What is the Ikelite strobe lens made out of

[AussieByron]

Hi Jean,

I have recently discovered some small cracks on the lens of my Ds161.

What exactly is the clear lens made out of? Is it Acrylic as it doesnt look like glass.

Regards Mark

 

[Ikelite Staff]

I'm sorry to hear of the issue. The front lens of the strobe is plastic, not glass. How do you store the strobe when it's not in use? We've seen a few cases of suitcase foams reacting to the plastics of our strobe fronts.

I apologize for the inconvenience but I'd appreciate if the strobe could be returned to us for repair and water pressure testing.

Regards,
Jean / Ikelite
IKELITE Underwater Systems

 

[AussieByron]

I'm sorry to hear of the issue. The front lens of the strobe is plastic, not glass. How do you store the strobe when it's not in use? We've seen a few cases of suitcase foams reacting to the plastics of our strobe fronts.

I apologize for the inconvenience but I'd appreciate if the strobe could be returned to us for repair and water pressure testing.

Regards,
Jean / Ikelite
IKELITE Underwater Systems

Hi Jean.

I didnt notice the cracks until recently as I always have the Diffusers on. It looks like a hit from something but I couldnt find any other damage (the strobes are only a couple of months old).

The whole setup is stored on a towel in my office as it in use every second day and it is transported around in a large cooler bag. So there isnt any issue with reaction with other plastics.

Unfotunately I have a trip to Indonesia this week and by the time I send you back the strobe from Australia and recieve it back I would most likely be already home. The strobe doesnt have any issues with depth as I have taken it to 30m.

Once home I will return the strobe so you can check it out and replace the lens.

Regards Mark