DIY Stobe Knob Extension & Strobe Jacket
1. The knob to adjust the flash intensity of the Sea &Sea YS-D2 strobe can be difficult to find as it is small and partly hidden by the battery cover. This can lead to a lost beautiful photo such as when one has framed the subject just right, and needs more light but cannot move to find and turn the knob.
An extension makes it easy to find by touch and turn the knob. For this I used heat shrink tubing (1/2 inch nominal, 12.7 mm i.d.) pressure fitted on the knob, then cut to about 25 to 28 mm long. If the tubing fits tightly on the knob heat shrinking is not necessary.
Then, a small rectangle of 5 mm thick plastic, about 15 x 12mm with its edges and corners rounded with a file, is pressed edge first into the free end of the tube and secured by pressure and heat shrinking.
2. To make a protection/flotation jacket for the strobe, I cut a rectangle 300 x 100 mm from a piece of 5 or 7mm wet suit cloth, punched holes in the two short edges and laced them with a spare shoelace.
Materials: Black polyolefin heat shrink tubing, 1/2" i.d.
small piece of plastic sheet, 4 or 5 mm thick (ABS, acrylic or
improvised such as a stainless screw nut or washer);
left over wetsuit cloth, 5 or 7 mm thick.
Tools: Scissors, hacksaw, rasp file for wood, matches.
See also:
Xit 404 Strobe Knob for Inon Strobes
http://www.backscatter.com/product/1653
EZKnobs https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1654215787/ezknobs-for-underwater-strobes/faqs -
Sea &Sea Strobe cover
