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James Tengo 
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 Topic: Robe Moving Heads - Not bright enoughPosted: 10 March 2009 at 12:26pm |
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I might have a couple at home you can have for cheap, I'll pm you later / tomorrow
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yodominic
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Posted: 10 March 2009 at 11:12am |
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From ebay MJL Lighting £85 + £2.50 postage
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csg
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Posted: 09 March 2009 at 11:34pm |
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not far off the mark - who was that from?
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yodominic
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Posted: 09 March 2009 at 11:12pm |
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i'll get some photos of the lamps soon, does £88 reasonable price for these lamps
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csg
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Posted: 09 March 2009 at 9:14pm |
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yep, going to have a rummage around prg shortly, lots of vl2c's and vl4's for spares...
also working my way through about 40 macs at ther moment, most of which seem to have swallowed the contents of a df50's tank....
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Posted: 09 March 2009 at 7:53pm |
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Stone Lion Sound System, The Garden City Rockers. It's all about the music & the vibe.
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csg
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Posted: 09 March 2009 at 6:48pm |
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Msr575 lamps are one of the worst discharge lamps out there - poor colour temperature consistancy is the main problem
the nominal lamp life is 750 hours, and will start to lose considerable intensity after approx 500 hours.
the most likely culprit is an aged lamp, with poor centering in the reflector. If the arc tube of the lamp is opaque white, light grey or pale yellow, then it is definately time for a new lamp
If the beam has a dark spot in the middle, or a bright spot to one side, then it is highly likely that the lamp is off centre which will reduce efficiency considerably
feel free to post a picure of the lamps, i service a lot of moving lights and am pretty good at judging the state of lamps
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yodominic
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Posted: 09 March 2009 at 2:17pm |
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Yes you're right they used to be , since the pound collapse it's all changed (£105 now) Edited by yodominic - 09 March 2009 at 2:18pm |
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norty303
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Posted: 09 March 2009 at 2:07pm |
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Thoman was always a fairly good source for cheap lamps, but that was few months a go now
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My laser stuff: Frikkin Lasers
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yodominic
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Posted: 09 March 2009 at 1:39pm |
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Thanks guys, i'll get a new lamp and compare the difference before buying for the rest of them as i have 2 spots and 2 washes. I have seen them on ebay for £88 inc postage i guess you can't get them any lower. The lamps are Philips MSR 575/2 |
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Posted: 09 March 2009 at 1:34pm |
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If the light is decidedly yellow instead of nice metal halide bluey-white, that's another indication that the lamp is on its way out.
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ALL YOUR BASS ARE BELONG TO US.
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djdarren
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Posted: 09 March 2009 at 1:33pm |
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I'd check the lamps, remember a 575 normal life span is 1000 hours which is not that much. After this time there brightness quickly goes down hill. Also every time you strike a lamp you lose an hour of life from it.
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