minimac Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 hi there, have been looking over the internet for some cheap par cans and then came across these. tomas pars (raylights) whats the difference between these and normal par 64's say? as I have never heard this term before!! cheers, minimac :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 With a raylight the parcan lamp is replaced with a simple reflector and a standard theatre lamp (in the axis of the reflector) There is no lens. This way you get a lighter can with a cheeper replacement lamp cost that produces more of a circular beam than conventional CP62 par lamps. However since there is no lens the beam normaly has a harsh "hotspot" which can burn out saturated gels quickly and can be a little uneaven for theatre but they are very good for dramatic beams in a rock n roll gig enviroment. Of my cans about 75% are raylights mainly beccause of cost, weight and circular beams. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Need Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 The difference is the lamp/reflectors each type uses. PAR64 uses a sealed beam lamp (CP62 for example) whereas a raylight is fitted with a reflector and typically A1/244 500w lamp. The beam angle of a raylight is very narrow. Useful for punching through haze and smoke for effect lighting but not very handy for general lighting. Lamps cost a few quid for the A1/244 compared to a CP82. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Topic: GKV Retrofit to Par64 where I once worked we had quite a few of these, and we too called them ray lights, basically a reflector fitted in a P64 can with a 500W bubble as for which I am unsure, but I am sure it was a standard gy9.5 base. they kinda produced a medium flood effect not very tightly focussed, but we used them for band lighting at the time and they where fine, I don't ever remember replacing lamps that frequently in them they where just another piece of kit and the bubbles where cheaper than par 64 lamps Basically a reflector that fits a PAR64 but takes a bulb of the sort that you use in a fresnel... cheaper bulbs, aparrantly, and longer life. David EDIT> Pardon me, beat to it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 OK 3 replies in about 60 seconds.... Der Der De Der Dum De Der Dum De Der.......* James *GO SX (dramatic slightly spooky music) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimac Posted February 21, 2005 Author Share Posted February 21, 2005 wow, what a great response. it was the ten out of ten website that I found the par can prices as well. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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