lukeyboi30 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 is it worth me converting these 150w discharge bulb lights to halogens to save money on replacement bulbs?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadhippy Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 And loose light output and decrease lamp life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyboi30 Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 And loose light output and decrease lamp life so its not worth it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 And loose light output and decrease lamp life so its not worth it then? Even if you could do it, it would cost you more in replacement lamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyboi30 Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 oh rite didnt know that, thanks for the comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 And loose light output and decrease lamp life so its not worth it then? Put it this way, most people want to do the opposite with their halogen lights to save themselves money (and improve the quality of light outputed by the fixture). If you want a halogen based scanner, there are plenty of them around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyboi30 Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 And loose light output and decrease lamp life so its not worth it then? Put it this way, most people want to do the opposite with their halogen lights to save themselves money (and improve the quality of light outputed by the fixture). If you want a halogen based scanner, there are plenty of them around.oh, I thought it would be cheaper in the long run as I only use them at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleah Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I agree with what the others have said. (I have 8 of them myself, I love 'em to bits! I got my first 4 in 1996 when they were quite new) You must have them on a lot, the HTI's last for yonks normally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamtastic3 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Not a great idea to be honest. Like what has been pointed out, you'd be cheaper to run a discharge lamp than a halogen no matter how much you use the fixtures.You would also lose light output and have a darker colour temperature. Check that you have the right lamps in. Some HTI 150w's come in 750ish hours but you should be looking at the 2000 hour lamps.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyboi30 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 ok cheers guys :) also dose anyone know which is the best bulb for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley R Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Check the Manual, available for download on the Martin website......... http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayeJsav Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 You could always convert to LED ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyboi30 Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 You could always convert to LED ;) hmmmm you could be onto something there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedd Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Gyro_Gearloose has done some beautiful engineering in this thread on some miniscans. But if you have a look through his thread you'll realise the complexity of the work involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyboi30 Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 thanks for the comments and advice everyone, however I have decided to stick to the standard discharge bulb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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