High power black lights.

[Steve]

These used to be used in the local "Flares" and "Reflex" nightclub, a 70's and 80's place, one upstairs, one downstairs. They had about 10 of these going in a 4000sqft room, covered most of the place. They were low-bay fittings with a blacklight lamp in them.

Unfortunately they were removed and replaced with about 3 six-foot fluorescent blacklights, which dont have half the coverage. I can only think this was for elf'n'safty, perhaps due to the sheer amount of black light given off perhaps being harmful, or perhaps because the ceilings are only 9ft at best and you could touch some of the lights, they ran hot.

Anyone shed some light? Are these lamps still available?

 

[Lectrician]

They are a discharge lamp and fit a metal halide fitting I recall, 250 and 400watt are common sizes.

They are still available and still widely used.

Often known as 'black light cannons' or 'UV cannons'. You can buy the correct cannon fitting, or use a metal halide lowbay.

 

[timtheenchanter]

http://www.djsoundkit.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=G007UV is the discharge type, pretty powerful and as they say, its a flood type.
the UV cannons are not quite as powerful, but focus the light more
http://www.djsoundkit.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=G007UW some of these are discharge, but most are a ES fitting.

the floods do run very hot, yes still avaliable, try theatrical specialists dont know where in yorkshire you are but AC entertainment do them.

 

[Steve]

Cheers guys, im not after them, just curious as to why they might have been removed. Running cost may be one factor - given this place has every square metre of ceiling covered in lights.

 

[Spark123]

It always makes me wonder if looking direcly at one of those 400w UV cannons can damage your eyes (UV radiation)?
You wouldn't like to look directly at a 400w son or MH lamp.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

just curious as to why they might have been removed.

You said it in your first post - less coverage. Too many unwelcome see-through moments on grab-a-granny nights before....

 

[Steve]

just curious as to why they might have been removed.

You said it in your first post - less coverage. Too many unwelcome see-through moments on grab-a-granny nights before....

Ban, its never a bad thing when you can see things you shouldn't be able to Unless they are real dogs, but then you wouldnt be looking anyway!

 

[oharaf]

Steve, don't tell me you're frequenting that place on Nunroyd Park!!!! Hell when it was 'The Dark Place' we only went when we didn't feel complete slaughtered and even then regreted it!!!!

SHAME SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!

 

[Steve]

Steve, don't tell me you're frequenting that place on Nunroyd Park!!!! Hell when it was 'The Dark Place' we only went when we didn't feel complete slaughtered and even then regreted it!!!!

SHAME SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!

Your forgetting, I'm in Doncaster. Flares used to be down a basement before Lazarus took over the entire complex and refurbed it. Its now where the White Bear used to be. Used to be a right old man pub.

 

[RF Lighting]

Steve, don't tell me you're frequenting that place on Nunroyd Park!!!! Hell when it was 'The Dark Place' we only went when we didn't feel complete slaughtered and even then regreted it!!!!

SHAME SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!

I got barred from there

 

[timtheenchanter]

and I thought I was doing well getting refused into the club in Ilkley (when it was there)
I didnt think anyone got barred from that place, or refused entry.

 

[RF Lighting]

There was an incident which occuored. It involved a radiator 'coming away from the wall'.

The door staff assisted us with finding our way out

I will say no more

You must be posh going to the trav

 

[oharaf]

Steve, don't tell me you're frequenting that place on Nunroyd Park!!!! Hell when it was 'The Dark Place' we only went when we didn't feel complete slaughtered and even then regreted it!!!!

SHAME SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!

I got barred from there

I barred myself


As for the Trav, we took a few coaches from TASC back in the good old days, we weren't very welcome afterwards, still at least they didn't take a court injunction out on us like YORK COUNCIL DID!!!!

 

[333rocky333]

Anyone shed some light? Are these lamps still available?

Fitted 8 today, will get a pic tomorrow.
Load was about 3 amp per fitting.

UV nights are becoming a big thing now.

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