Power in UK

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Akatastasia

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So I am heading to the UK and Ireland to do some work and my company doesn't want to rent locally. I am bringing a small lowell light kit 750 500 and 350 for some interviews.

My Question: Does anyone know of a professional power solution for the power conversion? The travel power converters make me nervous.

Thanks in advance!
 
Best to bring lights that are 120/220 volt compliant. I know that some Arris are and some Kinos are. I am not sure if your Lowels are dual voltage, although they look like the Omnis and DPs are http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/32175-REG/Lowel_O1_10_Omni_Light_500_Watt_Focus.html

Even if you have the multi-voltage lights, you would have to change the 120volt bulbs for 220 volt.

Also beware that regardless of which lights you end up using over there, any discharge/ballasted lamp will register 50Hz flicker when shot with a 60Hz NTSC camera.

Dan
 
Dan has so good insight. Besides, powering 1600 watts of lighting on a power inverter is probably not the best idea.

Looks like renting may be the cheaper, easier option.


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Akatastasia said:
So I am heading to the UK and Ireland to do some work and my company doesn't want to rent locally. I am bringing a small lowell light kit 750 500 and 350 for some interviews.

My Question: Does anyone know of a professional power solution for the power conversion? The travel power converters make me nervous.

Thanks in advance!
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I checked the Lowell site, and they do have international distributors, and in particular one in England, so there seems to be the ability of Lowell to service the 220V market...

But as other have noted, it maybe ultimately cheaper and less problematic to just rent there rather than carry your 120V versions.

I did not find on the Lowell site any mention of support for 220V, the manual/data sheets seemed to only mention 120V, so if you really need to take your setup with, I think a call to Lowell is in order.
 
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