Strobe problem

I've got a Nikon D-200 in a Sea & Sea DX-D200 housing, a TTL converter III and two (2) YS-90 Auto Strobes. I've been having problems with the strobes firing inconsistantly and then eventually stopping after about 50 shots. I bought the strobes new about 3-4 years ago and they have flasshed about 8,000 times over that time frame. I sent them to Sea & Sea and they say I should replace the xeon (?) flash tubes at about $140 each. Does this make sense to any of you?

hey jim, how long have you been using the YS-90's with the TTL converter III? I was wondering if the problem appears when you got the TTL converter.

was it working consistently with no problems for a while? I'm asking because there is a known problem with the YS-90's and the D80/d200 + TTL converter II in low light (although you have the TTL converter III)

I've never heard of the Ys-90's not working after 50 shots though.

Scott

problems with the strobes firing inconsistantly and then eventually stopping after about 50 shots

Have you followed the instruction to switch on the TTL converter first, then the strobes? If otherwise, the strobes behave funny.

Have you followed the instruction to switch on the TTL converter first, then the strobes? If otherwise, the strobes behave funny.

Yes I've done it the way the instructions say and every other way as well witht the same results. Any ideas?

hey jim, how long have you been using the YS-90's with the TTL converter III? I was wondering if the problem appears when you got the TTL converter.

 

was it working consistently with no problems for a while? I'm asking because there is a known problem with the YS-90's and the D80/d200 + TTL converter II in low light (although you have the TTL converter III)

 

I've never heard of the Ys-90's not working after 50 shots though.

 

Scott

This was my first dive with the III. I had a II but it leaked - factory defect and Sea & Sea replaced it with the III. The beginning of the dive was fine but deteriorated over time. By the end of the first dive one of the two strobes had stopped firing. By the end of the second dive both strobes had stopped.

Yes I've done it the way the instructions say and every other way as well witht the same results. Any ideas?

You lost me here.