It seems that the company that i bought my projector bulbs from didnt actually have them in stock... but they are being ordered in. This happens a lot with me lately.. online sellers that pretend to have the stock and take your money.
OH wel.... in the meantime, we did something a bit clever through necessity.
Bulb we wanted is a 10V 75W bulb.
What i found is a 12V 50W down the local hardware... both bulbs are estimated at 100 hours use.
The original bulb is a single pin base.. our new bulb needs to be modified.
We cut the glass away from the old bulb and soldered our new bulb to the now exposed filament.
I wasnt sure how bright it was going to be as i figured it would shine at approx 1/2 the light output... i was also worried that it would desolder itself.
In fact... it works a bloody treat!
The place in Rosewood QLD also have a few of my photocells in stock.. just a couple that are not listed.
It should arrive on Thursday.
The valve amp is all cleaned up and gives off a low hum, just as it should.
We are at the point where it possible to load a film!
