Comments on: Cheap projector repair http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/ Fresh hacks every day Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: kashif http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-367497 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:47:33 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-367497 hi,

i have hitachi cx-320 multimedia projector its lamp bulb is fused please tell me any cheap solution so i can repair my projector ,is lamp specs are 77Volts and 160watts,
please guide be ,waiting for fast response,

thanks in advanced

]]> By: Reese http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-335552 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:03:11 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-335552 @cbrotherton – more likey your lamp has blown.
@NOMAN NASEER – NSH is a high voltage ignition bulb. Cheap option would be a burner replacement from lumenarc. You should be able to fit a 200W DC High Voltage Ignition burner in yours.
@DrDos – relampit is t#one alternative if you are not DIY competant. However, with their prices for relamping, you could just add a few bob and just buy a new lamp from LumenArc. Their prices are the lowest I can see as of yet. Just drop them an email and see if they can tell you what bulb you require. The white stuff you are talking about is heat resistant mortar. ou can scrape it off and replace it with furnace non-gritty mortar.

]]> By: cbrotherton http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-211164 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:32:04 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-211164 my projector is not working i have already change the light bulb . And it’s not working at all . Now its cuts on but nothing comes out the projector lens.

]]> By: NOMAN NASEER http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-155238 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:27:01 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-155238 hello,

i have NEC MT1040 and it have NSH DC 180W lamp what is a cheap option for me? which kind of cheap bulb can i use?

]]> By: DrDos http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-153022 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:34:59 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-153022 You might also try this place http://www.relampit.com/

they relamp or rebulb your lamp as I understand it. Has to be cheaper than buying new, right?

I have not received a price quote yet, but it may be something worth knowing.

]]> By: DrDos http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-153021 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:00:47 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-153021 Also how can I tell what voltage I am running, DC or AC? I don’t want to order and install a DC when I need an AC bulb.

Also the BSM bulbs that 18wheeler DIY site shows are the closest looking to mine, but they only go to 200w and need 350w. Will the JY ones above work even though they are not exactly right?

]]> By: DrDos http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-153017 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:46:01 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-153017 Actually that’s a E1000U projector.

]]> By: DrDos http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-153016 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:44:53 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-153016 Ok, I dig the Lumenarc bulbs for 60 bucks and I am looking at my 350w MH bulb in its glass reflector. I see some white dry hard putty like substance that seems to hold the bulb center to the mirror. How do I take that stuff out and replace it? What is it?

I am able to poke it and break it up some with an exacto knife, but I wonder how you all solved this problem. My projector is a Sharp XG-E100U and the grandkids are on their way to watch movies.

]]> By: Avireks http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-150130 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:25:38 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-150130 GoldMemember, took your advice and risked buying a bulb from LumenArc. After much fiddling, got the alignmnent spot. Now I have a projector which has over 2000 Hours on the lamp and all I spent was under £68. What a bargain. That sort of price, I can afford to max it up during the world cup season.

]]> By: J http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-138681 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:41:15 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-138681 Have tried it with the enh and get a picture that can only be clearly seen in A very dark room.
Is there anyway of stopping the voltage dropping to 70v to 90v?

]]> By: GoldMember http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-138105 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:02:40 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-138105 Uh uh, no you can’t. You have a ballast which has an initial voltage of over 5KV going through it. It is only once the lamp is lit it drops to about 70-90V. What you have to understand is the projector bulbs do not have a filament like that of filament type bulbs. Instead they have an air gap which is where the arc forms and kept lit by aplying continous voltage. I’ve used a bulb from http://www.lumenarc.co.uk (thanks to the above anonymous) and it is really quite simple to replace. On top it works out cheaper when you compare it with price per hour. These bulbs last 2000 hours compared to the 200 hour life of the osram. Besides, X1 is a DLP projector, the light source is not point on the osram so it will be difficult to get all the light inside the light tunnel. Any further queries, post on the LumenArc forum. I’ve registered there so will be glad to help.

]]> By: J http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-135371 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:58:52 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-135371 hi,
i have an infocus x1a and tested the lamp output voltage with my multi meter and it is 120v.
Could i replace the bulb with this bulb: http://www.soundlightuk.com/shop/products/Osram-ENH120-120V-250W-Dichroic-Lamp.html
(its 120v/250w)
thanks

]]> By: Ian Sutton http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-118221 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:35:06 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-118221 Hey don’t know your name but thanks for the LumenArc link. I bought a bulb from them and managed to relamp my lamp for the fraction of the cost for my Marantz Projector. Bit fiddly at first but hey done it. I’m surprised they use the same bulb for different projectors and the prices vary as much as a few hundred pounds just because it is a marantz projector.

]]> By: www.lumenarc.co.uk http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-114503 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:06:06 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-114503 Would you not need an external power supply to run the Halogen lamp or was the original lamp a Halogen one as well?

]]> By: ignacio http://hackaday.com/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-77711 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:49:18 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/05/22/cheap-projector-repair/#comment-77711 hi, im locate in washigton dc i purchase a dell mp3400 proyector the problem is my brother accidentally put a password in and now a can get into the proyector can you clear the password??

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