Good news!
Everyone remembers YWH from Guangzhou, THE guy who first posted results of an opened LCD monitor? We know he has access to a lot of cheap parts in China. Now, YWH is willing to provide spherical reflectors, condensors, and flex cable / connectors to the forum. He is negotiating with DIYlabs.org to see if he can provide bulk and DIYlabs.org can sell them. If Alan at DIYlabs takes his offer, everyone here from US will benefit from the low price.
Everyone remembers YWH from Guangzhou, THE guy who first posted results of an opened LCD monitor? We know he has access to a lot of cheap parts in China. Now, YWH is willing to provide spherical reflectors, condensors, and flex cable / connectors to the forum. He is negotiating with DIYlabs.org to see if he can provide bulk and DIYlabs.org can sell them. If Alan at DIYlabs takes his offer, everyone here from US will benefit from the low price.
I asked him to buy a HMI type lamp for me. I don't know if it is Xenon, but it looks awful alike.
It is very cheap. the problem is the ballast. it is 220V, and heavy. I need to buy a 110/220v transformer in order to use it.
The lamp will arrive next month. If I find time, I will start to mess with it.
It is very cheap. the problem is the ballast. it is 220V, and heavy. I need to buy a 110/220v transformer in order to use it.
The lamp will arrive next month. If I find time, I will start to mess with it.
if we can get a hold of extra long flex cables that would be greatttttttttttttttttt, Begs the question though are lcd monitor flex cables standard like a VGA cable for instance?
I'd suspect that there's too many variations in proprietary circuit board designs and connections among the different manufacturers (and even inhouse) to be standardized.
Re: lamp
It was not the picture of the real lamp I will get. It should look like the one YWH posted earlier ( i tried to find it yesterday ) :
As for flex cables, I believe there are more than one size. We might be able to pick up our 'favorate' LCD monitors, and find suitable ones for them.
Now, just hope DIYlabs.org would consider YWH's proposal.
proto5 said:
It was not the picture of the real lamp I will get. It should look like the one YWH posted earlier ( i tried to find it yesterday ) :
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
As for flex cables, I believe there are more than one size. We might be able to pick up our 'favorate' LCD monitors, and find suitable ones for them.
Now, just hope DIYlabs.org would consider YWH's proposal.
Re: Re: lamp
i hope they wont jack up the prices if they do accept.
and did YHW mention anything about selling HQI bulbs/supplies?
18wheeler said:
i hope they wont jack up the prices if they do accept.
and did YHW mention anything about selling HQI bulbs/supplies?
Re: Re: Re: lamp
No. But I think it could be done, if bulbs can survive the transportation. Again, I don't know if you can find a ballast for it in US. I don't have detailed information of the bulb. Although you can find a lot of stuff cheap in China, but the information is almost always imcomplete and inprecise.
Negative Design said:
No. But I think it could be done, if bulbs can survive the transportation. Again, I don't know if you can find a ballast for it in US. I don't have detailed information of the bulb. Although you can find a lot of stuff cheap in China, but the information is almost always imcomplete and inprecise.
DIYLABS is selling ballasts for HQI for 149$ (inluding bulb and fc2 base) but if these were imported from china im sure they would be ALOT cheaper.
yes there are ballasts in the US, but there are rare.
yes there are ballasts in the US, but there are rare.
karrock said:
Xenon is by far the best lighting method, except way out of anyones price range.
YWH can get Xenon bulbs for cheap
I hear thats what he has in his projector
Why would I NOT want to say Xenon? 😕
theres a possibility he might not be interested in lights since he has a partnership with Yellertwo.com
For those who want info on Xenon and other exotic import lightings i got TWO words for you.....XenPOw!
lol http://www.acmeco.com.tw/xen.htm
For those who want info on Xenon and other exotic import lightings i got TWO words for you.....XenPOw!
lol http://www.acmeco.com.tw/xen.htmAlan at DIYlabs is interested in the HMI lamps (pictured above), but the problem is the ballast only works with 220V, and I couldn't find matched ballast in US.
Anyone knows what the structure of a ballast? I mean, does it just like a special transfromer? if so, the simple way maybe just find a transformer which can produce the same working voltage maybe a way around this ballast issue.
EDIT: just found some information on this site:
http://www.ballastdesign.com/overview.html
anyone can translate it in to plain english?
Anyone knows what the structure of a ballast? I mean, does it just like a special transfromer? if so, the simple way maybe just find a transformer which can produce the same working voltage maybe a way around this ballast issue.
EDIT: just found some information on this site:
http://www.ballastdesign.com/overview.html
anyone can translate it in to plain english?
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