Changing bulb in SB 900?

haringo

Is it easy to change the bulb in a Nikon SB 900 flash?

I haven't blown it yet but I am about turning off the overheating protection in my Nikon SB 900 flash. It keeps shutting down in the middle of wedding ceremonies when there are lots of emotion and tons of opportunities to take pictures...

My plan is the turn off the overheating protection and change the bulb when it melts. I can get the bulb from ebay inexpensively...

What do you think?

Art Scott

I would not do it...but then I do not have the proper tools or a repair guide for any flash.

I am heading into purchasing a Al Jacobs Black Box to hopefully help eliminate that problem
and not have to change batts during wedding or reception and there is a proper cable for
the SB900 now.........I won't have mine until next spring tho........

InsuredDisaster

Well, i can't imagine it that the SB-900 is "user serviceable" if you screw up and damage something, you are probably going to void the warranty.

Can you solder? Are you good at not dropping tiny little screws and do you have a good history of taking apart modern electronics. . . and putting them back together again? I've taken apart SB-600's and it is the puttting them back together again that is the challenging part.

Anyway, if you still think this is a good idea, then maybe this link can help you. Relates to the SB-600, but I'd imagine the SB-900 is probably somewhat similar.

http://photorojo.blogspot.com/2009/05/diy-nikon-sb-600-speedlight-flash-tube.html

r3t1awr3yd

I did my SB600... I've been soldering from a YOUNG age (and I'm half azn so that helps, right? lol. I keed, I keed)



That link posted above is the same one I used. $28 bucks on ebay for the bulb.

EDIT: Oh, to answer your question about it being easy? NO. There are a LOT of TINY pieces that you really have to mind AND the way the bulb goes in really requires THREE hands to be done comfortably.