Hi guys, wanna ask a question about my Nissin Di866 M2 flash.

Using it on a D7k body.

sometimes there is burnt smell coming out / smoke ( not those dark smoke )

sometimes after awhile of usage, sometimes during the first flash i fire.

Just tried to fire it with various power, in ttl mode with +3.0 theres no smoke, with manual mode 1/2 and above there is.
As for manual mode, for those lower power beam, the zapping sound will be there with every beam.
For higher power like 1/2 the sound wont be there , but there is a mild pop sound. Followed by smoke.

I've been using this flash for 2 years.

Can i send it to technician to check ? if so where?

thanks in advance

Do you place anything on the flash ?
Like gel or some kind of diffuser ?

It's normal for certain flashes to overheat and in some cases, catastrophically break down.

Nope, the first use of the day, i set to manual and then at 1/1 poof smoke come out and theres burnt smell..
Does it means it is going to fail me one of these days ? Actually this incident happened long ago, jUz that i did not look into it purposely.
Is it dangerous ?

Thanks for the reply btw

Even if you change it, I doubt the new one will be that much better.
Burnt smell is not that rare when at 1/1 power for certain flashes.

However if you keep doing 1/1 flash for several minutes non-stop, then you may have an issue.

That's why a lot of newer flashes have a cooldown period once the temp is too hot.

oo okay, so the burnt smell and smoke coming out isn't that dangerous?

it rarely occur with TTL mode, but with 1/1 mode then its like almost 100% will produce smoke and smell

Smoke is a bit unusual. I don't usually see that.
Best to send a mail to nissin.
Not sure if they honor replacing a burnt flash tube under warranty.

2 years le should be no more warranty bah =(

should i consider a new flash or wait for this flash to pop?

( i jz scare it explode nia )

by standard, there shouldnt be any burn smell or smoke of any visibility unless you put a color gel(or highly flamable object) too close to the front head panel. obviously there is issue with your unit.

if i were you, save the embarrassment from suddenly explode in the middle of the job. grab a new one.

okay thanks, i think i'll save up for a new unit then.

btw can it be repaired? anyone repairs flashes?