HELP WITH EMULATOR??

I am guessing you are referring to the 4 on Trademe. Seems like good value to me at this stage, but it depends on what you want to do with them. The drawback is that the lamps will cost you an arm and leg. I found a site that is selling the lamps E150X for $379 US. Don't know if they are availible in NZ easily, except try calling Oceania Lighting in Auckland. Also be aware that they are made in the early '90s, and dont run DMX, but you can always download the instructions from here under the support section.
The purpose of these lights is to create a laser effect without actually being a laser. They do some pretty funky patterns and colours, and were the best you could get in the early '90s when real lasers cost an absolute fortune. Nowdays small lasers are selling for a reasonable price just about anywhere.
If you can source the lamps for them cheaply, then they are worth a try. The trouble is that without the lamp, you can't easily tell if the rest of the fixture is working properly either, so you have to take the chance.

I hope this has been some help, or am I way off the mark?

nope ya bang on.I found a site with lamps 4:$156 u.s (if i lookd up the right bulb,part num:55030042 af 1000 HO1 xenon lamp?)PLz let me know if im onto the wrong one.Have plugged 2 of them in as they had bulbs in.1 tryd to strike but then stopped so i guess the bulb had it.the other ran but no striking.other two need fuse fittings in the rear panel.Gonna leave em till after xmas then buy 1 bulb and sort out if they all work or not.mite have 1 for parts.paid $400 4x Emulators + contrller.Wish me luck

Silva,
As for the lamp, that is not the correct lamp,
the unfortunately the only place I know to get that lamp is here in the US.
the lamp you mentioned is the strobe lamp for a AF1000.
Also, Interactive technologies made a DMX to Emulator box, I believe you still can special order it.
if that helps you.
Good Luck
Joshua Wood
Service Manager
Ruehling Associates Inc.

Thanx 4 all ya help.Awesome.So is the lamp that lightenup said the right one 4 these.(e150x)?And if so does anyone know where to get em.?can you buy from HES site?Gona try lampspecs here 1st.Thanx again

Best place for Emulator lamps is Lightparts.

www.lightparts.com

After all these years Emulator is still one of my favorite fixtures!:headbang:

Well, my advice is to try Radium lamps in Glenfield, Auckland. They are rather helpful, and may have what you need. Way cheaper than Lampspecs. They are all USA made lamps, and can cross reference their model numbers with what you want.
Incidentally if you visit
www.solarisnetwork.com
they are a second hand broker for pro lights and sound gear, and second hand emulators get good prices through them if you ever need to sell them again ( the controllor could fetch a grand or so alone) They may also have lamps. Anyway, its always good to have a look over the gear they have availible.

wicked thanx again 4 all ya help.Will try them all now

Ditto!
Don at lightparts is THE man you need to know! Noone knows more about it. He is the Yoda Master of older HES fixtures.:notworthy: Never seen anyone better anywhere, and he has the parts you need.

[quote=Marty Postma]Best place for Emulator lamps is Lightparts.

www.lightparts.com

After all these years Emulator is still one of my favorite fixtures!:headbang:

Hi there

i am running 4 emulators in germany. i bought them used in a bad condition, but after some work and some deals from ebay, i got almost every part i needed to bring them back to life. However, the expensive Original lamp from Highend sells for about 350$ each. So i looked for an equivalent lamp from other manufacturers all over the internet. It took long time to find something useful, but here it is: I got them at Atlas Specialty Lighting, Hileah, Florida. The bulb is called XM150-13HS and sells for about 200$ . Nowadays, same bulb is selling at ebay for 193,00$. Some specs of the lamp can be found at the website from Atlas, provided in a pdf document: www.asltg2.com/ORC/page3xe.pdf
When I ran the first 2 lamps, one shattered after running maybe 10 hours in the night club. After short communication with Atlas Lighting, I got an new one for free. Nevertheless, the exploding lamp killed its reflector and lens. It was luck to get some old spare party from an german Highend dealer. After running these 2 lamps for about 100 hours, another one shattered in the same way. So now i dont know why, but i suppose there must be something wrong with these lamps, though they fit the specs of the original one perfectly. Anyone an Idea? Suggestion and discusion will be welcome. Regards, Hans

I could be wrong but I think there was a 1000 W Xenon Lamp inside! not a 150Watt. Maybe that's the problem.

Good luck Roman

I believe the 150 is the correct lamp, an emulator with a 1000watt lamp would be a monster!!

As for the lamps exploding,
I would look at the fans, making sure they are all running,
Make sure the fixture is tapped for the correct voltage,
I would verify your voltage to make sure you are not over feeding it,
and I would make absolutely sure you are not leaving any skin oils on the lamp. (should be difficult to get oil on the lamp with all that leather protection gear on but you never know)
Just make absolutely sure there the lamp is clean. It doesn't take much for xenon lamps to fail..
Good Luck!
Joshua Wood

OK,
I have a emulamp in front of me and it tells me HLL1000.
Original High End Lamp.
Is the lamp seated perfectly? This can cause a xenon lamp to explode.

Best Regards Roman

hey roman,
not to be difficult, but the whole emulator only draws 6 amps at 120 volt. So, unless they run it doesn't seem like it could be a 1000 watt lamp.
Joshua wood

Dear Joshua,

here in Austria and in Germany we have 230 Volts. And there it takes 4 Amps. On 120 Volts it takes 8 Amps (Both High Mode). On normal Mode 1 Amp less. I took a look ;) in our manuals, but nothing about lamprating and wattage.:eek:

So I don't know exactly:06:

Any information from the HES Guys????

Best regards Roman

Ok roman,
I did a bit of research, and I can't figure out what type of lamp you have,
It doesn't sound like any Emulator lamp I have ever heard of, It sounds closer to a AF1000 lamp.
What does the lamp look like??
The Emulator Lamp is definitely a 150 watt lamp.
Here is an emulator manual for your reference as well,
www.highend.com/pdfs/products/emulator/emulator_led.pdf
and according to the manual, at 230 volts, the emulator draws 3 amps, not 4...
and a 1000 watt lamp, by itself, should draw around 4.3 amps at 230 volt...
:poke:
Joshua Wood