Is the pro-reflector the best reflector? or is there something that might work better? i think i might have fugged up my reflector so im considering weather to fish out another $15 for another pro reflector or get something other people have gotten better results from.

The reflector was pretty transparent.. i thought it would have been more like a mirror but idk if that affects its performance that much. oh well.. thanks in advance for any input!

The pro reflector is accepted to be the best, at least for the price. I'm not thrilled with the transparrancy either and actually ended-up burning the reflective coating off of mine, so I'm also looking for something better...

yah.. i saw some plogs using silver metal bowls... i wonder how well those work?

I have seen reports that the metal bowls tend to tarnish from the heat. This is what has kept me away from trying them. Currently I have a pro reflector, but would love to have a reflector that enveloped the arc more….

If someone knows one that does not tarnish, I would love to try it.

From what I gather metal bowls aren't as efficient as the pro reflector. I think the best you could hope for with a metal bowl is 70% reflectivity where as the pro reflector is probably somewhere around 90% (but it seems to be letting a lot of red/orange light through to be truely reflecting 90%).

hhmm.. well.. i just ordered another one.. i have to be careful not to fug anything else up.. im already going over budget =/

looks to me like the pro reflector lets through light with wavelength 10^-6.5 and smaller.. The only visible light I see passing through is violet, then of course non visible UV, x-ray etc, and gamma .. just incase anyone wants to shield themselves from uranium using the pro reflector.. don't Also it must let through light with wavelength larger than 10^-6 since it supposedly doesn't reflect IR, etc.

The pro reflector is definitely better than a metal bowl, and its probably large enough for a 220mm collimating fresnel. light from a larger reflector may or may end up hitting the fresnel. see pic below.

Are there other members who've used the pro-reflector along with a condensor or something? Is that better?

yes people have done that. the proper condenser will make any projector brighter and give a more even distribution of light.

You're talking from experience here right? Because with my reflector TONS of light comes through... like, a LOT. For me it looks yellow or orange, very far from violet... maybe I got a defective reflective (or defector reflector)?
I've ordered and received 2 more since then, I'll see if they do the same thing.

Yup, it is definately adiquit for a 220 fresnel. From my 3D drawing (possibly based on inacurate measurements, but I think it's very close) it appears that the pro reflector gives a total of 120º of reflective surface. Which is a releif(sp?), that is very close to the 129º (maximum) of light collection my pre-condenser will do... awesome!

Now I just need to keep it cool...

as far as the light it lets thru, rememeber the pro is a dichroic reflector, designed to let the infrared thru so yes, some of the deeper red will also come thru...not sure about the highest(purple) wavelengths though.... it does look purplish at times though