chris_shawn Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 <p>Hello,<br> I use a Profoto Acute2 1200R and recently shot with 2 lights attached to it. I only shot at half power setting but continously over approx. 80 minutes (around 500 shots). Then it stopped working due to overheating.<br> It worked again after a while but I am only a bit afraid and would like to know if anyone has experience with the Acute2 1200R and could give me an answer.<br> I use mine for 5 years now. It always worked fine until March this year. It stopped working completely. I had it repaired afterwards. Then it worked again. Now, I am only concernced it might be short before breaking down again and soon I have a job abroad where I need it and where I can't bring any backup or have availability for rental equipment. As this trip costs me a lot of money, it's quite important my Acute works reliable.<br> I am aware that noone can give me an answer from my description but I wanted to ask for other experiences on the Acute2 1200R. The manual is not really helpful. It says:<br> "...<br> Automatic Safety Function<br />If the unit is under intensive use with frequent flashing for an<br />extreme long period of time, the recycling will stop completely.<br />This is to prevent the unit from overheating and is indicated by a<br />red light in the photocell(11)<br />The overheat protection in the Acute2 head turns off the modelling<br />light when the head is overheated.<br> ..."<br> But how intensive was my use with 500 flashes in 80 minutes? Too intensive?</p> <p>Thanks<br> Chris</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tore Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 <p>I work with elinchrome ranger so I can not help you with any experience from the profoto equipment. but 500 flashes in 80 minuts sound pretty intense to me. If you not under a time pressure for this job, try to work a bit slower. heat is a killer for a lot of electrical components.<br> Best regards Tore</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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