This weekend I was out in the woods at night shooting with my White Lighting UZ1600 running off a generator. I had the 47" octobox attached while I was shooting.
I was using the modeling light (it was dark), and the unit was turned on for about 45-60 minutes before it completely shut off. Now the unit will not turn on at all, and will only send a small charge to the flash bulb when I press the test button.
Although this is an older unit, I just bought it used from someone who had it sitting in thier closet for 10 years, and had only been used a handful of times before this weekend, so I'm sure it was in mint condition before this happened.
Have I ruined this light? I imagine that it may have overheated, or maybe bad power from the generator?
I'm wondering if there is anything I can do before I send the unit in to get looked at. I live in Canada so I'm looking at about $100 just in shipping to send it to the Canadian authorized service center.
Any insights into this situation would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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