I did the research for an exact conversion table, based on the way lumens and candela are measured, and 1candela=12.57lux, thus a 1700candela halogen spotlight lamp produces 21000+lumens.Originally Posted by Acerocket
Source: http://www.theledlight.com/lumens.html
I work in stage theatre as a living, I'm an International Honors Thespian for my tech work alone, and I'm an avid photographic hobbyist with work in local galleries.
I'm well aware of how to properly handle halogen and soduim lamps, and also well aware of the issue of melting my blade.
LDM is absolutely correct, that these things are insanely temperamental.
If you touch them with bare hands the oils on your fingers will cause a hotspot, leading to explosion.
I know the melting point of the PolyC is way below the operating temp of the suggested lamp, and that was my primary heating issue. I know full well how hot these get, when they manage to raise the surface temperature of the metal instruments that use them to somewhere around 180 degrees in 15 min or less.
Focusing lights when they're that hot, and you're hanging off an extension ladder 30 feet in the air, isn't exactly a walk in the park.
I can scrap a ceramic lamp base out of an old source 4, or mounted spotlight, and build a custom holder for that.
I have access to some very specific materials from theatre/film/photographic supply contacts, that are specifically meant to handle this sort of thing. All sorts of high temperature insulators, flame retardants, and diffusion materials.
So, before anyone else decides to jump down my throat about something they don't think I know about... it's just a cool concept idea, that with the right amount of care and attention, just might work.
I'll certainly do a lot of research, before trial and error bench testing, and ultimately prototype construction.
I know I'm young and naive and completely out of my mind, but that's exactly why with dedication, it might work out.
Because I have the persistence, ingenuity, and lack of common sense, needed to figure out a solution.
EDIT: The purpose of the thread wasn't necessarily to inspire anyone else to follow me in my quest of insanity.
Just to notify that it exists, and I'm determined to find a way.
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