File puptcrit/puptcrit.0611, message 297


Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:08:21 -0600
From: Freshwater Pearls Puppetry <puppeteer-AT-freshwpearls.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Shadow Lights


Thanks for reminding me of that, Tim! I was aware of it, and most respectable brands of halogen lamps have UV block built in. 

I must admit, though, that the UV thing sort of slipped my mind when I recently bought a bunch of Higuchi brand lamps online so that I could get 12v 150w and thus increase my fixture's brightness by 50%. (Higuchi was the only brand that offered 12v/150w.) Now that they've arrived, the box indicates that the lamp should be used with a fixture with a glass UV shield. So I guess either 1) I buy a hardware store work light, take the glass shield from that and clip it onto my fixture somehow. (But then I'd have to drill a bunch of holes for heat ventilation, and more light would escape.) or 2) I pitch the the Higuchi lamps and go back to using the 100w Feit lamps, which are UV protected. or 3) I build another fixture -- 24v or 120v -- so that I can use higher watt lamps from Osram, Sylvania or Feit, all of whom build UV protection into their lamps.

Or I could just wear a hoodie and sunglasses whenever I'm behind stage. (Just kidding.)

Regards,
Diane

http://www.freshwaterpearlspuppetry.com

|On a side note. That annoying glass on the halogen lights isn't just glass.
|It's a filter that takes ultraviolet (UV) out. You might want to go to the
|manufacturers website and check out how much UV the naked lamp throws. Or
|not. Who doesn't want a nice tan?
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