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| Author: | hvidsten15 [ Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Einsten; the fuse blowed, now it wont fire |
Yesterday, when shooting on full power(AC volt, and modelling light on half power) the fuse blowed. I replaced the fuse with the spare, and now it wont fire. It fired 1 time after changing the fuse. The einstein sound the ready beep after trying to test fire, even though it wont fire, only dimming the modelling lamp(like a short?). Did the flash tube break? |
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| Author: | Technical Support [ Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Einsten; the fuse blowed, now it wont fire |
Try at high and low power. If you have another Einstein, you can swap tubes to see if it fires. The fact that the fuse blew and the light quit working at more or less the same time would make me suspect an internal component. |
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| Author: | hvidsten15 [ Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Einsten; the fuse blowed, now it wont fire |
It won't fire no matter how I set the power. I only have an alienbee800, is it the same flash tube? How do I remove the flash tube? |
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| Author: | Technical Support [ Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Einsten; the fuse blowed, now it wont fire |
The flash tubes are not the same. You can inspect the flash tube of the Einstein to see if there may be any cracks or breaks in the metal contacts. Note, you will see some black marks inside the glass near the legs. This is normal and does not indicate a problem. |
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