 Lumenlab electronic ballast, review |
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  Jun 15 2004, 03:50 PM
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 Enlightened  Group: Global Moderator Posts: 440 Joined: 1-February 04 From: New Hampshire, USA Member No.: 308  |
hi guys,
i have recieved one of the new electronic ballasts from brainchild that he will be offering to the site in the near future. i have it installed and i am impressed with the results, so i am offering my review. 1, the ballest is very light. this will be important if you want to move the projector around. it is long and thin, and can be mounted inside or outside of the box. also it can be mounted in any direction hor/vert. which makes placement easy. 2, it was super easy to wire, all in one unit, it took me 1/2 hour to remove the old ballest and install the new one. only 120v hot/neutral /ground going in, and hot /neutral to the lamp. brain says he will also offer other voltages for non us customers. 3, the ballest is protected by a rugged aluminum heatsink casing. 4, it runs cooler than the coil ballast. 5, no noise 6, softer ignight of the bulb, but faster full lumenance 7, a brighter picture with better colors. 8, faster cool down of the projector when turned off i love this thing, i like the nice, clean, neat apperance of the ballast and it opened up alot of room in the projector. here's a picture with the old ballest installed.
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Jun 15 2004, 03:51 PM
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Enlightened Group: Global Moderator Posts: 440 Joined: 1-February 04 From: New Hampshire, USA Member No.: 308 |
and here is a pict. with the new ballast installed
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Jun 15 2004, 03:55 PM
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Enlightened Group: Global Moderator Posts: 440 Joined: 1-February 04 From: New Hampshire, USA Member No.: 308 |
pictures come out brighter and the colors are even better using this ballest.
these picts. were taken with the same camera settings, and i have not edited them. first pic. with the old ballast
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Jun 15 2004, 03:56 PM
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Enlightened Group: Global Moderator Posts: 440 Joined: 1-February 04 From: New Hampshire, USA Member No.: 308 |
second with the new ballast,
note: ( i used the same settings on my camera, which did produce over exposure by the brighter image, should the image look darker). but do notice the changes in skin color.
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Jun 15 2004, 04:03 PM
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Enlightened Group: Global Moderator Posts: 440 Joined: 1-February 04 From: New Hampshire, USA Member No.: 308 |
it may be hard to tell with a picture taken from my camera, ( because i used the same settings for the shot, so the picture got more exposure), but still if you look at frodo's face you can see the change in the skin color, from a washed out white with the old ballest to a more natural skin color with the new. as soon as i fired the projector up my wife and i both said it was brighter, and you can really see this when light flashes in the movie , like lightning, and it "really" lights up the room.
-------------------- my Mini Cooper S took on a moose
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Jun 15 2004, 04:16 PM
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Help Desk Group: Customer Posts: 398 Joined: 21-February 04 Member No.: 506 |
Excellente!! There will always be just one more thing to improve on this projector - if you thought you were done, think again.
Bring it on Brainchild, what RU waiting for? 
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Jun 15 2004, 05:18 PM
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 Cad Guru Group: Global Moderator Posts: 2594 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Texas, USA Member No.: 698 |
I will be purchasing one also.
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Jun 15 2004, 06:50 PM
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I Should Be Working Group: Customer Posts: 176 Joined: 14-March 04 Member No.: 691 |
how much are they?
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Jun 15 2004, 06:56 PM
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 Grayson Sigler  Group: Admin Posts: 8636 Joined: 8-December 03 From: Asheville, NC Member No.: 2 |
$99
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Jun 15 2004, 06:58 PM
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 I Should Be Working Group: Customer Posts: 149 Joined: 31-May 04 From: newport news, va Member No.: 1285 |
ill definately be getting one when they come in...
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Jun 15 2004, 06:58 PM
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I Should Be Working Group: Customer Posts: 176 Joined: 14-March 04 Member No.: 691 |
Would the shipping cost be lower?
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Jun 15 2004, 07:00 PM
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Grayson Sigler Group: Admin Posts: 8636 Joined: 8-December 03 From: Asheville, NC Member No.: 2 |
Yes the ballast only weighs 3.5lbs. The average cost for priority shipping is $8-$9 which means you get the ballast in 3 days. I'm also stocking these in the 240v flavor for non US cutomers.
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Jun 16 2004, 01:38 AM
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Help Desk Group: Customer Posts: 268 Joined: 1-February 04 Member No.: 309 |
I have installed the electronic ballast and put about 6 hours total on it.start up time on it is super fast about 2 minutes tops.The lamp color seems better smoother I actualy had to back off the saturation just a little.There is no lamp flicker at all.
brightness is awesome! I will be taking temprature readings on the ballast to see what the operating temp is.So far I love it! I think cool down time is cut in half. I dont have any screen pics because i need a better camera  here are some pics of the ballast installed. the install is much cleaner four wire conections and your ready to go. Peter
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Jun 16 2004, 01:39 AM
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Help Desk Group: Customer Posts: 268 Joined: 1-February 04 Member No.: 309 |
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Jun 16 2004, 02:21 AM
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 Obsessive Compulsive Group: Customer Posts: 59 Joined: 16-March 04 Member No.: 702 |
I want one. Can they be used with HQI and other pulse start bulbs?
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Jun 16 2004, 02:22 AM
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Grayson Sigler Group: Admin Posts: 8636 Joined: 8-December 03 From: Asheville, NC Member No.: 2 |
Sure can. They'll fire any metal halide with the same wattage rating.
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Jun 16 2004, 01:41 PM
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Obsessive Compulsive Group: Customer Posts: 59 Joined: 16-March 04 Member No.: 702 |
Sweet.
-------------------- Liquid video 15inch
Lumen labs Lens Big ugly box I like it! |
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Jun 16 2004, 09:44 PM
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I Should Be Working Group: Customer Posts: 176 Joined: 14-March 04 Member No.: 691 |
how can i buy one?
EDIT: nm, answered in other fourm. |
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Jun 19 2004, 02:34 AM
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Grayson Sigler Group: Admin Posts: 8636 Joined: 8-December 03 From: Asheville, NC Member No.: 2 |
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Jun 26 2004, 03:58 AM
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 Enlightened Group: Customer Posts: 1040 Joined: 2-March 04 From: Louisville, Kentucky USA Member No.: 594 |
this was probably already answered but hey I want to be sure.
Will the ballast work well with ushio and eye? -------------------- If someone was to tell the story of your life, would anyone want to hear it?
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Jun 26 2004, 04:12 AM
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Grayson Sigler Group: Admin Posts: 8636 Joined: 8-December 03 From: Asheville, NC Member No.: 2 |
Yes
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Jul 10 2004, 04:10 AM
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 I Should Be Working Group: Customer Posts: 162 Joined: 10-April 04 Member No.: 857 |
Bah, I keep getting a PHP error when I click the buy button. :angry:
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Jul 19 2004, 05:41 PM
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 I Should Be Working Group: Guest Member Posts: 154 Joined: 11-February 04 Member No.: 420 |
How are you guys calculating cool-down time? Exhaust temperature? Internal mounted temperature meters?
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Jul 19 2004, 10:13 PM
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Enlightened Group: Customer Posts: 429 Joined: 20-January 04 Member No.: 190 |
QUOTE (jeremyvnc @ Jun 26 2004, 03:58 AM) this was probably already answered but hey I want to be sure. Will the ballast work well with ushio and eye? I doubt this will work with the USHIO if it is a MH intended ballast. I have tested the USHIO with a MH ballast and it does not work . I have discussed this with a ballast mfg tech and a USHIO tech because I had a bulb prob at one point (vaulty bulb traded out for free). HPS bulbs fire differently than MH. They start/run at different voltages. I forget which, but one starts at a totally different voltage than it runs (pretty sure the HPS) and the other runs and starts at the same voltage. I would definitely discuss this with the mfg of the ballast and/or the mfg of the USHIO before making assumptions. |
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Jul 19 2004, 10:53 PM
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Grayson Sigler Group: Admin Posts: 8636 Joined: 8-December 03 From: Asheville, NC Member No.: 2 |
For the Ushio if you mean the conversion bulb we do not know yet. I have one on order and I will let you know. It was reported on another site that it did work but it would be best not to take any chances until I can report back
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