20,000w lamp!

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20,000w lamp!

Postby FrontSideBus » Sun Jul 17, 2016 6:23 pm

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Re: 20,000w lamp!

Postby HIDLamp » Sun Jul 17, 2016 10:49 pm

We need this for the next meet
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Re: 20,000w lamp!

Postby Slyspark » Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:01 pm

Do you think the feed to Kev's barn is up to this? :p
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Re: 20,000w lamp!

Postby FrontSideBus » Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:06 pm

Photon did say that it took his supply down to about 210v lol. His variac was pulling 95 amps!
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Re: 20,000w lamp!

Postby Danny » Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:21 am

Wow I'd of loved to of been there in person
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Re: 20,000w lamp!

Postby Slyspark » Mon Jul 18, 2016 7:59 am

I think you might need a serious pair of sunglasses... ...or a welding mask!
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Re: 20,000w lamp!

Postby FrontSideBus » Mon Jul 18, 2016 9:44 am

580,000 lumens! Nothing really compared with those 12kw halide lamps he was playing with a few years ago... They were 1.2 million lumens!
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Re: 20,000w lamp!

Postby AngryHorse » Mon Jul 18, 2016 7:52 pm

"Garage door springs"! :D
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Re: 20,000w lamp!

Postby Slyspark » Wed Jul 20, 2016 12:37 am

Brilliant - literally! I wouldn't want his electricity bill however....
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