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From: Arfa Daily on 3 Jul 2010 09:08 I'm looking for a couple of replacement ceramic lampholders to go in a disco lighting unit that's in for repair. This thing uses two 300 watt bi-pin halogen capsule bulbs, with a pin spacing of about 6.3mm as close as I can measure. They are straight pins, not the ones that are hooked over at the ends. The original holders are a 3cm square with rounded off corners, about 1cm thick. The top face is covered by a mica square fixed by brass swaged-over tubes, which are also the mounting holes for the holder. At the top of one side, just below the mica square, heat resistant sleeved 'tails' emerge. The two fixing holes with the brass tubes, are on the diagonal, but offset towards one side, and the holes for the lamp pins are similarly offset form the centre, by the same amount, and in the same direction. I have searched high and low on the 'net for this holder, but drawn a blank. Lots of places sell the standard round ceramic bases with tails attached, for 5mm pin pitch halogen bulbs, but no sign of holders for these bigger ones. I'm pretty sure that I did actually see them on just one site, but it was an American trader, and I don't suppose they would want to ship a couple to the UK at a worthwhile price. I found that one quite early on, but discarded it because it was a U.S. company, and I figured if they had them, others nearer home would too. No such luck, and of course, I can't find that same site again. So, does anyone know what the official designation of this style of bulb is, or a name or designation for the holder, so that I can be a bit more targeted with search strings ? Or of course, if anyone knows of a source for them ... :-) TIA Arfa
From: N_Cook on 3 Jul 2010 09:13 Arfa Daily <arfa.daily(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:XCGXn.92913$x15.87937(a)hurricane... > I'm looking for a couple of replacement ceramic lampholders to go in a disco > lighting unit that's in for repair. This thing uses two 300 watt bi-pin > halogen capsule bulbs, with a pin spacing of about 6.3mm as close as I can > measure. They are straight pins, not the ones that are hooked over at the > ends. The original holders are a 3cm square with rounded off corners, about > 1cm thick. The top face is covered by a mica square fixed by brass > swaged-over tubes, which are also the mounting holes for the holder. At the > top of one side, just below the mica square, heat resistant sleeved 'tails' > emerge. The two fixing holes with the brass tubes, are on the diagonal, but > offset towards one side, and the holes for the lamp pins are similarly > offset form the centre, by the same amount, and in the same direction. > > I have searched high and low on the 'net for this holder, but drawn a blank. > Lots of places sell the standard round ceramic bases with tails attached, > for 5mm pin pitch halogen bulbs, but no sign of holders for these bigger > ones. I'm pretty sure that I did actually see them on just one site, but it > was an American trader, and I don't suppose they would want to ship a couple > to the UK at a worthwhile price. I found that one quite early on, but > discarded it because it was a U.S. company, and I figured if they had them, > others nearer home would too. No such luck, and of course, I can't find that > same site again. So, does anyone know what the official designation of this > style of bulb is, or a name or designation for the holder, so that I can be > a bit more targeted with search strings ? Or of course, if anyone knows of > a source for them ... :-) > > TIA > > Arfa > > a pic URL or actual would say 316 words
From: Meat Plow on 3 Jul 2010 09:20 On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:08:10 +0100, Arfa Daily ǝʇoɹʍ: > I'm looking for a couple of replacement ceramic lampholders to go in a > disco lighting unit that's in for repair. This thing uses two 300 watt > bi-pin halogen capsule bulbs, with a pin spacing of about 6.3mm as close > as I can measure. They are straight pins, not the ones that are hooked > over at the ends. The original holders are a 3cm square with rounded off > corners, about 1cm thick. The top face is covered by a mica square fixed > by brass swaged-over tubes, which are also the mounting holes for the > holder. At the top of one side, just below the mica square, heat > resistant sleeved 'tails' emerge. The two fixing holes with the brass > tubes, are on the diagonal, but offset towards one side, and the holes > for the lamp pins are similarly offset form the centre, by the same > amount, and in the same direction. > > I have searched high and low on the 'net for this holder, but drawn a > blank. Lots of places sell the standard round ceramic bases with tails > attached, for 5mm pin pitch halogen bulbs, but no sign of holders for > these bigger ones. I'm pretty sure that I did actually see them on just > one site, but it was an American trader, and I don't suppose they would > want to ship a couple to the UK at a worthwhile price. I found that one > quite early on, but discarded it because it was a U.S. company, and I > figured if they had them, others nearer home would too. No such luck, > and of course, I can't find that same site again. So, does anyone know > what the official designation of this style of bulb is, or a name or > designation for the holder, so that I can be a bit more targeted with > search strings ? Or of course, if anyone knows of a source for them ... > :-) > > TIA > > Arfa If my brain permits I will try to remember where I purchased some replacement parts for some old disc lighting several years ago. It was a one shot deal so it didn't stick in the old brain.
From: Smitty Two on 3 Jul 2010 10:32 In article <XCGXn.92913$x15.87937(a)hurricane>, "Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > I'm looking for a couple of replacement ceramic lampholders to go in a disco > lighting unit that's in for repair. This thing uses two 300 watt bi-pin > halogen capsule bulbs, with a pin spacing of about 6.3mm as close as I can > measure. The bulb base may be a G6.35, where the number refers to the pin spacing in mm. Perhaps putting that into google will facilitate your search. Here's one such link: http://www.donsbulbs.com/cgi-bin/r/b.pl/socket-db-tp61.html
From: Arfa Daily on 3 Jul 2010 12:10
"Smitty Two" <prestwhich(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:prestwhich-8691C4.07324903072010(a)mx01.eternal-september.org... > In article <XCGXn.92913$x15.87937(a)hurricane>, > "Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> I'm looking for a couple of replacement ceramic lampholders to go in a >> disco >> lighting unit that's in for repair. This thing uses two 300 watt bi-pin >> halogen capsule bulbs, with a pin spacing of about 6.3mm as close as I >> can >> measure. > > The bulb base may be a G6.35, where the number refers to the pin spacing > in mm. Perhaps putting that into google will facilitate your search. > Here's one such link: > > http://www.donsbulbs.com/cgi-bin/r/b.pl/socket-db-tp61.html OK, found a suitable one in the UK and now ordered. Just a case of knowing what it is you're looking for. Thanks all ! :-) Arfa |