Placing a 2000W bulb in a 650W arri fixture

[Polaroid22]

Hello,

In the past I placed 350W bulbs in my ARRI 650W fixtures. But I was wondering, could I also do the opposite and place a 2000W bulb in my ARRI 650W fixture? Or would the bulb burst after 5 minutes due to the extra heat?

Thanks,

 

[Paul F]

It's likely that the 650 does not have the proper wire gauge to handle 2000w. Something is going to melt. Don't do it. Well, you can do it for a few moments just to see what happens, but you're asking for trouble. If you did that on a set, and there was an incident, the liability is all on you.

 

[rob norton]

Hello,

In the past I placed 350W bulbs in my ARRI 650W fixtures. But I was wondering, could I also do the opposite and place a 2000W bulb in my ARRI 650W fixture? Or would the bulb burst after 5 minutes due to the extra heat?

Thanks,

Are you sure it wasn't a 300w bulb? Anyway I don't think the 2000w bulb shares the same base as the 650w bulbs.

 

[Run&Gun]

1) Bad, bad idea.
2) Different bases. (so it won't work anyway)

 

[Polaroid22]

ok thanks, good thing I checked

 

[Jim Feeley]

This short tutorial might be helpful. At least watch the first minute.

 

[puredrifting]

Have you heard of the Darwin Award? Natural curiosity and "what if" are good qualities to have but only if modulated by common sense and a dash of safety-mindedness.