Alison Perkins

Sea Nettle was absolutely right. The magnet on the pre-flash push button was corroded and crumbling. So even when the button was pushed in - it wasn't working.

 

A big THANKS to Backscatter for helping me problem solve how to remove the button and check if the magnet was the issue, without me having to post the strobe off for servicing. I'm now trying to see if I can buy a new button.

Keep us updated on what you find out. I still haven't forced the pre-flash button off mine yet to take a look. I've always enjoyed using these strobes so I hope there aren't bigger issues here.

I have found out that my closest authorised Inon service centres (I currently live in Mexico City) are:
Backscatter Underwater Video & Photo in California
Reef Photo & Video in Florida

Unfortunately due to Mexico being a country with a massive drug trade industry, even if I can post the strobe up to the USA, getting it back into Mexico will likely prove difficult - customs here is a b!tch.

If anyone does have experience removing the problematic button from their Inon strobe, I would love to hear about it. In my current circumstances I feel this is something I probably need to address myself. At the same time, I don't really want to break a somewhat functional strobe by forcing it.

Any chance you could offer a little more information on how to remove the bottom-right button on the strobe? I am not sure how to do it.

There are two holes in the side of the button, a very small one (top), and a slightly bigger one (bottom). I can only get a pin through the smaller one, and it doesn't hold the button down when depressed. I can't get a pin through the bigger bottom hole, whether the button is depressed or not.

This thread is proving to be so helful - thank you!

Can anyone help me further with how to remove the potentially offending bottom-right button on the strobe? I did look at the other thread but I still am not sure how to do it.

There are two holes in the side of the button, a very small one (top), and a slightly bigger one (bottom). I can only get a pin through the smaller one, and it doesn't hold the button down when depressed.