Has anybody already replaced a laser plate in a SP4K? When they introduced the "Series 4" laser platform, Barco made it feel like replacing one of those modules would be as easy as replacing a Xenon bulb.
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I've had to do one. Its Peltier cooler failed. How easy it is is determined by the position of the bad plate on the module. If it's on the top or facing outwards (which thankfully, the one I had to swap out was), it's pretty straightforward. If it's facing inwards, then depending on the exact projector model, you could have to remove other components (e.g. the pump/reservoir module) to get at it.Comment
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I can chime in on this, as we started the year (2025) with the process of applying for the Federal REAP program (Rural Energy for America Program). In the US, the federal government had a program administered through the UDSA to provide grant money to business owners in rural areas. Basically if you converted any of your business equipment to something that showed at least a 25%-30% energy savings, the federal government would pay for a percentage of it. In 2024 they offered a 50% matching grant. In 2025 they offered a 25% matching grant. We contacted our local USDA branch here in the Nashville area and got the process started. Lots of BS paperwork for federal money. We had to have an "energy audit" conducted on the theatre to compare the cost savings of converting from two Barco DP2K-23B's to two Barco SP4K 25B's. The USDA sent out a gentleman from the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) who did the audit. I had my sales rep from our equipment dealer send all of the paperwork available from Barco on the two different machines. He (TVA guy) spent several hours gathering data at the theatre, and got our report back to us in about 2-3 weeks.
Even taking in to consideration the reduced HVAC loads, our annual savings of converting to laser was estimated to be $308 per year. We did not pursue the grant funding any further.Comment
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