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[Nicool]

Just a report back on the potential overheating issue with the Z330.
 
I'm running some tests of Eneloop Pro vs Ikea Ladda batteries.
 
To do so, I put the Z330s in a bucket of water at 28°C (82°F), and fired them as quickly as possible at full power.
 
The frequency was down to how quickly the strobes recycled.
 
The tests have so far involved over 600 full strobe dumps in quick succession (per strobe)
 
No issues with temperature yet...
 
Adam

Thanks for this interesting test Adam!
Can you confirm the Z330s are as powerful as before after such a treatment?
The risk i see is the light bulbs not tolerating well: what happened to one of my Z240s is (after repetitive flashing) is that it got less powerful than the other strobe.
Its light output would still vary when playing with the knob, so not a problem of corroded magnet, but it had became around 2 stops less powerful than the other strobe.




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[adamhanlon]

Hi Nicool,

 

I'm siting at my desk writing half blinded!

 

Just fired the strobes.

 

Subjectively, I would say that both strobes are still putting out their full output. 

 

Did you speak to Inon about the issues with your strobes? My experience is that they are very responsive to any issues. I am also aware that earlier models of the Z240 did have issues with overheating (although they tended to blacken the tubes rather than burn them out like the YS-D2 tends to). Certainly, the latter versions seemed not to have the issue. I had Z240 type 4s and they were fine...

 

All the best

 

Adam

[Nicool]

Hi Nicool,
 
I'm siting at my desk writing half blinded!
 
Just fired the strobes.
 
Subjectively, I would say that both strobes are still putting out their full output. 
 
Did you speak to Inon about the issues with your strobes? My experience is that they are very responsive to any issues. I am also aware that earlier models of the Z240 did have issues with overheating (although they tended to blacken the tubes rather than burn them out like the YS-D2 tends to). Certainly, the latter versions seemed not to have the issue. I had Z240 type 4s and they were fine...
 
All the best
 
Adam

Thanks Adam for involving yoursefl so visually
Yes since then i have reached out to Inon and got the faulty strobe serviced, it was a flash tube that started to blacken, and now works fine.
This was however on Type 4 z240.
But i had clearly gone beyond the Inon recommended repetitive shooting limits when this happened.



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[errbrr]

Inon were not all that responsive to my melted tubes/capacitor, but that may have been the dealer intermediary and their communication. Repeated full dumps at 28 degrees with no burn out sounds like a great improvement. Typically I would lose the tubes on one out of my six Z240s on each week-long tropical cave diving trip. 

[adamhanlon]

Just to let everyone now that what I thought was the missing ingredient with these strobes is no longer missing!

 

http://wetpixel.com/...for-z330-strobe

 

Inon announced their 4600°K (and 4900°K) diffusers yesterday. It remand to be definitely seen, but I think these will make a significant difference to the quality of light.

 

Adam

 

[tangfish]

That's great news! I wonder if they allow the same amount of light through as the first type of diffuser.

 

I'm curious to know Alex's opinon after trying these warmer diffusers, as the stock diffuser of the Z-330 seemed to be one of the main shortcomings he noticed when comparing the Inon directly against the Retra strobe,

http://wetpixel.com/...=59574&p=393451

[FLAFROG]

Today is April 10 2018.

Anybody know when the Inon Z-33o's will start hipping in the US?

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