Change bulb in Epoque strobe

Hi, All

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I have a Epoque strobe ES-150DS, the light does not show charged and will not flash. Was not flooded or dropped, is the bulb bad? If so can it be changed?

Any help will be appreciated.

thanks

mkgraphics

Electronic flash units (strobes) do not contain filament based bulbs and do not "burn out". They use Tubes which contain a xenon gas which glows when exited with a high (about 300) voltage. These tubes rarely if ever need replacement unless physically damaged. Most likely your problem is in the power connections or an oscillation circuit component.

Interestingly over the years of repairing photographic equipment I've noted a direct correlation between the finding of impact, sand or liquid damage and the owner's claim that it never happened.