My parents have unearthed an old 35mm slide projector along with literally thousands of slides. After watching a few hours, the bulb of course blew the next day when they went to view some more. They asked me to find a replacement bulb which I did, but at some outrageous prices. New bulbs ~$56 shipped, and get this: stated life hours ~25
Back in the day when these devices were common, the bulbs were fairly reasonable, I am sure, but economy of scale being what it is, they are expensive now.
The bulb in question outputs 1000 lumens and is rated for 500w at 120v.
Would I be able to use a LED or other type of bulb in its place? I was thinking of those 50w and 100w LED chips.
As for interface, I would probably use the bulb base to use as an attachment point for wiring. I assume I would need a driver as well.
Thanks in advance for your collective thoughts.
Back in the day when these devices were common, the bulbs were fairly reasonable, I am sure, but economy of scale being what it is, they are expensive now.
The bulb in question outputs 1000 lumens and is rated for 500w at 120v.
Would I be able to use a LED or other type of bulb in its place? I was thinking of those 50w and 100w LED chips.
As for interface, I would probably use the bulb base to use as an attachment point for wiring. I assume I would need a driver as well.
Thanks in advance for your collective thoughts.