Originally posted by WMBP The wide-angle panel on one of my 540's broke off a long time ago and I could not figure out how to fix it myself.
Will,
I may not have a lot of time tonight, so I post this ahead of time.
How to get to the wide-angle panel.
The numbers in parentheses refer to the numbers in the exploded part diagram (URL at the end of this post). Some screws in different locations have the same number because they are of the same size.
1. Peel off the rubber trims (#9 and #10) surrounding the hinges between the head and the body. The trims are attached to the head with rubber cement.
1a. Tilt the head up 90 degrees (this step is not needed but I find it make the flash easier to hold).
2. Remove the 2 small screws (#81) on each side of the upper part of the head. These screws are normally covered by the rubber trims.
3. Remove the 2 screws (#83) on the underside of the head, near the lens covering the flash bulb.
4. Very careful, lift the upper shell (#1) of the head from the lower shell (#2). Watch out for the lens (#3), it may fall off.
5. You will see a piece of plastic (#7) attached to the upper shell of the head with 4 little screws (#81). Remove these screws and lift the piece of plastic away from the upper shell. There is a two-wire switch (#77) in the middle of this piece of plastic. Leave it alone.
6. Now you can see the black piece of plastic (part of #6) which the wide angle panel is supposed to be attached to, underneath is the catchlight panel (#5).
Here's the part diagram of the AF540FGZ:
https://viper.verific.com/WebSites/Hoa/AF540FGZPartDiagram.pdf ..... To be continued ......