TMB has a Mexico supplier for
PAR 64 lamps in the works. First
pallet of them on order is in theory on the way - months in waiting and perhaps months more to get - assuming they are even viable dependable lamps. Other than
ANSI lamps they are making... still waiting on the first delivery and or reliability and seeing if other versions available or sustainable. Sorry to all but Philips, GE, Ushio, Eiko are also done with the lamp type. They also stopped making them years ago. GE/Corning made most of the lamps for the industry as most of learned when Corning shut down production for a few months - many years ago. Ushio and Eiko had different makers of the lamp, but could not compete in price to GE/corning so they were shut down years ago.
I apologize that I and others in the industry have been hopeful that
Mark would get his lamps done in saving the
PAR 64 industry, but once it was known such lamps were not viable, as it were... hoarding up all the lamps I could, and not selling them. At some
point I work for a large buyer business and just bairly got out the door a huge user for their show this year! Moving up the chain of command is the realization that if the TMB source for the lamps does not work out - they will no longer be using at this
point around a thousand fixtures amongst shows. Given this... one can understand me stocking my shelves first of course with what I could buy.
For my customers, I'm on an install this week where data cable is needed to install for a
LED upgrade from
PAR. And even on other quotes not likely to get, been warning customers to budget for the replacement of the
PAR can for a few years now. Also posted this at CB as per best practice. TMB might provide a alternate lamp, but plan to replace your
PAR lamps if only supplier. It is happening.