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”). | ||