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Anonymous Poster	surplus dlp projector 08/13/2008 12:37 AM
	I recently got a couple of gigantic 2002 vintage barco dlp digital cinema projectors. I though they were coming with lamps and lenses but these were left out. After trying to figure them out for a couple of days and realizing that they probably weren't worth investing in a lamp to try to fire them up I decided to cannibalize them for parts. I tore one completely down and I got a lot of nice hardware, a couple of crazy power supplies, 10 or 12 24v fans, a X3 peltier water cooling setup and some cool glass. I feel guilty now about destroying the first one. Any ideas of what to do with the second one?
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Jusup Commentator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Batam, Indonesia Posts: 85 Good Answers: 1	#2 Re: surplus dlp projector 08/13/2008 10:55 AM
	What's going on with the second one? BTW, have you electronic basic? if you have, I'm sure you can fix the second one, but if you don't have, bring it to repairman before you destroy the second one too. __________________ Fear of God is the beginning of knowledge, God bless you.
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Snaketails Guru Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wrong end of the yellow brick road in Oz Posts: 930 Good Answers: 15	#3 Re: surplus dlp projector 08/14/2008 12:48 AM
	Maybe a lower quality lamp will suffice with its own PSU As your not trying to project to a HUGE acreen, cut a hole in your wall, install the unit in the hole and make your own in-house theater, use the 1st one you pulled apart as a type of instruction manual on how to modify the others you have ;o) __________________ Qn, Whats the differance between a Snake and a Onion? Ans, No one cries when you chop up a Snake
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Nigh Guru Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South east U.K. Posts: 3695 Good Answers: 93	#4 Re: surplus dlp projector 08/14/2008 4:47 AM
	As Snaketails says, you may get away with a lower output lamp. Sounds like you have 24V available so maybe a truck headlight bulb would do? __________________ I didn't have a really important life, but at least it's been funny (Lemmy Kilminster 1945-2015)
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JE in Chicago Guru Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 3990 Good Answers: 144	#5 Re: surplus dlp projector 08/14/2008 10:45 AM
	you can not just change the lamp it's like trying to put a different ink cartridge in a different printer.. why is the lens gone?.. that's bad you might be about $800 from having a projector worth about the same.. even if it was $10,000 four years ago. other than that.. Runco.. great stuff.. generally speaking __________________ High Tolerance is Beautiful
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Nigh Guru Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South east U.K. Posts: 3695 Good Answers: 93	#6 In reply to #5 Re: surplus dlp projector 08/14/2008 11:11 AM
	"you can not just change the lamp" You'd have to change the holder & ensure that the filament was at the same focal point but, with a bit of tinkering it should work. __________________ I didn't have a really important life, but at least it's been funny (Lemmy Kilminster 1945-2015)
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Pebbles Commentator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 86 Good Answers: 1	#7 Re: surplus dlp projector 08/14/2008 5:14 PM
	Ebay __________________ I know the rumour is true. I started it and I don't think I would lie.
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Anonymous Poster	#8 Re: surplus dlp projector 09/17/2008 7:30 AM
	People interested in projectors, can also take a look at this 3M pocket projector that is due to be launched. Check this out:- http://www.kanbal.com/index.php?/Electronics/pocket-projector.html
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