Monday, May 18, 2009

Change A Profoto Pro7 Flash Tube

The Profoto Pro-7 professional photographic lighting system includes a flash head that is comprised of a modeling light for continuous light and a flash tube for flash illumination during the actual exposure. The flash tube can easily be changed once it has burned out from use or if you want to use a flash tube of a different strength or type for a particular shooting session. It is easy to remove and replace flash tubes for the Pro-7 flash head, no tools are required.


Instructions


1. Turn off the modeling light switch of your Profoto Pro-7 flash head. Disconnect the power cord of the head from your generator.


2. Grasp the old flash head and pull it toward you until its two pins are out of their sockets. Put the old flash head aside if you are changing it to use a different type of head or dispose of it according to local environmental regulations if it is burned out.


3. Check the mounting instructions in the package of your particular model of flash head to find out how the trigger wire should clasp around the new flash tube.


4. Line up the two pins of your new flash tube with the two pins of the socket and press the flash tube into place. Make sure the trigger wire is properly positioned around the tube according to the directions for your particular tube.


5. Reconnect the power cord of your Pro-7 head to the generator and use your system as you normally would.







Tags: flash head, flash tube, flash tube, modeling light, power cord, Pro-7 flash