Nikon SB-600 Flash Tube Replacement

Steve saw the previous post on replacing your SB-800’s melted fresnel lens and pointed me to this link that shows you how to replace the busted flash tube on your SB-600, if you’re handy with a soldering iron.

Sadly, the only thing I can do with soldering irons is burn things and make nice round beads of solder- which I enjoy, but it’s not very productive.

Kudos to Steve, nicely done!

Replace Melted Nikon SB-800 Front Lens

Son Ton melted the front fresnel lens on his Nikon SB-800 flash.

Not being the pussy that you and I are, I mean, uh, being more manly than me and my fist full of Craftsman screwdrivers, he decided to tackle the repair himself.

Check out his site for very interesting shots of the repair in action- normally, you only get to see these parts if you destroy your SB-800, so my hat’s off to him.

Front Fresnel Repair of Nikon SB-800

Almost even more interesting is that he somehow was able to dig up the exploded parts diagram for the SB-800:

Nikon SB-800 Exploded Parts Diagram (Click to enlarge)

Kudos again to Son Ton!