New Psone Project #2

[gobucks25]

There's also the enx-5 bulb. essentially the same bulb but the long life version. IT's rated at 150 hours, and at 6.75 a pop it works out to .045 cents and hour.

http://www.projectorlampcenter.com/detail.aspx?ID=2066

My thought is since the bulbs are so cheap, you can buy several to stock up and if something goes wrong you can swap quickly. I've also spoken to a guy that claims to have pulled something along the lines of 400 hours on a regular enx lamp by using a dimmer switch and running it down to the lowest voltage before turning it off in an effort to aneal the bulb and lengthen life.

Actually he claims 450hrs. The price per hour suddenly drops to .015 cents. Sounds like a bargain to me. Not as cheap as mh at .0025 but still not bad and not heartwrenching if you break the bulb while testing.

FYI, I believe you can use 420 watt FXL bulbs in an ENX socket for an even brighter bulb. They are 82v as well and I've read people have been able to do this. Be careful you don't start a fire though.

 

[ancorp]

The shots in the dark look really nice for a PSOne screen! REALLY NICE!
Too bad the resolution on those isnt too high. Still love the brightness/colors/contrast in those shots!
Well Done🙂

Cheers,
Alex

 

[skullkeeper]

aad1972

what is the box around your light made of i see its a heat resistant muterial but not sure what it is or where to get it?

and on the bulb do you just split a 12v dc and connect it to the 2 connectors on the bulb or is there a plug i can get for it?

thanks for all the ideas ill be getting all the parts soon and ill post pic after i start

 

[skullkeeper]

i was just thinking and i was wondering what side of the fresenal goes towards the lcd groove or slick dumb ? but i think its smoth side but want to make sure