Replacing The Flash Tube/Bulb; Removing Old Flash Tubes - Metz Mecastudio BL-200 Manual De Instrucciones

• When the FLASH READY
• If the studio flash unit is to be used after-
S
5. 5
E
R
V
O
• Otherwise switch off the studio flash unit:

11.4 Replacing the flash tube/bulb

Flash tubes/bulb are wearing parts that lose
k
their power after quite a few flashes and
have to be replaced.
All maintenance work must be carried out
only with tools insulated in accordance with
IEC 60900.
First, discharge the capacitor of the studio
flash unit; to do so:
- move the power switch
74
LED illuminates,
leave the studio flash unit switched on for
another 30 minutes.
wards, set the desired flash output with the
MINUS
button.
Press the power switch of the studio
flash unit so that it is in position O (Off).
Observe the following safety instructions
before and during replacement of the
flash tube/bulb because of a DANGER OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, BURNS AND CUTS:
of the studio
flash unit to I (ON).
- press the TEST button
capacitor by triggering the flash; then
immediately move the power switch
S
5. 6
E
R
V
the studio flash unit to O (OFF).
O
The power switch must be pressed within
half a second; otherwise, the capacitor
undergoes recharging.
After switching the unit off, wait one hour
before removing the flash tube.
- Remove the power plug from the outlet.

11.4.1 Removing old flash tubes

See illustration E
- Avoid skin contact with the flash tube or the
adjusting light; hold them only with a clean,
grease-free cloth or cotton gloves.
Reflector
- 1. Remove the lamp of adjusting light a.
- 2. Unhook retaining spring b with insu-
lated needle nose pliers.
Never touch or press flash tube c on the
freely floating ring flash::
DANGER OF CUTS AND SPLINTERS!
- 3. Hold flash tube c only on the two
insertion pins d. In this way, carefully
move flash tube c back and forth while
pulling it out of the socket.
to discharge the
of
must be removed: