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Richard Bock
Expert Film Handler

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From: El Cerrito,CA,USA
Registered: Jan 2010

posted August 03, 2012 10:44 AM

I took a chance and bought on a whim something I glanced on a couple of minutes before the sale ended on ebay this Bolex 18-5L Super 8 projector.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140803205436?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p39 84.m1439.l2649#ht_722wt_1221

Why was I able to buy it impulsively for $20 I thought, all it needed was a bulb? It arrived and I soon found out . The projector is in mint condition. The insides look brand new. BUT- The bulb isn't made anymore and requires a conversion (upside is I get a halogen light). Luckily I can get this done at a price which I'm going to have to do. It will rehabilitate a projector that should work well for a number of years. Thought I'd put this out there that there are two different 18-5L Super 8's. This one is the earlier model.

[ August 03, 2012, 12:41 PM: Message edited by: Richard Bock ]

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Pasquale DAlessio
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From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted August 03, 2012 02:24 PM

Richard

I was bidding on that because I thought it was a toaster! I'm glad you won it. [Big Grin]

PatD

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

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From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted August 03, 2012 04:05 PM

It sure would be nice if there was more how-to information on converting old projector bulbs to halogen. I think there would be some market for producing and selling DIY conversion kits.

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Janice

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Tony Stucchio
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: New Jersey
Registered: Dec 2005

posted August 03, 2012 09:09 PM

Here's a site with some information on the conversion and how to tell from the serial number when it was made and thus which lamp it takes, approximately:

Bolex

[ August 04, 2012, 08:34 PM: Message edited by: Tony Stucchio ]

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Alexander Lechner
Expert Film Handler

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From: Leoben, Austria
Registered: Apr 2009

posted August 09, 2012 07:22 AM

Bolex produced the conversion set themselves; I had owned one until I sold the projector including the conversion about a year ago. The conversion has the same socket as the "spaceman bulb" and is super easy to install.
Besides: the original bulb is still available; put "p35s 12v 75w" into your internet search engine and you will get hits. They show astronomical prices but alternatively Wittner still has them: WittnerCinetec (at the bottom of the page).

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Alex

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