[alt-photo] Re: Nuarc 26-1K with metal halide bulb

[Earl and Patty Johnson]

I bought a replacement bulb from Nuarc. It was shipped promptly, and has worked fine. This seems the least problematic, even if it is more expensive. 

Earl Johnson 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "david drake" <daviddrakephoto at sympatico.ca> 
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Sent: Monday, April 5, 2010 11:18:45 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central 
Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Nuarc 26-1K with metal halide bulb 

Ken, 

So even if the bulb ignites in a different machine (at the company 
from which I bought it) and seems fine, it might not work in my machine? 
I guess in that case, I will have to try a different brand of bulb. 
Is that what others have had to do? 

thanks 
david 


On 5-Apr-10, at 12:09 PM, Paul Viapiano wrote: 

> David...please let us (me) know what ends up happening with a 
> replacement bulb. 
> 
> This has been discussed before on APUG and the LF Forum, with some 
> having perfect results with certain replacement bulbs (MHL-1000/1) 
> and others not being able to get certain bulbs to work. Also, I 
> understand that NuArc service won't even talk to you unless you have 
> their bulb installed (GW-114, I believe)... 
> 
> Thanks...Paul 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "david drake" <daviddrakephoto at sympatico.ca 
> > 
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> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 9:03 AM 
> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Nuarc 26-1K with metal halide bulb 
> 
> 
>> Thanks Ken. 
>> Yes, I just received an email from the company I bought the bulb; 
>> the two small bearings are mercury "which basically vaporize when 
>> the power is supplied". 
>> I'm going to have to take it back and have this company test the 
>> lamp to see if it ignites. 
>> 
>> thanks 
>> david 
>> 
>> 
>> On 5-Apr-10, at 11:41 AM, Ken Sinclair wrote: 
>> 
>>> David, 
>>> 
>>> That 'little ball bearing' is, I believe, a sphere of mercury. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ken 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 5-Apr-10, at 8:37 AM, david drake wrote: 
>>> 
>>>> Hello everyone, 
>>>> 
>>>> I've recently purchased a Nuarc 26-1K. I also got a Ushio metal 
>>>> halide bulb to replace the bulb which came with it (as the 
>>>> original was quite dark). 
>>>> The new bulb does not work. The old one does work, so everything 
>>>> seems to be working fine with the unit. 
>>>> It seems that the new bulb is defective or am I missing something? 
>>>> I'm not sure if the old bulb is a metal halide; it has PA-GA 
>>>> 1000/1 printed on it. 
>>>> The new Ushio bulb has a very small ball bearing rolling around 
>>>> inside. Is this supposed to be there? 
>>>> 
>>>> thanks for you help. 
>>>> 
>>>> david 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> www.daviddrakephotography.com 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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