200W SLI/H Lamp Warming Up
Video at bottom of page.

This lamp is in a Thorn Alpha Six luminaire, owned by Mike Barford. Both the luminaire, the lamp and the ballast to run it are all very rare, so Mike's a lucky fellow!
For more info. on what was the pinnacle of LPS technology before SOX lamps became much more efficient, have a look at James Hooker's description of the SLI lamp on his excellent Lamptech site.
Above are three grabs from the video- before, during and after...
For more info. on what was the pinnacle of LPS technology before SOX lamps became much more efficient, have a look at James Hooker's description of the SLI lamp on his excellent Lamptech site.
Above are three grabs from the video- before, during and after...
Here's the video
Click here for the video (Windows Media 7) if you don't want to use the mp4 version. This video is all in real time, and lasts a little over five minutes, although the lamp seems to warm up in less than this.