williambond55 Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 Super, thanks guys!!! Anyone know of any decent online shops to get bulbs from? Thanks, Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanhill Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I use Multi-Lite (http://www.multi-lite.com/en.html) but stand to gain nothing from this recommendation. They carry a good stock of lamps, but there are many other suppliers out there. BTW, they are generally referred to as lamps, blubs or bubbles, rather than bulbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williambond55 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hey again!!! I have taken the lamps down and taken the bulbs out. The bulbs are definitely blown; they're all black and the wires inside are snapped. Does anyone have any good bulb suppliers I can order from in the UK? Thanks!! Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 We've used Whitelight and Kave in the past. 10 out of 10, or Stage Electrics should also be able to help. Plenty of suppliers around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top-cat Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I always find the cheapest prices on theatrical lamps are MGC. No idea why more people don't use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Maybe the occasional user is put off by the lack of pricing on the site. Whitelight don't have prices on their site either, whereas the likes of 10 out of 10 and SLX do, so for the occasional buyer there's that comforting feeling of "knowing what you're letting yourself in for" up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williambond55 Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Amazing, thanks guys. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Are they all the same type of lamp, or do you have a mixed bag? If they're all the same you'd do worse than buy more than you need and carry a basic stock (and you'll probably get a slightly better unit price buying a box of (say) 20 of a single type instead of two of these, three of these and a couple of those ...). If it's a mixed bag then it might be a little harder to justify carrying stock of half a dozen different lamps to whoever signs off the expense, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williambond55 Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 We have multiple types of lamps!! So I'll just have to order different ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicktaylor Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Interesting to read the helpful comments here. Is there no one in the school with any experience because changing lamps might end being an expensive exercise if the op does not know what they are doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 If you have to get access to the lights, why not bring them down to ground level and plug them into the dimmers - into a channel you KNOW works, then you have positive evidence the lamp has gone (with Google searches, theatre lamps will give you more results on what you term bulbs. They are rarely described as bulbs on web sites. You can call the actual thing they go into, lanterns, lights, luminaires or fixtures, or lots of other things - but not lamps. Once you know they're duff - then you can order the right ones. To make it worse, often what is in them may not be the correct or most appropriate. If the lights themselves are old, there may be brighter, more modern lamps that can be fitted. PAR cans, for example, have many different versions within their size. Also - if you are putting in non-PAR lamps, don't forget that you mustn't touch the glass envelope of Tungsten Halogen lamps - if you do, the grease in your skin leaves finger prints that will burn into the glass and reduce it's life - sometimes considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 To make it worse, often what is in them may not be the correct or most appropriate. A prelude 16/30 I bought recently came with an M38 300W lamp in it. The beam was sub optimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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