Identify this light?

Jason Ramsey

Jason Ramsey

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This is a bit of a shot in the dark before I can post pictures probably...

I'm down here visiting my folks and just found two old theatrical lights on their trash can that they have know idea how they got there.

Hub Electric Co. INC
Chicago 12, Illinois

Engineered Lighting and control Equipment.

Some of the writing is hard to read now, but the CAT no. (I believe) is 5758.

Lamps that can be used are xxxWatt t-20/4x, 500 Watt t-20/48, and 750 Watt t-20p/sp.

The plug is a 20 amp 250v 220 plug... not your standard 110 plug..

No bulb in either. There are no threads in the bulb mount.

I'm thinking of just replacing the bulb mount to something more modern and with a 110 plug.... ?? Any suggestions?

They've got the gel slides and everything. Smaller lights. Maybe 8" long...

Inside where you put the bulb it says bryant. 1200w/250v

Anyone know what light I'm talking about? :)

Replacing the bulb to something more modern... any advice :)

Oh... and I'm pretty sure it's a fresnel (I don't know much about lights)... just wondering if any old schoolers might have ever heard of it and can provide more info on it, and how to go about modding it to make it useable for my needs.


Thanks,
Jason
 
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I looked a bit and couldn't find much. It just says HUB was active in theatrical lighting so its probably a fresnel. You might take a look at my article on converting a standard fresnel to an HMI / metal halide type. It's not so hard.

http://www.coollights.biz/wordpress/archives/33

Just get an electronic ballast and metal halide bulb and appropriate socket for the bulb. For instance, if you use the lumenlab kit you get a 400w daylight fresnel afterwards that puts out about as much light as a 1500w tungsten.

http://yhst-18925554572786.stores.yahoo.net/lighting.html

Just pick up the $149 ballast, $49 bulb and $10 HID socket (Mogul type). take out the old wiring and socket, replace it with this socket and bulb. Wire it to the ballast. Attach the ballast to the yoke (I hope there's a yoke!) and you've got a pretty updated "antique" that puts out daylight color temperature.
 
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