18ga is not sufficient, nor I believe is code in specifying use of 18ga. cable for such an application - 16ga required in general for stage. (Though with modern LED fixtures...) Believe 3-7 Amps the normal figure for 18ga. cable listed for such cable.
Also, a very much caution about fixture cooling on a pinspot fixture in using a higher wattage lamp in it. Seems easy enough but this is not a good idea to an extreme in caution. I have done some experiments and it’s not good. This much less beyond making say the P-1000 Pinspot de-UL listed, you don’t have a safety screen for the lamp as I think required for the #4596 lamp. Do not do this!
Tried in experiment some DWE lamps with pinspots over time including with safety screen. Cannot belive what a DWE looks like if just a screen is placed in front of it but touches the lamp. Hours of R&D to make pinspots into both ACL #4596 and DWE lamp housing of a pinspot = literally punching the rear of it out and replacing it with a vent, than the safety screen issue solved. That plus the safety issue of this peanut jar like cap in screw thread in some form of way to insure it was safety cabled to the fixture and could not just with lamp explosion pop off in more hot glass and metal onto the below.
Yes I did it safely and they worked, no a Pinspot short of all reasons cannot be done properly in conversion. Difference between a 650w DWE and a #4596 in us is not equal for heat but should be still be considered the same. I did this for both lamp and it did work but after a lot of R&D and I cannot safely tell anoyone of my methods or in how it could work. Do not do this concept of fitting audience blinders or ACL’s into pinspot fixtures. Not safe and unless you have a few million dollars worth of liabilty to cover your work.... don’t try it.
Where can this wire be found? Electrical supply stores lookmat me like I'm crazy.
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