Bulb for Kodak Showtime 8

[Randall Scott]

In searching the web I get any different looking bulbs coming up. Any advice or bulb model number appreciated. Thank you.

[Steve Klare]

Hi Randall,

There should be a plate somewhere on the projector that describes the bulb (-maybe inside the lamp house?). if you can find that information, that has to be what's most trustworthy.

According to these folks (where I buy my own lamps), your machine should take a code DHJ lamp:

https://www.replacementlightbulbs.com/lampdhj250w.html

They have two left at $75 each plus shipping.

This Ebay seller has 3 of them at $34.00 each plus shipping.

(There are others...)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37477738254...evt=1&mkcid=28

[Randall Scott]

Thank you Steve. This says 500w max. Would you think 250w could be adequate?

My other concern is this appears to be a 2 pin socket vs 4 pin like many I see when google searching for the bulb.

My goal with this which I paid $20 but didn’t know it had no bulb is to view and evaluate a bag of old family movies to see if they’re good enough to invest in a digital conversion.

[Steve Klare]

Hi Randall,

I also see 500W lamps available NOS on eBay.

I'd say 250W will probably serve you better. Very often the compromise you make when you go for a brighter bulb with the same cooling is shorter life, and at the prices these lamps are going for, more hours per bulb is a good thing!

More watts is best on a big screen. If you keep it reasonably small, less watts does the job just fine.

[Simon Wyss]

Kodak said 300 Watt is good. Do not use lamps of more than 500 Watt power, the projector is not able to cool enough.

In case of interest I have written an article about the Showtime 8 in my mothertongue German. Here it is. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RFQ...usp=drive_link