tank Posted Monday at 09:00 AM Share Posted Monday at 09:00 AM Hello, I've recently been experiencing random firing on both my Z330 type 1 strobes. I use fiber optic cables, and it seems to only happen underwater, and strobes fire randomly and independently. I cannot recreate the firing. Sync cord connection/port is dry. Battery compartment is dry. Strobes work normally when shooting, just some very annoying random firing every now and then. Anyone experience something similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted Monday at 09:39 AM Share Posted Monday at 09:39 AM No chance you’re near another photographer and the strobes are seeing the other flashes? They can fire under those circs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank Posted Monday at 09:55 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:55 AM 13 minutes ago, TimG said: No chance you’re near another photographer and the strobes are seeing the other flashes? They can fire under those circs. I was the only photographer on the trip. Also, the strobe sensors have connectors and plugs. I don’t think there’s any way stray light can get to it… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted Monday at 08:19 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:19 PM Fair enough! Wireless transmitter to your dive computer? That can trigger strobes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ross Posted Tuesday at 12:25 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:25 AM Are both strobes doing it? this tends to indicate a cause outside of the strobes. It would be odd for both to develop the same fault at the same time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Hicks Posted Tuesday at 12:37 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:37 AM Let's see a picture of the sync cord/strobe connection. It should be completely blacked out by the little cup over the sensor, which should eliminate any external signal from getting past. If you look at your housing LED/Flash trigger, does it blink randomly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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