this repair was such a pain in the A! I had huge problems putting back rubber wheels supporting the tube. And also the zoom does not work as before. It works in the range of 14-17 mm. But it was still worth it, considering no repairs from nikon itself...
Hi, wonder if you happen to know what the PCB E in the SB800 manual is for? It connects to the yellow connector(next to the blue connector) on the main circuit board(PCB A). Couldn't find any information anywhere... I couldn't switch my flash on 80% of the time, so I opened it up to check if there is any loose connection or components. However, I accidentally broke one of the two pins in the yellow connector(Doh!) in the process. However, the flash seems to be working normally, minus the pin, after I put them back together(so far, I still can turn it on the whole day long without issue). Many Thanks for any input
There is no mention of the trigger wire that you see the guy holding the flash tube by. That is the real beast of this job. How do you attach that to the inductor that it sits by without ruining the whole flash unit. He completely skips this critical operation.
+Edward Monroe it was soldered to the inductor the same way as the other two sides. Just slide the new flashtube in, solder on the white and pink wires, and then when everything is in place, solder the trigger wire to the inductor the same way as the original was. I probably skipped it when editiíng the video. Wasnt intentional, didnt even notice it until now. Its been ages since I did this repair and only noticed now that how many people asked questions about the process.
+Robert Nemeti . I really got hung up on this part of the repair as the trigger wire seemed to pull loose from the inductor and still be connected to a grey wire that I could not see where the other end was connected. I hate to disassemble my other 800 unit to check this out.
this repair was such a pain in the A! I had huge problems putting back rubber wheels supporting the tube. And also the zoom does not work as before. It works in the range of 14-17 mm. But it was still worth it, considering no repairs from nikon itself...
Hi, Just wondering, the flash tube has three wires. You showed two being soldered in. Where did you solder the third one? Thanks
Hi, wonder if you happen to know what the PCB E in the SB800 manual is for? It connects to the yellow connector(next to the blue connector) on the main circuit board(PCB A). Couldn't find any information anywhere...
I couldn't switch my flash on 80% of the time, so I opened it up to check if there is any loose connection or components. However, I accidentally broke one of the two pins in the yellow connector(Doh!) in the process. However, the flash seems to be working normally, minus the pin, after I put them back together(so far, I still can turn it on the whole day long without issue).
Many Thanks for any input
Great video, my SB-900 needs to be serviced the flash tube. Any idea where to get the replacement part?
Where do i put the gray wire of lamp?
are these the same tubes as in Canon 580ex II?
What's the length and diameter of the glass part of the flash tube?
There is no mention of the trigger wire that you see the guy holding the flash tube by. That is the real beast of this job. How do you attach that to the inductor that it sits by without ruining the whole flash unit. He completely skips this critical operation.
+Edward Monroe it was soldered to the inductor the same way as the other two sides. Just slide the new flashtube in, solder on the white and pink wires, and then when everything is in place, solder the trigger wire to the inductor the same way as the original was. I probably skipped it when editiíng the video. Wasnt intentional, didnt even notice it until now. Its been ages since I did this repair and only noticed now that how many people asked questions about the process.
+Robert Nemeti . I really got hung up on this part of the repair as the trigger wire seemed to pull loose from the inductor and still be connected to a grey wire that I could not see where the other end was connected. I hate to disassemble my other 800 unit to check this out.
SB80 and SB800 have the same bulb?
Thank you!!! Your vídeo helps me perfectly!!!
Thank you for posting. I think Nikon has quit servicing them and I believe my bulb is broken as well.
What tube use Nikon SB-28DX?
Thanks
+Đorđe Matijašević I do not know that, I just ordered one from online by putting in Nikon SB-28 flash tube replacement and found one.
It fades out and we can't see how you remove both side cover of crews.
With a screwdriver, obviously....
It is just under 3 inches , diameter is around 20mm
BIG THANK YOU!! fixed
+Robert Wermuth you welcome.
Do you have a link??
+Jesus Padilla No sorry, its been ages and I cannot remember now.
NO I am afraid they are not, completely different tubes.
Ha, well it may have been too long ha. But had no volt meter to meter it, so I did the extra safe way. Was definitely discharged haha
there is definitely something going on in the meantime ... a small fight, which has produced so many parts ;)
+Dimi S :D
is about 2.5mm not 20mm :) 20 mm is 2 cm or 0.78 inch
+Peter Simon ok sorry, I am just a human so I make mistakes too
Why do you skip parts of the video? You skipped very important parts. Wtf?
so what? If you dont like it, just move along