flash dead

[Matdragon]

hey guys,

some bad news, my flash no longer works on the jagdpanther, don't know what to do, either to open it up or to just get a new one ??

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,

cheers,

Matt

[tiger205]

hi matt
          the 1st thing i would say, is to open the tank up, and check the obvious, loose wires etc, if there is no loose wires, it would probably be the flash which has blown, you could either get a new one, or the tight git route would be to replace the led in youre flash, which would be much cheaper.
but if you open the tank, and all it is, is a loose wire then youve saved more expense, let us know how you get on

                    Tony

[grompix]

I had a similar problem with my Sherman Matt. It turned out to be the fuse (black sausage-shaped lump in the wire). It wasn't blown but just loose. I had to slice the black tubing open (carefully) with a sharp blade and then I was able to get at it and check the fuse. Might be yours has blown and just needs replacing.

Worth checking out. Might save a bob or two. LOL

Just make sure you disconnect it before working on it as they have a high voltage!

Cheers
Chris 

[Matdragon]

ok thanks guys, ill open up the black lump sausage tubing thing and see if their are any obvious problems

cheers,

Matt

[r32]

My tank's flash was busted and after dissecting the flash unit and getting shocked dozens of times in the course of testing connections I found out it was the MFU that was giving the problem.