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Steven Sigel
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 701
From: Massachusetts
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 05, 2004 12:54 PM

Hi everyone,

I've just had word from Alan G. that the latest revision of the GS-1200 Xenon lamp from Superior Quartz products is working like a champ. Alan is going to run it for a while to verify that there are no problems with prolonged use, and he'll probably post the final results here.

I believe that the price of these lamps will be $204 + shipping (check with SQP for an exact quote). This is much less than the price that dealers are getting for the old Toshiba lamps. They can be ordered from Superior Quartz Products - their website is www.sqpuv.com. The lamp part # is SX-2502. You may need to call them to order it, since it's a new product.

Just FYI - you should expect a lead time - they are making these lamps to order and I believe it takes them 4-6 weeks to make one.

I recommend that anyone with a Xenon GS-1200 order a spare -- we need to show some support to SQP -- they went through a lot of trouble to make these lamps and get them working right so that we'll be able to get them for the forseeable future - long after the supplies of the original Toshiba lamps have completely vanished.

They've also got the following lamps available for Xenon 16mm projectors:

SX-2501 : 250W ELMO 16-CL Xenon
SX-3501 : 350W EIKI Xenon (most models)

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Alan Gouger
Master Film Handler

Posts: 451
From: Florida
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 07, 2004 11:37 AM

Well Ive watched several movies sense the bulb arrived and so far everything is stable. Ive also lite the lamp on several occasions just for testing purposes. I think they have this perfected at this point. Just as bright and uniform as my stock bulb.
Of course we have no track record for longevity. I would not let that stop you from buying this bulb and for that we need more people willing to take the plunge. For the money $204 US dollars this is a great deal. Thats $110.7 for our friends overseas.
Thats cheap.
Hey, everyone should have a back up:)

Im glad to answer any questions regarding my experience so far with this bulb.

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Bob Pucci
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 520
From: Westerly,RI
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 07, 2004 05:28 PM

Alan count me in on buying one.

Bob

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Ugo Grassi
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 506
From: Avellino (Italy)
Registered: Dec 2003

posted April 08, 2004 03:14 AM

I want one of these lamps! I have not and original Elmo xenon, but I want to be ready if I'll get it!
Alan, count me too!

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Ugo

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Alan Gouger
Master Film Handler

Posts: 451
From: Florida
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 08, 2004 09:32 AM

Hi guys

The bulbs are ready for order. As mentioned by Steve there may be a few weeks lead time so be aware when placing your order.

You order direct from http://www.sqpuv.com.

Contact: 908-454-1700
Ask for Denny Jr
DenJr@sqpuv.com

SX-2501 : 250W ELMO 16-CL Xenon
SX-3501 : 350W EIKI Xenon (most models)

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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 21, 2004 09:23 AM

I spoke to Denny at SQP today and placed my order. Thanks again to Steven for making this happen and thanks to Alan for risking life and limb (those bulb explosions can be so nasty!) in the testing process.
Doug

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

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From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 27, 2004 12:27 PM

These sound like good lamps. I might also buy a spare although I do have a spare Toshiba lamp in case that unhappy time should come.
What I do want to get is a spare Lamp reflector for my GS Xenon. Its exactly the same part as used in the 16CL xenon. Anyone any ideas?

4LB0701 Ellipse Mirror (Elmo part number)

Cheers, Kev.

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GS1200 Xenon with Elmo 1.0...great combo along with a 16-CL Xenon for that super bright white light.

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Ian John
Junior
Posts: 20
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 27, 2004 06:32 PM

Hi Folks,

I don't own an GS xenon projector, but can anyone tell me how many hours are these or the stock lamps rated at (just for my info) I have an Eiki 1500 xenon 16mm and the Ushio UXL 300D-O is rated at 1000 hours, but by keeping the number of strikes down and using a lower wattage setting, most people can get up to 2000 hours, so I just needed to compare the rating with the 8mm xenons.

Thanks for any info.

Ian.

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