Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          15 minutes

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  • Diffusing Disc Panel
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What you need

Step 1

              Diffusing Disc Panel
  • At first of all: Remove Batteries!
  • Be Careful: Electronic parts need a few minutes to discharge. If you touch them you may get an electric shock or damage your device.

At first of all: Remove Batteries!

Be Careful: Electronic parts need a few minutes to discharge. If you touch them you may get an electric shock or damage your device.

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Step 2

              Remove covers
  • Open the silicone covers slowly. The’re fixed with double faced adhesive tape.
  • In the worst case: You damage the covers. It’s very hard to damage the flash at this step

Open the silicone covers slowly. The’re fixed with double faced adhesive tape.

In the worst case: You damage the covers. It’s very hard to damage the flash at this step

Step 3

              Open the flash head
  • Remove the screws on the bottom of the flash-head
  • Remove all 8 screws which holds the outer case on the joint.
  • Separate the screws from each other - that makes the re-assembling easier

Remove the screws on the bottom of the flash-head

Remove all 8 screws which holds the outer case on the joint.

Separate the screws from each other - that makes the re-assembling easier

Step 4

              Remove the flash Unit
  • Open the head slowly - attention with the cables
  • Remove the flash unit
  • Remember: Electric parts!
  • Remember the order of the diffusing discs

Open the head slowly - attention with the cables

Remove the flash unit

Remember: Electric parts!

Remember the order of the diffusing discs

Step 5

              Replace the mechanism
  • Remove the 4 screws of the holding plate.
  • You need to remove the plastic film - don’t worry you can stick it back when you’re ready and it holds fine.
  • The thing in the square is the contact which detects if the panel is in or out.

Remove the 4 screws of the holding plate.

You need to remove the plastic film - don’t worry you can stick it back when you’re ready and it holds fine.

The thing in the square is the contact which detects if the panel is in or out.

Step 6

  • Now you’re ready to install the panel
  • Hold it in the position (just to check that everything is correct and fit in the head.
  • Now you need to re-assemble backwards. Careful with the cables

Now you’re ready to install the panel

Hold it in the position (just to check that everything is correct and fit in the head.

Now you need to re-assemble backwards. Careful with the cables

Step 7

              Reassemble
  • Hold the diffusing discs while you plug the top and bottom together
  • stick a little piece of double faced adhesive tape to the silicone covers
  • Both covers have those tiny silicone pins and the fitting hole for alignment

Hold the diffusing discs while you plug the top and bottom together

stick a little piece of double faced adhesive tape to the silicone covers

Both covers have those tiny silicone pins and the fitting hole for alignment

I hope this guide is helpful enough.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

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ritafoigel - Aug 2, 2015

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Great guide! Thank you so much for helping me fix my flash! I didn’t need additional adhesive tape as it went back with the remainders of the original one and seems to hold up well. I would highly recommend using magnetic screwdriver as I had issues with those small screws going back into the tiny places they belong to. Otherwise, it was an easy fix!

PS watch out for that push button. It has a tendency to jump out :)

chrmikkelsen - Aug 13, 2016

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Also, notice that there are two types of screws: flat head and countersunk head. They also differ slightly in length.

I had a lot of trouble with wires getting stuck but a few tries and some care help.

Further, when assembling the push button and the rotating mechanisms I needed to pay attention to two tiny taps that fit into one of the two clamshells.

Finally, the tiny switch sensing the diffusing disc panel needed to be seated in two holes. I managed to assemble the flash only to discover that the sensing didn’t work.

Pam Dose - Mar 12, 2017

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Oh my gosh..I can’t believe I actually did this..when I got the cover off, the ‘push’ button and spring popped off. I thought I just ought to quit while I was barely ahead. I did take it all apart- the instructions were fabulous-the screws I put in ordered piles…apparently they’re not the same. I replaced the diffuser panel..it only really goes one way..put all screws back- replaced the batteries, and wa la- it worked. THANK YOU a million times over. Pam

L Burk - Jun 24, 2017

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Absolutely outstanding guide! The only way it could have been easier is if you were doing it for me. As others have said, watch for the push button popping out. It took me a minute to find the spring… Thanks!

peterroehl - May 14, 2018

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Thank you. Easy to do with this instruction.