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Author Topic: Suggested xenon wattage Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 05-10-2006 10:53 PM                        Sean: http://www.ltilamps.com/techspecs/1600hs.html  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 05-10-2006 11:07 PM                     Good Specs for the 1.6k, which do fit in the Lume-X..but stay away from LTI's .. the Helios are great, but the standard LTi's aint worth poop! Danged things start to flicker like mad after only a 1000 hrs.. Save your money and get Christies.. -Monte  |  IP: Logged Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 05-11-2006 12:06 AM                        Monte, I was just kindly showing Sean that 1600 watt xenon bulbs are made.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 05-11-2006 02:28 AM                     I know (sorry, didn't mean any harm) - just making comment on the LTi's .. for all to be aware of .. thx  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 05-11-2006 09:22 AM                        Sean; always go with the slightly larger for the reasons you mention. In my post above, I feel that a large screen/short throw combination will yield a picture that LOOKS hot spotted, but isn't really. You can ill afford to then also add real hot spotting to the equasion. Louis  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 05-11-2006 11:38 AM                     The XBO 1600 W can also be used in a pinch since the dimensions are exactly the same as a XBO2000W/H  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-11-2006 11:50 AM                        Note that the anode support for the Super Lume-X is different for 2k-and-up and 1600-and-down size bulbs. Everything works fine if the wrong part is used, but the bulb cannot be focused properly.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 05-11-2006 12:52 PM                     Never can figure out of the bulb design for the XBO-1600HSC - short with those large ends.. service a twin at one time that had both - the standard XBO1600 in one Lume-X and has a HSC in the other Lume-X .. just caught me kinda odd... -Monte  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 05-11-2006 02:05 PM                     1600W works fine in Super Lumex, Kneisley, Eprad lamphouses  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-11-2006 03:52 PM                     Actually, the Super Lume-X uses the same anaode support for all lamps...just set at different heights and rotated one way or the other. The cathode support is different for the 2500 watt lamp only. Note, the 1600WHS is a very popular lamp. From Osram, it is XB01600WHS, from Christie, it is the CXL16S, from ASL it is the XM1600HS. The "S" version of the 1600W lamp is an efficient lamp. As to which lamp to use (bigger/smaller)...you first have to have enough light, period. So if the numbers say 1700-watts, move to the 2KW lamp. If 1597-watts are needed, you have to make a choice...I would probably go with the 2KW lamp on that one too since the light will diminish with time, the 2KW lamp has a huge current range and the 2KW lamp generally has the best life. But if 1400-watts are all that are needed...I'd go with the 1600-watt lamp. With smaller lamps you get less heat, which mean less focus issues and and so forth. Never just go "one-over" to defocus the lamp. You really won't get as good an image with a lamp really defocused (they don't call it focus for nothing). A properly sized lamp that is properly aligned and focused, will look best every time.  |  IP: Logged Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 05-11-2006 08:36 PM                     Greetings Andre; Others: I am curious. The difference in "throw" between the two auds is only 6 feet (35 feet vs 41 feet). Why such a drastic difference in screen size? Mike  |  IP: Logged Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 05-11-2006 09:18 PM                        I'm just going to assume I'm Andre and reply. I messed up on that. Cinema 1= Seats 104 plus two wheelchairs Room L40'xW38' Screen (maxed in scope) W35'xH14'11" Throw 37' Xenon 3kw Cinema 2= Seats 59 plus two wheelchairs Room L36'xW28' Screen (maxed in scope) W25'xH10'8" Throw 33' Xenon 2kw I did some addition wrong, but basically it allows for 4' of legroom back-to-back, 5' in front of the screen from the first row, and 8' in the back, where you enter. I'm going to tweak those a but; what do you all think is good?  |  IP: Logged Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 05-11-2006 10:35 PM                        Yeah so after I posted that I realized 1600w as of course a common size lamp I just wasnt thinking (long day). I think you all got my point though, Steve put it better than I did. Thank you Steve.  |  IP: Logged

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