Conventional Fixtures Mystery Lights

[disc2slick]

Hey all,

Digging around in my company's storage facility I unearthed three Berkey-Colortran Multi-Broad lights. I've tried google, and the Photometric's Handbook, but can't find anything about them in terms of beam spread. Anyone know anything about them?

Thanks,
Dan

 

[dramatech]

The Colortran multi broad was designed as a light weight fixture primarily for television remotes. Being less expensive that their studio counterpart, many low budget studios purchased them for studio use. If it is the same one that I am familiar with, It has a handle on the back that moves the lamp to various distances from the reflector. It was made recatangular as to give a wash or fill llight with less requirements than a scoop. In fact they became the replacement for scoops in many TV studios. One of their advantages, was that they could used as either a "fill" or a "set" light. I don't remember the ANSI code of the lamp, but I believe that the ones we had were lamped with 1000W. Before Berkey purchased Colortran the instruments were painted with a bllue hammered surface. I never encountered them after the Berkey purchase, so I can't comment on whatever changes may have occured. The photmetrics would change as the lamp was moved in and out.