Junior8 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Yesterday the CFT posted a picture of their lantern cleaning time. Look what takes centre stage! https://twitter.com/...890726989189121 Original equipment or at least some of it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sguy42 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Can't see any Patt 263s in the picture! I believe Chichester had an early batch where the bodies were folded steel rather than the later pressed ones. Looks like Source 4s at the back which put out about 8 times the usable light of a 263, for only just over half the power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmeh2 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 That's a lot of tungsten. Anyone care to calculate how much that costs them to run? 'A lot' immediately springs to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Depends if they're all on at once - varying between "quite a lot" and "How much!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmeh2 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Indeed. I bet those leccy meter dials spin like crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 There's plenty of modern 2k and even 5k lamps; the power consumption isn't necessarily linked to age. While LED might be supplanting general colour washing there's not a lot that can still offer the same flexibility of beam control whilst retaining the punch of a 2k or 5k fresnel; and what can is often out of the reach of producing and community venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleah Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 That's a lot of tungsten. Anyone care to calculate how much that costs them to run? 'A lot' immediately springs to mind. Depends if they're all on at once - varying between "quite a lot" and "How much!!!" Indeed. I bet those leccy meter dials spin like crazy. Funny. It's not that long ago we wouldn't be worrying about it :blink: Of course the benefits of LED are more than just the cost of the electrickery. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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