Par Can Question

[ewards71]

I have a question about par 56 cans and various bulbs . . . I bought 4 par 56 cans with Medium flood bulbs . . . the Medium spread angle is 30 degrees . . . if I get the Wide flood bulbs at 45 degrees, would I notice that much of the 45 degrees since the bulbs sit back in the can so far ? or should I stick to Medium floods ? Would there even be a noticeable difference in the bulbs with the Narrow angle ?

Thanx

[BillESC]

You will notice the difference. Since the diameter of the bulb is 7" there is enough lens surface that the entire 45 degrees of the wide is transmitted and realized on the floor.

[ewards71]

Excellent . . . I just wanted to make sure . . . Thanx again . . . now should I stick with the 300 watt units or get 500 watt units ? More juice, more lumens, better ?

[moojoe]

if your dimmers can handle it, and if you need it. it all depends on what you need them for.

[ewards71]

Wanting to Wash a back drop behind the band . . . thinking that four par 56's with 500 watt Wide Floods would be very nice . . . of course I would never need to push the full juice to it, but always nice to have it just in case :wink: running a total of eight cans on two dimmers with four being 500 watt Wides flooding the back drop and four being 300 watt Mediums facing the back of the band . . . never all eight on at once . . .

[moojoe]

then i think you would be ok with going with the 500watts. im assuming your dimmers are 2.4K, and not 1.2K, right? just make sure of that.

[BillESC]

Since you've stated this is for a band, and I'll assume you work in small to medium sized clubs, power consumption is always a problem.

Four 500w par cans will just about use up a 20 amp circuit...just for the backdrop!

I'd suggest you re-think the approach and look at the Omega 250C color changer. The Omega is a 250w halogen fixture with a wash lens. It features 14 colors plus white (open,) dimming and strobing. Four of these will nicely wash your backdrop and give you over 50,000 possible color combinations for less than 10 amps of draw!




The MAP price of the Omega 250C's is $ 149.99 but they can be had for less on the street and no dimmer packs are needed.

[moojoe]

yea but whats the light output? and how long will those filters last, im assuming theyre diocloric, but for that price, they have to be bad quality.

[moojoe]

also, its made by Chauvet, who are known for shotty equipment and just poor parts.

[ewards71]

Actually . . . I have been looking at color changers as well . . . to work with the convetionals . . . kinda costly . . . but everything is these days ! The beam angle on the changers is fairly narrow compared to a wide flood par can . . . but they still look groovie . . . who knows . . . if the right price shows up on EBay . . . I may have to snag a couple changers as well !