Hi, I have godox 300di mini pioneer I haven't used it like a year's now. I tried to check it today for funshoot. When I plug it and turn power on I notice there is no power coming it should have sound bling and when firing test should fire but nothing all dead even the bulb ready is not red. I suspect there is no current coming in or there is problem with the bulb? Or something wrong inside?
I know this is a year late, but I have just experienced the exact same issue as you. Was working one minute, then it turned itself off. When I tired to turn it back on the unit is acting dead, no power going into it. Did you ever find out what the issue was with yours?
i watched in horror at this repair! Never, EVER touch a cap like he is from a strobe, or it might be the last cap you touch in your life as they may contain LETHAL charges on them!
The caps may not have a charge in them. Irrespective of this, it isn't sensible to fearmonger like that. Educate people on the proper way to handle components AND how an electric charge in a cap may affect anyone improperly handling them. For instance, bridging a cap (touching) with one hand will hurt, possibly burn; but, it won't kill you. Using two hands on either pole may have a lethal affect if you have a pacemaker or electrical disturbance in the heart.
@@jaym5938 always treat a cap like its fully charged. I have repaired strobe units that have not been used for weeks, and the caps still had almost full voltage across them. These cap voltage can be a anywhere from 600 to 2500 volts at up to 1500amps! Even if they sit for a long time they can still have very high voltages and deliver lethal energy. So you should treat them all like they are fully charged. I even store these caps with a bleed resistor across them. I don't short them out as sometimes this can harm them, best to just bleed it off. People who are not experienced with this, should not attempt to repair these units. Not fear mongering at all, just a friendly word of utmost caution
@@rty1955 i am going to attempt to repair my old old old Bowens 400DX strobe, which popped last night, hissed and started to smoke which smelled like burning plastic. CAn you tell me the safest way to approach this? Can I 'drain' the capacitors so it becomes safe?
@@PaoloCaringal-ep4bu yes. I use a 20k 5watt resistor. I use it with insulated clip leads. Place the resistor (one lead at a time) directly across the capacitor. NEVER use both hands at the same time. Leave it in place as you desolder the capacitor. I have a box of resistors that i leave across the capacitors as I remove them. Be careful as there may be a spark. Check for a voltage across the cap, use well insulated probes too. Remember the path of least resistance may be thru one hand, thru your heart to the other hand. Dont take any chances with questionable probe leads. This is LETHAL voltage you may be dealing with. Simply put, Flashtubes can have 600v across them, then the xenon gas gets ionized by a very high (3kv) voltage via a thin wire wrapped around the tube when the unit is triggered. As soon as that happens the capacitors dump ALL thier current instantly thru the tub causing it to give iff the bright light. Then the whining you hear is the re-charging of the caps to full voltage again. Let me know how u make out
You can test a cap with a regular meter. Bad power caps wont hold a charge. FIRST AND FOREMOST you MUST make sure the cap is discharged by taking a 5watt 2k resistor across the caps leads and hold it there for a minute. Do NOT use your fingers to hold it! Charged caps can hold a LETHAL charge, even if sitting for a while. Be sure, and discharge it, ALWAYS! NEVER assume its discharged! A strobe unit can store 600V at high current. This WILL kill you, if you don't take precautions. 1. Remove wires from one side of the cap. this removes it from circuit. 2. Use a good 9v battery and alligator clips, charge the cap by placing the + side of batt to the + side of cap, do the same for negative (-)side as well. a good cap should charge almost instantly. 3. Remove battery 4. Using you multi meter, place the leads from meter onto the cap, observing correct polarity. A good cap should read 9v for a brief moment, then fall to zero as the cap is discharging thru the meter. if not, the cap is bad. Hope this helped!
wow, that is reckless, them big caps have a charge in them that could kill even when the strobe is turned off, anyone attempting this repair, give them to a qualified person as this could kill you
This is the most careless Repair Video Ever This technique can KIll any person attempting the same , without discharging the capacitors. Serious Hazard.
Hi, I have godox 300di mini pioneer I haven't used it like a year's now. I tried to check it today for funshoot. When I plug it and turn power on I notice there is no power coming it should have sound bling and when firing test should fire but nothing all dead even the bulb ready is not red. I suspect there is no current coming in or there is problem with the bulb? Or something wrong inside?
I know this is a year late, but I have just experienced the exact same issue as you. Was working one minute, then it turned itself off. When I tired to turn it back on the unit is acting dead, no power going into it.
Did you ever find out what the issue was with yours?
Wireless trigger and the transmitter are working perfectly but the flash 📸 is not compatible. What will be the problem??
I have problem with my broklain600...1 light gives me full power but the second one gave me 50% power...can you tell me the fault?
Weak batteries or too quick on the draw, another possibility is a dying current limiting resistor.❤
क्रिया बताओ सिम्पलेकसं प्रो 23 का2200 एम डी 360v का कंनडेशर कहाँ मिलेगा और कितने रूपये का होगा
dear sir i have kb photo digital 300n flash light, there is no written any value of capacitor how know and how to change capacitor please help me sir
i watched in horror at this repair! Never, EVER touch a cap like he is from a strobe, or it might be the last cap you touch in your life as they may contain LETHAL charges on them!
The caps may not have a charge in them. Irrespective of this, it isn't sensible to fearmonger like that. Educate people on the proper way to handle components AND how an electric charge in a cap may affect anyone improperly handling them. For instance, bridging a cap (touching) with one hand will hurt, possibly burn; but, it won't kill you. Using two hands on either pole may have a lethal affect if you have a pacemaker or electrical disturbance in the heart.
@@jaym5938 always treat a cap like its fully charged. I have repaired strobe units that have not been used for weeks, and the caps still had almost full voltage across them. These cap voltage can be a anywhere from 600 to 2500 volts at up to 1500amps! Even if they sit for a long time they can still have very high voltages and deliver lethal energy. So you should treat them all like they are fully charged. I even store these caps with a bleed resistor across them. I don't short them out as sometimes this can harm them, best to just bleed it off.
People who are not experienced with this, should not attempt to repair these units. Not fear mongering at all, just a friendly word of utmost caution
@@rty1955 i am going to attempt to repair my old old old Bowens 400DX strobe, which popped last night, hissed and started to smoke which smelled like burning plastic. CAn you tell me the safest way to approach this? Can I 'drain' the capacitors so it becomes safe?
@@PaoloCaringal-ep4bu yes. I use a 20k 5watt resistor. I use it with insulated clip leads. Place the resistor (one lead at a time) directly across the capacitor. NEVER use both hands at the same time. Leave it in place as you desolder the capacitor. I have a box of resistors that i leave across the capacitors as I remove them.
Be careful as there may be a spark. Check for a voltage across the cap, use well insulated probes too. Remember the path of least resistance may be thru one hand, thru your heart to the other hand. Dont take any chances with questionable probe leads. This is LETHAL voltage you may be dealing with. Simply put, Flashtubes can have 600v across them, then the xenon gas gets ionized by a very high (3kv) voltage via a thin wire wrapped around the tube when the unit is triggered. As soon as that happens the capacitors dump ALL thier current instantly thru the tub causing it to give iff the bright light. Then the whining you hear is the re-charging of the caps to full voltage again.
Let me know how u make out
How did you know that capacitor was broken?
Thanks.
capacitor is barning
You can test a cap with a regular meter. Bad power caps wont hold a charge. FIRST AND FOREMOST you MUST make sure the cap is discharged by taking a 5watt 2k resistor across the caps leads and hold it there for a minute. Do NOT use your fingers to hold it! Charged caps can hold a LETHAL charge, even if sitting for a while. Be sure, and discharge it, ALWAYS! NEVER assume its discharged! A strobe unit can store 600V at high current. This WILL kill you, if you don't take precautions.
1. Remove wires from one side of the cap. this removes it from circuit.
2. Use a good 9v battery and alligator clips, charge the cap by placing the + side of batt to the + side of cap, do the same for negative (-)side as well. a good cap should charge almost instantly.
3. Remove battery
4. Using you multi meter, place the leads from meter onto the cap, observing correct polarity. A good cap should read 9v for a brief moment, then fall to zero as the cap is discharging thru the meter. if not, the cap is bad.
Hope this helped!
Hi my lights have a problem
Sir mera godex sk 400 ka canensar shot ho gaya hai kaha milega
Plise contact no.de do
my soft box sound was same as blast.. but now stop working... whats the problem
Hahahahaha i am here you not feare
Sir, capacitor ki value kya hoti hi,
Elinchrom frx 400 E2 show display solution plz sir ji
How many microfarads?
NOO don’t touch the capacitors get a damn shorting probe please, those things kill
Transfarmar ko kaise check kare
l think washing machines have a cap , and big el motors, to find a free one
wow, that is reckless, them big caps have a charge in them that could kill even when the strobe is turned off, anyone attempting this repair, give them to a qualified person as this could kill you
SIMPEX 300D
This is the most careless Repair Video Ever This technique can KIll any person attempting the same , without discharging the capacitors. Serious Hazard.
as the capacitor was swollen, it's mean that they got a short circuit inside it, hence no way to hold charge
@@rajafcp swollen doesn't mean shorted or discharged, you future darwin award winner.
How is he meant to discharge the capacitors in a safe way, what should he have done?
@@riomaccphotography discharge through resistor or carefully shorting with a direct connection with a well insulated wire