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Author Topic: Helios lamps Jordan Dee Film Handler Posts: 5 From: Oregon City, O.R Registered: Sep 2006 posted 11-02-2006 07:10 PM                     Is it just me or does anyone else think these things are a bear to get focused right? I mean I hate these things, but it's all I have to work with in my Simplex 35 super highlight II. We were running 4500's but now they switched us to 3005 Helios LTI's because they said they will be just as good, I beg to differ...  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 11-02-2006 08:29 PM                        A little bit more light for a (very) short period of time. Louis  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 11-03-2006 05:14 AM                     Yea, I got a good dozen of 2k LTI's in my storeroom that have failed LONG before warranty hours that needs to go back for warranty credit. True, excellent colorful light which really brightens up the screen and makes the picture more definied, but CRAPPY lifespan with them.. Even with one Helios we were trying out, did managed to get warranty hours but just barely over that before failing out with bad flickering. Massively dissapointed with these bulbs.. Time to head back to Christie bulbs... -Monte  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 11-03-2006 08:41 AM                     The focus mechanism in the Highlight II is sloppy and we had to add thrust washers to eliminate end play and drifting.  |  IP: Logged Marin Zorica Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 671 From: Biograd na Moru, Croatia Registered: May 2003 posted 11-06-2006 10:48 AM                     quote: True, excellent colorful light which really brightens up the screen and makes the picture more definied, but CRAPPY lifespan with them.. Massively dissapointed with these bulbs.. Time to head back to Christie bulbs... I think I'll stay with Osram! quote: Monte L Fullmer Even with one Helios we were trying out, did managed to get warranty hours but just barely over that before failing out with bad flickering. Did they replaced it with new one ??? Also how long (hours) did helios lamp work good?  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 11-07-2006 02:23 AM                     ...From our experiences with the LTI, they are just a bulb that is not as forgiving with rectifiers as with Christie or Osram (why I like Christie, is their reliability and quality that we've had with them in the past..), and if you have a rectifier that has some age on it - which could easily contain some dried out caps - they tend to display flicker problems well before their warranty period..and that includes the Helios. If you have a tired rectifer, plan on LTI's to fail out under warranty. If you have a new or very strong rectifier, then the LTI can give you the light as promised. What I also heard is that they really like being used in the reactance (diode) rectifiers than usage in switching rectifiers. Where the weakness is is the ripple output of the rectifier. Excessive DC ripple is what these bulbs don't like. The one Helios that I did have (a 2k bulb for a Strong X-90 console) did pass warranty (which the 2k Helios are only warranted for 1500 hrs..) but it had to come out at 2300 hrs...well short of what a Christie, or Osram can last on a usual run. As for warranty returns and credits: that depends on the dealer that handles these bulbs. The one supplier that we went through did give us a credit for warranty, but didn't replace the bulb. In a nutshell, these bulbs DO give out the light and color temperature in Kelvin as advertised - both the standard LTI's and the Helios. BUT, they are designed for newer power supplies ... not tired ones.. good luck - Monte  |  IP: Logged

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