I give a “as is” but safe working condition resale
360Q a resale price of at minimum $95.00 but up to $120.00. New lenses would cost around $45.00 each but the rest of the parts in resale and or general upkeep of the
fixture is well within budget and profit.
Used to be we marked the “green lensed” fixtures and used them for stuff like amber washes and less important things. Could be that for the short term you use this or these fixtures as such. This given a more typical
stage use, do I read correct a more rock &
roll use? Could be they are obsolete over a
PAR 64 if of general
wash of light use and their resale to a good home would be a better outcome. Don't sell them to just anyone unless factory safe in wiring unless sure those you would sell to are capable to re-wire them. If not or in gernal, you should only retail what won't kill someone thus is safe. That's a responsibility "as is" don't
cover sufficiently.
In theory, you could about break even for value of the
fixture to totally upgrade what you need on the
fixture if you don’t include labor and have one that is up to
current specification. Or near that at least. This worth could be a
base for how much work you put into the
fixture, it otherwise could be a
base for how much to sell it for in saving up for other gear. Say the green
lens fixture for like $75.00 and or the others for the above resale.
Overall, I would save them. Not replace the lenses & keep to the old style
yoke washer
system - just with an education program on how to focus a light & replacements in
stock. Than use these fixtures even if green for supplemental lighting. Perhaps upgrade the lenses one or two at a time over the next couple of years & do what’s needed now such as lamp bases, reflectors & shutters. Theorize like $60.00 each for them to budget for & budget for as you get time in a long run goal to get them all serviceable again. Until than, preserve them (oil what’s needed) and put them aside.
Once they are fixed, something like a GLA, GLC, HPR 575/115v, #6981P or GLE will have much more output than you expect with these fixtures - especially the HPR. It will compensate some by way of 115v for the green lenses, and especially in the HPR balance out the
Altman dark spot. Once the lenses are changed, they will than keep up with the S-4 fixtures of the world if not out punch them.
Still if nothing else, in having a
fixture on
hand during design - a
fixture usable to
cover a hole or need is always better than not having enough. When I design, I divide the inventory into types of course, than I divide them into first, second and third class within that type. I first design for primary needs with the best in the inventory, than fill in later or lesser needs with what’s left by priority or what color it will be gelled. Could be a concept in keeping them in the inventory, much less preserving them for the next generation to learn from. This is another key factor, it’s not just the art, but also the tech you pass on. Short of having these fixtures available to learn from, those of the next generation won’t learn from them.