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Old 11th August 2017, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by alexmuir View Post
I have been thinking further about the idea of using the 12V LED lamps to replace the halogen types in Durst and other colour heads. Is the answer simply to replace the lamp holder with a G5.3 type? These are cheap and readily available, and come with two leads attached which could be swapped for the originals. Has anyone tried this? I anticipate the advantages would be cooler running, long life and perhaps resistance to the colour change that affects halogen lamps as they age.
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I too had thought about it, but there is currently no LED bulb of comparable output to the MR 16 12V 100W type rhat most dichroic heads use.
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