Recent content by Phillip Brown

OK, wanted to post the final result:As I said, I ordered an Osram bulb....Before I put it in, I checked voltage everywhere - 122VAC. So that shouldn't be a problem...Completely removed the top of the spotlight so that we could insert the bulb and be absolutely sure that we had not touched...

Thanks for your responses.I checked the incoming voltage and it is indeed 120The other lamp worked when I bought the fixture. It died when we turned it on after buying it (of course! <grin>)The replacement lamp flashed and them was gone. Don't remember a popping sound, but it could have...

So...we went to test it. The second time we powered it up, the bulb popped when we turned the power on.So I ordered a new bulb, and took the opportunity (while waiting on the bulb) to take all this apart, clean it, paint the outside, and put it back together...Super excited till the new bulb...

Thanks for your interest!It does indeed have a P40s socket.As to cooling via fans, it doesn't have any. There is a knockout (that is covered by a plate) that appears to be a good place for one. If I read the manual for the new models correctly, one would be wired so that it runs continuously...

The Church is 50" x 50', and the beam size seems to be perfect for our application -so we may have lucked into it.You are knowledgeable, and I'm taking pot shots into the dark...so let me ask the question phased with the final intent: "Is what I have in stock form the best it will get, and I...

Thanks for the response!Sorry for the confusion it caused, but I lost a "0" in my post - I meant the similar units are 1000W!I'm curious as to why the additional cooling you mentioned would be required if I were to retrofit an LED array? It seems to me that an LED array would be cooler than...

Hi all!I'm really a musician (Been in pits since 1981), but have ended up here because I'm trying to get a church up and running with cool stuff.In particular, I just purchased them a used Times Square Follow Spot. It has a 1500W P40S Halogen bulb.My questions:The new Times Square...