Should this halogen bulb work off a 24 volt socket?

[HiC]

Looking to power a mini halogen bulb to do film capture. It would be great
if I could power it off the movie projector itself without having to get an
additional power supply. The socket for the projector reads slightly over
24v. However, the lamps it uses are 21v. Someone has stated that load is a
factor. Does that mean that the voltage needs to be higher than the bulb
rating or not necessarily?

What I wonder is if this 24v bulb should work off the 24v socket on the
projector?

http://www.1000bulbs.com/product.php?product=685

Thanks

 

[Eeyore]

Looking to power a mini halogen bulb to do film capture. It would be great
if I could power it off the movie projector itself without having to get an
additional power supply. The socket for the projector reads slightly over
24v. However, the lamps it uses are 21v. Someone has stated that load is a
factor. Does that mean that the voltage needs to be higher than the bulb
rating or not necessarily?

What I wonder is if this 24v bulb should work off the 24v socket on the
projector?

I'd be more concerned about overloading the transformer in the projector
myself.

Graham

 

[Meat Plow]

Looking to power a mini halogen bulb to do film capture. It would be great
if I could power it off the movie projector itself without having to get
an additional power supply. The socket for the projector reads slightly
over 24v. However, the lamps it uses are 21v. Someone has stated that load
is a factor. Does that mean that the voltage needs to be higher than the
bulb rating or not necessarily?

What I wonder is if this 24v bulb should work off the 24v socket on the
projector?

http://www.1000bulbs.com/product.php?product=685

Thanks

What's the projector capable of delivering in full load watts ?

 

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Looking to power a mini halogen bulb to do film capture. It would be great
if I could power it off the movie projector itself without having to get an
additional power supply. The socket for the projector reads slightly over
24v. However, the lamps it uses are 21v. Someone has stated that load is a
factor. Does that mean that the voltage needs to be higher than the bulb
rating or not necessarily?

The actual no load voltage will almost always be higher than the
under-load voltage - unless the power supply is regulated (most movie
projectors aren't regulated unless you have a theater projector)

Voltage ratings on incandescent bulbs have to be taken with some
skepticism. They are usually intended to be "nominal" ratings.

For instance, a 12 Volt bulb intended for auto use will spend most of
its life working at 13.8 or higher and the people that make the bulbs
know that and take it into account.

Likewise projectors. The 21 volt bulb may be intended to run at 21
volts or 24 volts - unless you see the manufacturers curves regarding
ambient temperature, color temperature of the light, voltage and life
expectancy you're just "whistling in the dark."

Sometimes a lower voltage bulb is used at a higher voltage - it
shortens the life, but puts out more light and puts out higher color
temperature light - so color renditioning may be better.

Likewise, under load, your 24 volts will almost certainly be lower
than 24V.

What I wonder is if this 24v bulb should work off the 24v socket on the
projector?

http://www.1000bulbs.com/product.php?product=685

Thanks

Get a 24 V lamp and try it. If you can't live with the color (should
be "warmer" -less blue) be happy and expect the lamp to last longer
than a 21 V lamp in the same application .

 

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I'd be more concerned about overloading the transformer in the projector
myself.

Graham

He seems to be implying that the 24 volts is measured output and 21
volts is the proper bulb for the projector - so the voltage under load
is expected to be lower. In that case using a 24 volt lamp to replace
a 21 volt one will be less strain on the transformer.

 

[[email protected]]

The actual no load voltage will almost always be higher than the
under-load voltage - unless the power supply is regulated (most movie
projectors aren't regulated unless you have a theater projector)

Voltage ratings on incandescent bulbs have to be taken with some
skepticism. They are usually intended to be "nominal" ratings.

For instance, a 12 Volt bulb intended for auto use will spend most of
its life working at 13.8 or higher and the people that make the bulbs
know that and take it into account.

Likewise projectors. The 21 volt bulb may be intended to run at 21
volts or 24 volts - unless you see the manufacturers curves regarding
ambient temperature, color temperature of the light, voltage and life
expectancy you're just "whistling in the dark."

Sometimes a lower voltage bulb is used at a higher voltage - it
shortens the life, but puts out more light and puts out higher color
temperature light - so color renditioning may be better.

Likewise, under load, your 24 volts will almost certainly be lower
than 24V.

Get a 24 V lamp and try it. If you can't live with the color (should
be "warmer" -less blue) be happy and expect the lamp to last longer
than a 21 V lamp in the same application .

A 24v bulb is likely to be a 28-29v bulb in reality, running this on
21v will give a very poor result. OP needs to tell us if the 24v
reading is under load or not. If its with no load, OP needs a 21v bulb,
anything else will just be crap. Depending on the type of psu, it may
be possible to change the output voltage to suit other bulbs
voltage-wise. Whether they will have the right optical situatoin is
another matter.


NT

 

[Eeyore]

A 24v bulb is likely to be a 28-29v bulb in reality

So how come you can buy 28V bulbs too ?

Graham

 

[martin griffith]

So how come you can buy 28V bulbs too ?

Graham

Thats for when you have a 35V supply


martin

 

[default]

A 24v bulb is likely to be a 28-29v bulb in reality, running this on
21v will give a very poor result. OP needs to tell us if the 24v
reading is under load or not. If its with no load, OP needs a 21v bulb,
anything else will just be crap. Depending on the type of psu, it may
be possible to change the output voltage to suit other bulbs
voltage-wise. Whether they will have the right optical situatoin is
another matter.


NT

Then one is "second guessing" the lamp specifications, the
manufacturer specifications, and the ops application.

To make a really good "informed judgment" one would have to know how
the manufacturer originally intended the lamp to work - perhaps they
were sacrificing some life to add better color rendition.

Anyhow the op may be transferring film to video or digital.

He states: "Looking to power a mini halogen bulb to do film capture."

That could easily mean transferring film to digital (or tape). If it
is done via computer he could just as easily adjust the white level /
color temp, as fiddle with the hardware.

 

[[email protected]]

You are supposed to underpower the light bulb. Why do you think normal
house light bulbs are 120v when you only have 110v at the outlet. It
increases the life of the light bulb.

 

[[email protected]]

On 15 Oct 2006 07:43:59 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

Then one is "second guessing" the lamp specifications, the
manufacturer specifications, and the ops application.

Not really. The vast majority of 24v bulbs are for road use, where
nominally 24v systems are IRL approx 28-29v. The lamps are designed to
run on those systems.

I suppose the OP could underpower the bulb as you say, but its not the
best option. It should work, but 21v on a 28v bulb will give lousy
results.


NT

 

[David Nebenzahl]

[email protected] spake thus:

You are supposed to underpower the light bulb. Why do you think normal
house light bulbs are 120v when you only have 110v at the outlet. It
increases the life of the light bulb.

Not really true: all of those various designations--110 volts, 117
volts, 120 volts--are just that, *nominal* designations for standard
line voltage, which can vary but is somewhere in the range 110-120
volts. It's not as if light bulb manufacturers rate their bulbs for a
higher voltage than that actually used.

By the way, for those who don't know, it's true that light bulbs run at
less than their "rated" voltage will last longer--in some cases, a *lot*
longer--than if used at normal voltage (for instance, there's an
original Edison bulb somewhere which is still burning). But there's a
downside: when you run a bulb this way, you get more heat than light,
and they become even more inefficient. (Their light is also a lot more
reddish.)


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[HiC]

Anyhow the op may be transferring film to video or digital.

He states: "Looking to power a mini halogen bulb to do film capture."

That could easily mean transferring film to digital (or tape). If it
is done via computer he could just as easily adjust the white level /
color temp, as fiddle with the hardware.

Actually there's a specific reason to use a lower wattage mini-bulb. I need
a less powerful lamp to project a useable image through a diffuser and
condenser lens and bounce it into the camera with a front surface mirror.
Normal projector lamps are too bright.

 

[James Sweet]

You are supposed to underpower the light bulb. Why do you think normal
house light bulbs are 120v when you only have 110v at the outlet. It
increases the life of the light bulb.

That's news to me, it was 110V back in the 1950s but has been 120V
nominal for quite some time. I just measured mine and it's 121.4V at the
moment.

If you undervolt an incandescent bulb the light output drops far more
rapidly than the wattage and for a given amount of light you end up
spending dollars more on electricity to extend the life of a 25 cent bulb.

 

[HiC]

What's the projector capable of delivering in full load watts ?

Don't know, I just turned it to "lamp" and put the multi tester leads on it,
came up with about 24.2 V. I know the bulbs it uses are rated at 150 w.

Actually, that's another thing, how do I know if I can use a much lower
wattage lamp without doing damage? Is there some way to tell? Any markings
on the electronics of the projector I should look for?

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Actually, that's another thing, how do I know if I can use a much lower
wattage lamp without doing damage? Is there some way to tell? Any markings
on the electronics of the projector I should look for?

Pretty much OK as long as the wattage is say 10% or more of original.

 

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Don't know, I just turned it to "lamp" and put the multi tester leads on it,
came up with about 24.2 V. I know the bulbs it uses are rated at 150 w.

Actually, that's another thing, how do I know if I can use a much lower
wattage lamp without doing damage? Is there some way to tell? Any markings
on the electronics of the projector I should look for?

If you are going from 150 watts to 10 watts . . . that is much less
strain on the transformer and you'd want a 24 volt lamp as opposed to
a 21 volt one - the voltage drop due to loading will be less

As a general rule, you can always use less current/power safely - It
is when you go higher that things tend to smoke.

 

[default]

Not really. The vast majority of 24v bulbs are for road use, where
nominally 24v systems are IRL approx 28-29v. The lamps are designed to
run on those systems.

I suppose the OP could underpower the bulb as you say, but its not the
best option. It should work, but 21v on a 28v bulb will give lousy
results.

Here in the states, most cars use 12 volts. I've seen some indication
that 42 volts may be in the offing in future cars. There are still a
few 6 volt systems around in vehicles.

We do have some 24 VAC equipment; it is a popular "control" voltage
for relays, valves, HVAC control circuits, etc.. and some lighting . .
.. like "landscape","accent" and pathway lights.

He's talking about reducing the power used dramatically - so he will
have close to 24 volts under load - assuming I'm following all this
correctly.

 

[Sjouke Burry]

If you are going from 150 watts to 10 watts . . . that is much less
strain on the transformer and you'd want a 24 volt lamp as opposed to
a 21 volt one - the voltage drop due to loading will be less

As a general rule, you can always use less current/power safely - It
is when you go higher that things tend to smoke.

A 10 watt lamp is not going to like the much higher
transfomer output, any transformer, not loaded with
150 watts will output quite some more than 24 volts.
(if the loaded voltage at 150W is 24.2)

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

You are supposed to underpower the light bulb. Why do you think normal
house light bulbs are 120v when you only have 110v at the outlet. It
increases the life of the light bulb.

It screws up the color temperature of the lamp, and if the voltage is
low enough on a halogen bulb, it causes problems with the tungsten being
deposited on the glass, rather than back on the filament. I ran a B&W
film chain at a TV station back in the '70s. The bulbs were rated at 20
hours when run at 120 volts. I couldn't get two dozen new bulbs a
month, so I ran them at 90 volts, and got a minimum of 300 hours out of
each lamp. I had to increase the gain on the camera to compensate, and
the picture was quite red. If I went any lower than 90 volts the video
was so grainy I couldn't use it. This was on a pair of RCA TP-66
projectors.


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