erik10_4 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Afternoon all, I recently acquired, for less than £15, an Elation Opti par II compact source 575. Now before anyone goes into the pros and cons of 'made in China' products, I know these a not the best of cans (you get what you pay for) but for my needs it should be fine. My issue is simply trying to get hold of appropriate lamps. The sheet that comes with the lantern says 'GKV GX9.5' which I cant find readily available. I believe that 600W (rather than the stated 575W) is fine but wanted to confirm suitability of some of the lamps on offer (at quite different prices). Thomman actually sell Opti Par II and recommend this lamp at £15.31 each. They also sell however, Three lamps for £16 with a suggested lifetime of 1500 hrs. My questions then, given the price differential are (1) are both items suitable for the Opti Par II and, if so (2) do you know whether one is significantly better than the other? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhuson Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I guess the reason that they say they're 575w is because they are an imitation of an ETC Source 4 PAR which are rated at 575w (750w for the standard reflector) but they can't recommend that you use an HPL575 like a Source 4 as ETC have some sort of copyright/licencing deal on them and the HPL750. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Need Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Indeed - it is a copyright issue with ETC The ones we sell have a removable tab - so you can fit either GKV or HPL lamps. had a re-look at the link for the berhinger lamps........... you probably find these blow quicker than the hours rating. The filement looks very much like an FEP lamp as used in Lekos - a few harder than average bumps while the lamp is still arm and bang goes the filement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik10_4 Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Thanks for the replies. I understand the copyright issue and thanks for the point about lamps perhaps not living up to the stated lifetime. Would still like confirmation that either of the lamps (in my links) will be OK for the Opti Par II? Perhaps I should explain that my query comes from the different descriptions of the base. Spec sheet that came with the fixture says GX9.5 and all lamps I have found simply say G9.5. If both are suitable and it is just a question of lifetime and careful handling, I think I might go for the Behringer lamps at 1/3 of the price ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0astman Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Afternoon all, I recently acquired, for less than £15, an Elation Opti par II compact source 575. Now before anyone goes into the pros and cons of 'made in China' products, I know these a not the best of cans (you get what you pay for) but for my needs it should be fine. My issue is simply trying to get hold of appropriate lamps. The sheet that comes with the lantern says 'GKV GX9.5' which I cant find readily available. I believe that 600W (rather than the stated 575W) is fine but wanted to confirm suitability of some of the lamps on offer (at quite different prices). Thomman actually sell Opti Par II and recommend this lamp at £15.31 each. They also sell however, Three lamps for £16 with a suggested lifetime of 1500 hrs. My questions then, given the price differential are (1) are both items suitable for the Opti Par II and, if so (2) do you know whether one is significantly better than the other? Regards I'd take the 1500hrs with a pinch of salt. I have Behringer PAR's and bought the "Three lamps" option. I have done about 150 hours with them on 4 shows and replaced lamps in 2 of the 12 I have. I would say I'm careful with the fixtures when rigging. If you are placing an order with Thomann, then you might as well, but when you are paying £10 delivery, they soon become less cost effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 ...Three lamps for £16[/url] with a suggested lifetime of 1500 hrs. ...for 230v lamps. Run on 240v your life will drop to around 750hrs straight off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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