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Hello all, I am selling my remaining Mf-1 together with the Os-1 snoot. Both show the normal signs of use, but are in good condition. A white diffuser and a spare oversized power knob are included. Also included the aperture cards (not shown) I sell the Mf-1 because I switched to the Kraken kr-S40, and don't want to mix strobes. I am asking 340 € for the set. Shipping cost at buyer's expense.

Thank you, I'll dive into It, and see if I get some information. Yes, first thing I did was discharging the capacitors... Thanks for your help Chris.

Hi Yorkie, Thanks for your help. Yes, I have one and I thought on that too, but as Cris states, there are other parameters, as voltage and range... And I should unsolder the remaining one... Anyway, I'll try this before the the trash bin option... Regards!!!

Back at home, I decided to disassemble the strobe and try local repairing (me). I thought It was nont worth sending It to U.S., as it is out of waranty, cost of reparation, billing.... I found the source of failure (water in through the power knob, who destroyed one of the big capacitors). So, new O-rings, new capacitor, soldering.... Wait, wait, wait. Someone forgot printing the capacitor's specification markings (voltage, capacitance, etc...) when built the strobe, so I am unable to find the correct capacitor in order to replace it. The markings in the capacitor seem to mean nothing related it's specifications. I did an extensive searching in Google, without success. I went to two local electronics stores, but both weren't able to give me an answer. So, if someone knows the information regarding that capacitor, or knows what that numbers mean, that would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise, I'm afraid the strobe will sadly end up in the recycling bin. Thanks in advance!!!

Bienvenido Marc!! Un cordial saludo desde Gandía!!

Hola JR, bienvenido al foro. Ya que este hilo es para las presentaciones, quizás puedes abrir un hilo en el apartado correspondiente con tus dudas. Un cordial saludo!!!

A bit extreme, but I don't discard It completely...

Thank you for your response. Unfortunatelly I did the battery test you mention, with no results. The batterys are ok, and the Mf-1 keeps the same. I thank your interest, but I think I'll wait until been back to Spain to send the unit for service. Luckily I have with me my WA strobes, not so handy as the Mf-1s for macro but usable. Thank you again and Best Regards.

Thank You María, they already contacted me, and I am sure the'll do their best. Best Regards.

By the way, I want to thank everyone who offered to lend me a strobe here in Bali or even from Europe. Luckily, I have other strobes with me so I can continue enjoying photography on my vacation. Thanks to everyone, and best regards.

Oh yes, David, of course, I was just agreeing with your statement. I had just been trying to get the flash working for the umpteenth time, with the same results; you can imagine my frustration. I was simply reiterating what you had written. Best regards.

Hello David, Unfortunatelly I think that upgrading to an Mf-2 is my only option. Thank you anyway.

I have about ten 18650 with me for this trip. Tried with five of them, same behaviour. All batterys are fully charged, so not a battery issue. I'm afraid I'll have to send It to service. Thanks for the suggest. Best Regards.

Thank you so much for the offer. Fortunatelly I also have with me a couple of Inon Z330 intended for my WA dives. I am more used to the Mf-1s to macro, but today the 330s have got me out of trouble. I still prefer the Mf-1s for macro due to the size, but the 330s do the job. Best Regards.

Well it's Murphy's law Just arrived to Bali for 1 month of underwater photography, mainly macro, and one of my two MF-1 seemingly died. Blue light blinking, a few seconds later red light blinking, then starts to flash erratically. Never a problem with those strobes, no idea what could go wrong. Any help?? Thanks in advance.