Replacement lamp for scoop - 750w

[Keith Herron]

Sorry if redundant - I looked for this, but couldn't find the info.

I'm trying to find replacement lamps for a scoop fixture - 750w 120v. Pics attached of a dead Sylvania. (Sorry for the 2nd pic of the BTL - in the background is the lamp in question. Since it's the only pic showing the base, I thought I'd include it.)

Is anyone still making these lamps? What do I search for? They do want to dim them.

Many thanks.

 

[derekleffew]

Likely to be very expensive and not worth it: https://normanlamps.com/ps-type-light-bulbs?page=2 .

Although you didn't mention LED retro-fit, I bet someone makes that too: https://ledt8bulb.com/300w-500w-ps25-ps30-incandescent-bulb-led-retrofit-solution.html .

Suprisingly cost-effective, so certainly not what you need: https://www.bulbamerica.com/collect...pe,Incandescent+Bulbs,Voltage,120V,Shape,ps25 .

 

[Malabaristo]

Suprisingly cost-effective, so certainly not what you need: https://www.bulbamerica.com/collect...pe,Incandescent+Bulbs,Voltage,120V,Shape,ps25 .

The "photoflood" in the name is the giveaway: it only has an 8hr lifespan... but it's bright!

 

[derekleffew]

The "photoflood" in the name is the giveaway: it only has an 8hr lifespan... but it's bright!

Well, that could be the worst corner of hell imaginable--to discover someone had relamped all of the worklights with hi-intensity, low-life lamps!

 

[Malabaristo]

Well, that could be the worst corner of hell imaginable--to discover someone had relamped all of the worklights with hi-intensity, low-life lamps!

Part of me wonders how well they would work if you just set the max level of your dimmers to... like 90-100VAC or so. Same concept as "long-life" 130V lamps on 120V circuits. If you just dim these down to wherever they need to be for the lumen output to match a standard lamp, then you might get a more normal lifespan as well. Not sure where color temp would end up, though... If I weren't lazy, I could probably figure out the math to at least estimate all of the above.

 

[derekleffew]

Part of me wonders how well they would work if you just set the max level of your dimmers to... like 90-100VAC or so. Same concept as "long-life" 130V lamps on 120V circuits. If you just dim these down to wherever they need to be for the lumen output to match a standard lamp, then you might get a more normal lifespan as well. Not sure where color temp would end up, though... If I weren't lazy, I could probably figure out the math to at least estimate all of the above.

Sounds exactly opposite (unopposite ?) to how a certain company got its start and name...

If I weren't lazy, I could probably figure out the math to at least estimate all of the above.

No need to be lazy, just Ask Derek™ .