Xenon short-arc lamp: Difference between revisions

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Always have lamphouse dowser closed before striking a lamp -- striking a lamp when the motor is off and the dowser open can result in melted shutter blades, changeover plates, melted film, or cracked lenses.  
Always have lamphouse dowser closed before striking a lamp -- striking a lamp when the motor is off and the dowser open can result in melted shutter blades, changeover plates, melted film, or cracked lenses.  


2. Remove lens (Kinoton users should remove gate runners so aren’t damaged by the heat). Turn on lamp. Start motor and open dowser.
2. Remove lens (Kinoton users should remove gate runners so they aren’t damaged by the heat). Turn on lamp. Start motor and open dowser.


3. Make the axial adjustment, (or the “focus”) till you see a circle with a little bit of plasma around the edges of the anode shadow (people call this “the eye”).
3. Make the axial adjustment, (or the “focus”) till you see a circle with a little bit of plasma around the edges of the anode shadow (people call this “the eye”).