well i telephoned the guy selling these and he only knows the lumen, wattage and he said they run 120 volts which is ideal for my projector🙂 as thats what my bulb runs at
think i will go ahead and try one of these preferably the tube shaped one as its the closest to my bulb
fido
think i will go ahead and try one of these preferably the tube shaped one as its the closest to my bulb
fido
Fido, do you know the lumens for the bulb that is running 150 watts? Also did you ask about the bulb position.....not all are universal some must be horizontal or vertical......
yes 4000 lumen and the bulbs are vertical he said that they can also be used as a point light source which is why i,m so excited about trying them, i,ve ordered mine online 2day, keeping my fingers crossed though as i would hate for something bad happening to my projector
i suppose some has to be a gunea pig so i,m volunteering
£12.14 uk
metal halide
150 watts
lumen 4000
hours 9000
120 volts running
igniter starting
fido
i suppose some has to be a gunea pig so i,m volunteering
£12.14 uk
metal halide
150 watts
lumen 4000
hours 9000
120 volts running
igniter starting
fido
just contacted bulbs direct and they have despatched mine today...... what service🙂 😎 😎
will let u know results if they turn up 2morrow as i will be starting it right away
fido
will let u know results if they turn up 2morrow as i will be starting it right away
fido
Re Fido's bulbs,
Ooohhh, nice!!! I've been looking for a decent HQI bulb that does not have a colour temperature of 10,000K, and this could be it!
Most of the ones I have seen are from aquarium suppliers, and they don't tend to do the daylight/warm-white variety.
Thanks!!!
Bill.
Ooohhh, nice!!! I've been looking for a decent HQI bulb that does not have a colour temperature of 10,000K, and this could be it!
Most of the ones I have seen are from aquarium suppliers, and they don't tend to do the daylight/warm-white variety.
Thanks!!!
Bill.
What type of socket/fixture would you need to hook up that light?
PS- What's the perfect color temp for a projector? Around 4K-5K?
PS- What's the perfect color temp for a projector? Around 4K-5K?
could go custom and solder onto it.....Dont know the socket offhand though.....email them and find out.....they should know
Eebasist,
Having never tried this, I am not sure: These bulbs can get very hot. Can they get hot enough to melt the solder?
Bill.
Having never tried this, I am not sure: These bulbs can get very hot. Can they get hot enough to melt the solder?
Bill.
NordicNINE,
You might find the sockets for the HQI bulbs here:
http://www.hellolights.com/lampclips.html
I believe you are correct about the colour temp range.
Bill.
You might find the sockets for the HQI bulbs here:
http://www.hellolights.com/lampclips.html
I believe you are correct about the colour temp range.
Bill.
woneill, I'm not sure how hot the bulbs get, but I think that your normal solder needs to get to about 400F to melt. There's this other solder with silver added, but my father tells me that you would need a blowtorch to work with it.
yipee😎 🙂 😎 🙂 😎
good news folk got my bulbs today 3 of em (lightning fast service)..... and after a little modification to the module i,ve got it working and i must say the brightness of these bulbs is a big improvement over my original bulb, and no screen hot spots either with very crisp white light i used the neutral type, the good news is it isnt creating too much heat either i was worried about this at first but i have watched 2 movies continuous i then decided to take out the lamp module and check for scorched interior and it looks fine🙂
I have now ordered another 3.
i hope you guys have success with these lamps too, oh i forgot to say i was given some ceramic type cement from a friend and i used this to hold the bulb in place after modifying the hole entrance to the module, damn thing took nearly 2 hours to take out the existing ceramic by tediously scraping at it. but well worth it in the end
someone could be on a fortune wagon here by mass producing these things and dramatically undercutting the big boys
fido 😉 😎 😉
good news folk got my bulbs today 3 of em (lightning fast service)..... and after a little modification to the module i,ve got it working and i must say the brightness of these bulbs is a big improvement over my original bulb, and no screen hot spots either with very crisp white light i used the neutral type, the good news is it isnt creating too much heat either i was worried about this at first but i have watched 2 movies continuous i then decided to take out the lamp module and check for scorched interior and it looks fine🙂
I have now ordered another 3.
i hope you guys have success with these lamps too, oh i forgot to say i was given some ceramic type cement from a friend and i used this to hold the bulb in place after modifying the hole entrance to the module, damn thing took nearly 2 hours to take out the existing ceramic by tediously scraping at it. but well worth it in the end
someone could be on a fortune wagon here by mass producing these things and dramatically undercutting the big boys
fido 😉 😎 😉
Gratulation fido! Seems to be a good progress! Do you now use these new bulbs with original projectors powersupply? Have you thought of bringing a temperature sensor into the lighting house?
xblocker
xblocker
yes xblocker i use it in my original projector with original power supply.... its awesome aint it 😎
for those who intend using in there original reflector when placing the bulb make sure the dome part of the filament is at the point source location on the parabolic reflector
@xblocker: how do u mean about the sensor ?
fido
for those who intend using in there original reflector when placing the bulb make sure the dome part of the filament is at the point source location on the parabolic reflector
@xblocker: how do u mean about the sensor ?
fido
fido,
i meant, if you have thought about a temp. sensor for (panels)safety reasons. Or is there already one in the projector, which gives alarm, if temp is to high?
xblocker
i meant, if you have thought about a temp. sensor for (panels)safety reasons. Or is there already one in the projector, which gives alarm, if temp is to high?
xblocker
oh i see dunno i,ll maybe look into this as its always good to be safe, i,m over the moon that these bulbs have a lifespan of 9000 hours, i will probs use this as a regular TV now that i know the bulbs wont break the bank. 🙂 🙂
and another good thing now is my projector is now 4000 lumen and not 450, and i can really tell in the daylight now the difference in the light its much brighter so i may put a sensor in just in case the lcd panels dont like the new brightness
fido
and another good thing now is my projector is now 4000 lumen and not 450, and i can really tell in the daylight now the difference in the light its much brighter so i may put a sensor in just in case the lcd panels dont like the new brightness
fido
Fido, what wattage was your projector before the upgrade? Mine used to be 250 watt, I wouldnt mind loosing 100 watts if it could still be efficient.
fido,
how long did you work to fiddle this new lamp together? What special parts did you need? I'm asking, 'cause some day i will have the same problem! My new projectors lamp (UHP 120W) has only 50 hours now and should last 4000h, but you never know...!
It could explode very unexpected, and a new one costs me 550$, so it may be worth to think about such a solution!
xblocker
how long did you work to fiddle this new lamp together? What special parts did you need? I'm asking, 'cause some day i will have the same problem! My new projectors lamp (UHP 120W) has only 50 hours now and should last 4000h, but you never know...!
It could explode very unexpected, and a new one costs me 550$, so it may be worth to think about such a solution!
xblocker
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