Looking for a key for a Strong Super Lumex llamphouse

[Randy Stankey]

I vote for "751," too!

[Ryan Gallagher]

My Strong keys for the Super80 are marked iilco N540
stamped “543” on the reverse.

Here are photos if you can’t get them and need to figure out the biting for cutting blanks

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[Josh Jones]

Odd, my lamps don't have keylocks, or a hole for them to go into.

Josh

[Travis Cape]

Thank you guys. I did order a couple keys.

[Randy Stankey]

Odd, my lamps don't have keylocks, or a hole for them to go into.

You could disassemble the lock, remove the tumblers and springs then reinstall the neutered lock. Then, anything can be used to turn the cylinder and open the lock... the tip of a screwdriver or even a fingernail.

If somebody comes along who has a key for that hatch, they could still use it just like normal. Most people probably wouldn't even notice anything different.

I can't say that I haven't ever done anything like that... I mean, "allegedly."

[Josh Jones]

What I meant was, mine never had locks installed. There is no hole drilled on the covers for a lock.

Josh

[Randy Stankey]

Is there even a knockout where a lock would be? I've seen plenty of equipment cabinets where locks were optional. If you wanted the cabinet to lock, you used a hammer and screwdriver to remove the metal knockout and put in the lock.

Not even that?

[Josh Jones]

nope, no holes or knockouts.

Josh

[Randy Stankey]

Hmm...

[Travis Cape]

I got my 543 keys and the lamphouses are open. Now to go rescue the projection booth that hasn’t been run since the 1970’s. These lamps are replacing Christie lamp systems.

[Ryan Gallagher]

Awesome. Do tell what other equipment in installed! 70s is quite vintage!

[Travis Cape]

Ryan, it’s just a typical 1950’s two projector XL booth with XL sound system. It’s a complete time capsule, except for the Christie lamps and rectifier. I was told enough times years ago that they weren’t good. The rectifier are 3 phase which I don’t have. I remembered that a theater, now a church, likely still had film equipment in storage. That’s where these strong lamphouses came from.

I’ll likely not run them much at all, but I am familiar with them and thought they should be saved. I do have reverse scan parts in the the newer projectors if I get tired of the PEC mono setup.