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Terry Sills
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
Registered: Oct 2012

posted December 01, 2013 12:48 PM

I'm looking for a couple of A1/15 50v 250w lamps for a Specto projector. Can anyone help?

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Terry Sills
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
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posted December 28, 2013 11:53 AM

The moment has passed. As these lamps are so very difficult to obtain now I have converted the projector to 240v as these lamps are more plentiful.

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Paul Mason
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Aldershot, Hampshire, UK
Registered: Nov 2013

posted January 15, 2014 04:39 AM

This seller is offering A1/5 50V 250W lamps which appear to be the same as A1/15 lamps though normally A1/5 means 110V 250W lamps with the same base. The seller also offers 100V 250W lamps.
Projector bulb A1/5

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Maurice Leakey
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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
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posted January 15, 2014 05:41 AM

If you magnify the writing on the glass envelope it reads 250V 250W. The printing on the box label is misleading.

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Paul Mason
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posted January 15, 2014 07:30 AM

I hadn't noticed that. The conclusion seems to be only the A1/15 is actually a 50V lamp and A1/5's are 100-115V or 240-250V only. Click here for 100V version

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Terry Sills
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From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
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posted January 15, 2014 12:21 PM

This is definitely not a seller I would recommend. The descriptions are often misleading and the prices are always very high. They recently advertised (and sold) an RCA Hollywood projector that they claimed was fully tested but was missing the spool arms! I'd like to know how they did that?

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Paul Mason
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From: Aldershot, Hampshire, UK
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posted January 16, 2014 06:18 AM

I always check the feedback and other items for sale before buying on Ebay. This seller appears to be a general dealer not a specialist so caution is advised.

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Terry Sills
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From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
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posted January 17, 2014 06:45 AM

Paul
Yes you are spot on. Insinuates to be experienced with cine/camera equipment, but anyone who can sell a projector without spool arms and claim that it is fully tested should be treated with extreme caution don't you think?

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Paul Mason
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Aldershot, Hampshire, UK
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posted January 20, 2014 03:40 AM

Terry, I agree about the spool arms. Just turning on a projector and seeing if the motor and lamp come on is not enough. For example Bell & Howell 16mm projectors with broken worm gears may run (noisily). Also what was the results of the "tests?"

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted January 20, 2014 10:29 AM

This is the eBay ad to which Terry refers. There is no mention of a speaker or a transformer.
If there was no speaker that would explain the missing spool arms as they live in the speaker case.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cine-film-projector-RCA-HOLLYWOOD-STAR-model-LMI32263-16mm-/370525739514?nma=true&si=6jE8ISqOKO%252F%252FbA1vuFBoeLyYvCU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p 2047675.l2557

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