Using a strobe topside

[ReyeR]

Does anyone know if using a strobe like the Ike DS125 or S&S YS90 topside is harmful for it?

Do flash bulbs ever cop it? And what do you do if it does? Send it back to the manufacturer/dealer/dive shop you bought if from?

The DS125 recommends that you shouldn't fire the strobe continously more than 10 times without letting it cool.

 

[Scuba Jim]

is not to fire it on land. remember that a decent strobe is far more powerful than your average land flash and the heat generated will, after a while, cause damage to the strobe glass and the filaments as they will not be kept cool by the water.