So....trying to help an electrician friend (commercial not theatrical) determine what mysterious
fixture is hung in a church he's working on. All I have to go by is the lamp type he found inside. So far I haven't seen a pic of the
fixture in the air. What in hell theatrical lighting
fixture uses this lamp?! I certainly have never seen one that takes this
base type. WTF yal.....
https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/1...MI55Sip-zt5wIVTZyzCh09gAqLEAQYASABEgK2nfD_BwE
@tdtastic When our larger soft-seater opened in the fall of 1973, ALL of our
auditorium's overhead fixtures housed that
base, style and physical size lamps; we had them in 250, 500 and 1,000
Watt versions.
250's over the second balcony seating.
500's where the lower balcony protruded from under the shadow of the upper balcony.
1,000's where the ceiling had a
clear shot all the way down to our lowest (
Orchestra) seating
level.
Physically, at a quick glance, all three wattages appeared the same; closer examination revealed three different
filament structures.
All of the fixtures were pendants. I was normally the guy in the attic latching my
hand line to a given
fixture, unplugging it, getting a firm
grip then releasing its locks and letting gravity lower it to my waiting boss who'd remove the burnt lamp, give the deep polished
reflector a wipe, replace the lamp with a new one of the correct wattage before barking at his Motorola for me to haul the
fixture back up, lock it, re-plug it and wait for his confirmation before proceeding to resuscitate our next patient.
@DELO72 MAY be able to elaborate on fixtures which used these lamps.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard