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oh yeah, you're right. they are opaque and not clear, so sorry. (and mine are clear but twinkle, blink on/off, via a bi-metallic metal piece in series with the filament.)

Thanks. I don’t see any like lasermaster posted that are clear blue, just opaque blue. :(

There seem to be some out there, albeit used. ...

The Photonotron I brought to SELEM has 6 colors, inspired by you guys. Thanks! …Mike

This is just some amazing info. Had to read it 5x just to quite grasp it / maybe. Especially the " gas filled lamp with Krypton or AR/N2 fill " You know your stuff (expert). Thanks so much. Now I just have to find the bulbs, lol.

I agree about keeping them original. I am just overwhelmed from all the replies from various members, unbelievable knowledge in here. "Gas filled lamp with Krypton or AR/N2" Wow, Amazing info. I wish I could find those Ritz bulbs.

aha. it's only a seies name here. The most popular series is PRIME.

Abstract Thursday! Many thanks to DZ for continuing to support and develop new possibilities for the Z5! With his generous assistance I was able to install many of his new modifications, thank you David! Here are a few older and some recent abstracts...the cylinders are created with one of...

Your looking for a gas filled lamp with Krypton or AR/N2 fill used for signs. They burn brighter and the Kr cools the filament quicker, making things more musical. Your also dealing with the EPAs dimmed down C7s post mandate. I would not focus on the fill, these days the supplier would look at you...

Here are two photos of the twinkle C7 1/2 bulbs I use in my Light Box that I bought decades ago at a local Dallas True Value hardware store known as Elliot's True Value. I must have 10 of these 4 bulb RYGB sets, new old stock, plus extra individual colors. The best hardware store ever, in Dallas,...

Agreed 100% The led will not be harmed it is the dimming circuit. For as cheap as they are I would just buy a couple and see if they can hold up long enough to make it worth your while. Like Farbe said a custom circuit is the way to go and just use the raw LED, but this is more difficult and...

everytime I hear the name Archer associated with electronics it takes me back to the days of Tandy and radio shack.

Old photos for PRIME RGB 5300. Now after several times upgrade, it is better. For videos, pls conact wendy at able@able-laser.com

2 units can be in one flight case. It is small and light, easy to carry.

Lot of good informative replies, thanks. Here are photos of two bulbs someone asked to see. The right one is the original, left one I had tried to match. Notice how the base on the original is kind of flared out at the bottom in comparison to the other C7.

I'm assuming those lights are standard 110VAC. Pull one out and light it up individually and check the current usage with one of those current loop meters. Then you can calculate the wattage.

I only have German words for it: "Tauchlack" / "Glühbirnenlack" maybe "Dip paint" / "Bulb paint"? This stuff can be purchased on amazon in germany. You can use it to color classical non colored light bulbs. So if you can get your hands on some clear bulbs, you could make blue ones that match...

try nine color lumia….too much lumia

leds can modulate into the megahertz. That’s bull. Don’t worry about life. if you want use a clear bulb and then get a gel switch book and find the right blue. while not as simple you can also get rgbw leds and dial in the colors you like.

I remember those old Radio Shack Realistic light organs. I ran into the same blue C7 color hassle, but then found my old stash of spare C7 blinker bulbs a while back. You're right, blue is the toughest to match with what's out there today. Adam, I'm working on (on and off, off and on, no...

Hey guys! I haven't been in PL for many months, but I'm pleased to see Tim making use of the Scan-Thru Rotator (STR). (Ed Keefe deserves 99% of the credit for creating this cool tool, by the way. He's a genius!) Tim (and PolishedBall) waited patiently as we worked through an error with the...

No worries - I've done business with Rich before. :) He's a great guy, and his machining work is amazing. It's also quite affordable, given the quality of the end product. However, even at the very reasonable prices that Rich charges, to add the features discussed above to this unit from JL...

Hello, I think you need to correspond with Rich(lifetime) here or over at lPF. He will help you.:)

Did you purchase incandescent bulbs with clear, colored glass, or the ones with the opaque colored glass? The ones with clear glass (where you can see the filament when the bulb is off) should give you more "punch". Sounds bogus to me. So long as there aren't any over-current spikes, the...

Yeah, there is no focus adapter on my unit. To adjust the focus you need to hook the slotted lens carrier with a screwdriver or other tool and twist it that way. It would be nice to have a focus adapter that protruded beyond the end of the bezel of the flashlight host, but this would need to be a...

I tried replacing all the bulbs the same blue type, but the response time and dimness of the bulb bugs me. I like that vintage clear bright blue 'punch' of the old bulb. I thought about trying led but I contacted the distributor of some I was looking at. They had no problem with the dimmable...

Welcome to PhotonLexicon! Very cool; I remember seeing these fixtures as a kid in some of my friends' basements back in the day. :) Are you concerned with keeping things as close to original / vintage as possible, or are you just looking for a nice, bright bulb with a pleasing color? ...

JL, I think you have a nice looking product. The only questions I have are why don't you add a basic aluminum heat sink the focal end , and how do you reach the focus adapter?:)