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    Westinghouse 2000w bulb

    Thanks brickbat, I'll probably try something like that. Actually, I need a mount / socket for this. Who's FM? :) These mounts seem to be damned rare.
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    Westinghouse 2000w bulb

    Have just seen a 4000w dimmer at a sensible price which could probably do the job but I don't ultimately like the idea of risking destroying the lamp through carelessness. I suspect it would be all too easy to do. Here's the dimmer: and datasheet: http://fadisel.com/docs/I-017_Ang.pdf...
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    Westinghouse 2000w bulb

    My concern is that (from what little I understand of a triac dimmer): When you start dimming "up", the peak voltage of the chopped waveform will quickly rise above the 125v RMS rating of the bulb. i.e. at 50% dimmed, you will have a peak corresponding to the 230v RMS of the mains supply. I'm...
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    Westinghouse 2000w bulb

    Thanks for the suggestions and I will definitely keep you updated :grin2: I found it at a flea market here in Paris. The fact it was marked for 125v when mains here is 230v made me wonder. I suppose the fact it has colour temp marked does suggest some kind of screen/stage use. I saw a...
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    Westinghouse 2000w bulb

    Hi. I have just got my hands on a fairly massive lightbulb and wondered if anyone could suggest what use it was likely designed for. G48 globe (6 inch diameter) G38 bi-pin mogul base Markings: 3200 ° K Westinghouse 2000w 125v Ideally I' like to hook it up at some vastly reduced power for...
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    Sold/Expired FS: Teflon wire + small 0.5W resistors *Part 1*

    Re: FS:Teflon wire - restocked with NEW COLORS + small 0.5W resistors (now 1/2 price) :paypal: 10' 20 black/red stripe 0.062" 1.57mm $1.75 10' 22 white/black stripe 0.048" 1.22mm $1.50 10' 26 orange 0.037" 0.94mm $1.25 10' 28 purple (violet) 0.030" 0.76mm $1.25 International shipping $3...
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    Problems contacting Princeton Tec!

    Absolutely. I bought an Apex a couple of months ago. The plastic at the hinge has cracked and I intermittently have to take a battery out and reinsert it to get it to light up. So, both the electronics and the casing have failed after nothing but light usage in a dry environment with no...
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    Princeton Tec Apex (with U2SVOH), quick review

    I bought this lamp a few months ago in lieu of a Scurion whose price I really couldn't justify to myself at the moment. It was a replacement for a lost Black Diamond Zenix IQ which I was very happy with (especially after modding it with a P4). It is sadly far from what I hoped it would be...
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    Are there any P7 headlamps?

    The only P7 headtorch that I've heard of is the Scurion. However IMO it is far from reasonably priced for a running light. It was already expensive with just P4 LEDs but the upgraded version is considerably more expensive and doesn't run the P7 very hard. It's essentially designed as a light...
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    Scurion P7

    I think it's more a question of choosing not to sell in the US because of the expense involved in getting product liability insurance. I'd be very interested to hear from someone who knows about all of this. I wonder how many small enterprises simply take the risk and don't bother with...
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    Scurion P7

    A new version of the Scurion headtorch seems to be in the works. Not content with the > 400 lumen the current version kicks out, they are now working on a new version with a P4 spot kicking out 240 lumen (as before) but with a P7 for the flood (driven at 1.5A => 430 lumen). Anyone fancy a...
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    Stenlight question

    There's always the Scurion. Has a couple of Seoul P4 LEDs (One 'bare' for flood and the other with a 6 degree optic for spot). Claims 400 lumen. It's certainly not cheaper than the Stenlight but it's a beautiful bit of kit. Scurion Headtorch: http://scurion.ch Comparison with Stenlight...
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    Any News on the Fenix Headlamp(s)

    My first post :) I'm always struck by the poor selection of decent headtorches that seem to be available against the dazzling range of torches / flashlights out there. Here's my wishlist for a headtorch on the offchance someone from Fenix (whose products strike me as being excellent in terms...
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