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Got an strobe light that wont strobe or that has a weak strobe ?
Watch this video! I take apart an Innova 5568 Strobe light to diagnose why the strobe was not flashing or was intermittently flashing.
Warning * There are high voltage components contained within this strobe circuit, Do not attempt to disassemble anything unless you have drained the capacitors first. Failure to do this will potentially lead to sparks or shocks. If you decided to try this on your own strobe light, you do so at your own risk**
A friend gave this strobe light to me. I decided to have a look into it to see why it wouldnt work properly.
I use a new version of this strobe light to do my tuning with so I felt like it was a good idea to get this one working again as a backup unit.
Fortunately, the teardown and diagnosis did not take long to do. all the internal connections seemed like they were still in good condition. All soldered joints were still shiny and good. No broken wires or board issues.
The main culprit was the big capacitor responsible for igniting the xenon light.
I tested it and the capacitor should have been 2 uF but did not measure out anywhere near where I was rated for. Therefore, the capacitor was bad and needed to be replaced.
After ordering a new capacitor and replacing the defective one, the strobe light started working as it was supposed to. The strobe was as bright as my new one!