Scenemaster60
Well-Known Member
I am about to embark on a project where there are 24 late 1980s Strand Century 6x12 & 6x16 Lekolites on a front-of-house pipe. They have asked me to come in and clean, replace sockets if necessary and then bench focus and rehang these lights in a logical repertory plot. There is money for parts but certainly not enough to replace them.
I worked with these light a little bit in college 20 years ago and I remember generally liking them. They always struck me as being on relatively equal footing with the Colortran 5/50 and VASTLY superior to the Altman 1 Ks. Are there any tricks I should know? I know that the silicon lens "dampers" will likely be hard as a rock and should be replaced with SOMETHING. It also seems to make sense to replace the 750 watt EHG lamps with 575 GLA lamps (long life is more important that light output in this venue, I suppose the GLE would be an option for higher output….). Short of replacing these with new S4s, these still have life in them if cleaned and maintained, right?
I worked with these light a little bit in college 20 years ago and I remember generally liking them. They always struck me as being on relatively equal footing with the Colortran 5/50 and VASTLY superior to the Altman 1 Ks. Are there any tricks I should know? I know that the silicon lens "dampers" will likely be hard as a rock and should be replaced with SOMETHING. It also seems to make sense to replace the 750 watt EHG lamps with 575 GLA lamps (long life is more important that light output in this venue, I suppose the GLE would be an option for higher output….). Short of replacing these with new S4s, these still have life in them if cleaned and maintained, right?