 Projector Bulb Blues, Decreased bulb Lifespans? |
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 Jan 20, 2005 - 11:30 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jul 16, '03 From Sandy, UT Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%)  |
I've been running high wattage bulbs in my projectors (H-1's), and I've noticed some degradation in brightness. I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this problem. I'm running 80 watt purple bulbs, which I think may be the first problem. I changed one recently and there were carbon deposits on the bulb, most likely from whatever purple-color coating they used. I'm going to try out some hyper-white bulbs in hopes that the purple-color coating was the problem. If not, then it's back to silver-stars.
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Feb 8, 2005 - 12:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
If your getting cheap bulbs thats your answer right there. 80 watts is alot.
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Feb 8, 2005 - 3:48 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '03 From Kirkland, Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
anytime theres a coating on a bulb to change the color ur gonna definetly decrease the life span. I have bulbs in my gauges that lasted 6 months cuz they were coated with blue when usually stock bulbs should last YEARS!
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