Another thing to mention is that one of the times when I was able to get the modeling lamp to work I left it on and when I put my softbox back on it slightly bumped the flash head and the bulb turned off again. Thanks |
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| Author: | Luap [ Sat May 29, 2010 11:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AB800 Modeling Lamp Problem |
Have you tried a different lamp? It's not impossible the bulb itself might be suspect. |
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| Author: | scotteh [ Sat May 29, 2010 1:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AB800 Modeling Lamp Problem |
We are an all CF household so after getting a strange look from my neighbor when I asked if I could borrow a light bulb, I was able to test with a standard incandescent and incandescent flood. The standard incandescent did the same thing, when I screwed in more than half way and still loose it worked, anything more than half way it turned off. I switched to the incandescent flood and it worked fine no matter how loose or snug it was screwed in. I'll try and find a straight bulb like came with the AB and see if that works reliably. Thank you |
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| Author: | Luap [ Sat May 29, 2010 6:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AB800 Modeling Lamp Problem |
You definitely have a bad socket on the Bee. Covered by warranty and, yes, I understand the frustration. I have sockets like this in my house and go through the same exercise. We rarely see this sort of problem in spite of over a half million lights in the field. |
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