hey boys and girls, grab your tinfoil hat and read this if you don't like dead lamps!

[throwit]

wearing your tinfoil hat ?

well, boys and girls, here's a tip...reset your lamp counter before it reaches 50 hours, and continue to do so, make a note somewhere of dates and running totals if you need

bet on average you get more life out of a lamp

oh, and if you're feeling hardcore, leave the filters out of the unit too (not recommended for those unwilling to clean pj internally on occasion, or for pjs still in warranty)

my last two lamps have well exceeded stated life, most recent is 50% over stated life already and still almost too bright

sorry, not able to 'prove' this, but all i can tell you is it works for me

tinfoil hat no longer required !

[PJTX100]

I love conspiracy theories.

[throwit]

Icke was just thinking you thought that at me

p.s. scalar weapons brought down the towers

[Knyght_byte]

well, i'm in a hot room, PJ's on a good 6 hours a day, havnt cleaned anything in the PJ yet, its a refurb model i bought..........and i'm almost at 3k hours in literally a year....i'd be willing to admit the image isnt quite as bright as it was a few k hours ago, but the image is still extremely enjoyable....

guess i got a good bulb....heh

when i buy the next i'm going with the bulb warranty....simple reason being i expect to hit 3k hours a year, the warranty gives you one year unlimited hours....w00t!...heh....

[ukkev2000]

A) WHich PJ are you on about
B) Bulb warranty? Eh? Who's this with?

[throwit]

that's pretty good going knyght_byte

[addyb]

Dont want to tempt fate but im surprised my bulb hasnt gone yet! I own a tx100 and im on 1700 hrs so far. I know the expectancy is 2000 hrs but i thought it would of gone by now!

WHo wants to wager it goes in the next week after i have opened my fat mouth!

[throwit]

couldn't hurt to zero that badboy could it ?

[addyb]

Originally Posted by throwit

couldn't hurt to zero that badboy could it ?

LOL i suppose so but then if it did happen to go soon i will wonder if it was due to natural causes or your "sound" advice!

[Russell.Williams]

I've no doubt my bulb will run beyond it's 'expected' life, but surely it's brightness and therefore colour balance, will all have gone west if I reset the timer for ever more?

Not to mention that I don't actually want one actually going pop inside my PJ. I had that happen with my HS-10 and believe me, you don't want it.

Russell

[addyb]

Originally Posted by russ.will

I've no doubt my bulb will run beyond it's 'expected' life, but surely it's brightness and therefore colour balance, will all have gone west if I reset the timer for ever more?

Not to mention that I don't actually want one actually going pop inside my PJ. I had that happen with my HS-10 and believe me, you don't want it.

Russell

Yeh im a bit concerned mine will pop inside! This is my first PJ and first bulb so never even changed one yet!

[throwit]

hey guys, last thing i'd want is to set you on the wrong track, all i can tell you is that i've had lamps pop, and it ain't nothing to worry over, a total anticlimax, also, my last two lamps have been reset SO many times, present lamp is over 3,000 hours, and i've reset at 15-50 hour intervals repeatedly, still mucho bright

[addyb]

Originally Posted by throwit

hey guys, last thing i'd want is to set you on the wrong track, all i can tell you is that i've had lamps pop, and it ain't nothing to worry over, a total anticlimax, also, my last two lamps have been reset SO many times, present lamp is over 3,000 hours, and i've reset at 15-50 hour intervals repeatedly, still mucho bright

Ok looks like i will give it a whirl and reset my clock tomorrow and make a note of the time and date.

So i could potentially get more than the 2000 hrs it originally states?

[throwit]

yep, even without the reset (although you may need to reset at 2,000 anyway)

you all might be wondering what i was smoking when i came up with this, but it is either a coinkydink, or it works

a lamp can pop even at as few as 90 odd hours, so it's always a small risk that it'll happen, just observe the manual regarding procedure, most lamps are designed to catch the internal lighting element, but if not, and you do have a lamp pop, best to air the room, and collect any shards with great care (as i say, this can happen even with new [less than 100 hours] lamps, so no need to panic !)

but please do what you think is right, i'm not blackmailing you here !

[addyb]

Originally Posted by throwit

yep, even without the reset (although you may need to reset at 2,000 anyway)

you all might be wondering what i was smoking when i came up with this, but it is either a coinkydink, or it works

a lamp can pop even at as few as 90 odd hours, so it's always a small risk that it'll happen, just observe the manual regarding procedure, most lamps are designed to catch the internal lighting element, but if not, and you do have a lamp pop, best to air the room, and collect any shards with great care (as i say, this can happen even with new [less than 100 hours] lamps, so no need to panic !)

but please do what you think is right, i'm not blackmailing you here !

Ok cheers mate, i will see whether i feel like messing tomorrow!