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Monday, 23 September 2013

Strand Patt Theatre Lamps

Got myself a Strand Patt. 23 Theatre lamp to polish
check it out

Set about dismantling the thing

Reflectors removed

Beam-shaping shutters

Lens tube
Finished, polished

Various views
I left out the beam-shaping shutters as I need the lamp to spread the light as wide as possible - something it's not really designed for. I don't live in a theatre and don't need to "throw" the light any distance or shape the beam pattern. I also removed the 500W lamp (bulb) and replaced it with an energy saving version for the same reasons.




Scored some tripods

With polished tripod, a Davison Star D