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Bill Enos
Film God

Posts: 2081
From: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Registered: Apr 2000

posted 12-13-2001 12:09 AM

We moved out of the '50s in mid Oct. when the Magnarcs were replaced. Now, we need to be rid of carbons altogether. Has anybody installed Xenon, metal halide, halogen, etc. in Brenograph F7 lamphouses? We're using them for screen ads at 35 amps, 110 ft throw, and 15 ft. square image. Brightness is adequate. Any suggestions?

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Ken Layton
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1452
From: Olympia, Wash. USA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 12-13-2001 01:16 AM

I would have stayed with carbons myself. I suppose you could slap an old ORC M-1000 lamphouse on there, but it wouldn't be a Brenograph anymore.

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Gordon McLeod
Film God

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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 99

posted 12-13-2001 09:30 AM

The Brenograph lamphouse is very similar to the old Hall and Connoly lamphouses and Radio City Music Hall converted there H&C and Kliegl follow spots over to using a HMI lamp

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Robert Throop
Master Film Handler

Posts: 412
From: Vernon, NY USA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 12-13-2001 09:35 AM

The Brenographs at Radio City were also converted to HMI. There used to be a Brenograph at the Imax theatre in Niagara Falls that had two small Cinemeccanica lamphouses which replaced the carbon.

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Bob Throop

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Bernard Tonks
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 619
From: Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 12-14-2001 09:58 AM

In our Premier Effects slide lantern we use a CP85 tungsten halogen lamp 240 volt 5,000 watts (G38 base) which is fan cooled and on a dimmer. Well covers light receptive curtains 30’ x 20’ even with full houselights.

In our other smaller Premier lantern for showing normal 4 x 3 slides we use a CP73 or CP41 tungston halogen lamp 240 volt 2,000 watts (G38 base).

I would however investigate the HMI type of lamp first as they might be more efficient, learning from Gordon they are used in Radio Music Hall. Why not contact Osram Sylvania Inc. 100 Endicott Street Danvers, MA 01923 Tel: 9 78-7 77-19 00. Fax: 9 78-7 77-12 47 for their latest 130 page lighting programme guide book.

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Bernard Tonks
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 619
From: Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 12-16-2001 10:31 AM

Bill,

In the Osram book there are three HMI lamps similar in size and shape to the tungsten halogen lamp I use, and with the same type G38 base. Might be worth investigating.

HMI 1200 W/SE 54067. 1200 watts 100 volts. 110000 Luminous flux (life 750 hours).
HMI 2500 W/SE 54070. 2500 watts 115 volts. 240000 Luminous flux (life 500 hours).
HMI 4000 W/SE 54072. 4000 watts 200 volts. 380000 Luminous flux (life 500 hours).

(CP85 Tungsten halogen 5000 watts 230 volts. 135000 Luminous flux (life 400 hours)

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Gordon McLeod
Film God

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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 99

posted 12-16-2001 12:12 PM

For years retrofitting Mole Richardson spotlight with the Thorn 1K CSI or the 1K CID lamp was popular
Rank Strand used to have converted followspots I think it was the Pat293 using them.
I once in my younger foolish days tried converting a Patt23N over to it
The phrase "not cool" could have been taken literally

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