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So basically I don't have to spend $1k for a westcott C47 booklight kit and save me $900. Well dang...

Holy crap the price of a 90w lps went from 40 to 250 in 4 years?? I understand it's obsolete tech but come ON

I was gonna build one just like this but then found the exact same frame from PROAIM 4 x 4 scrim tube frame for 150$ Canadian on ebay and then bought 2 diffusion 4 x 4 for 50$ Canadian each, again on ebay (one 1/2 stop and the other is 1 stop) so total was 250$ and I didn't have to build anything and it was shipped to my door.

magnetic ballast? why did you need to use another one instead of the one that came with the lamp fixture box?

Can I ask how you know that two red wires is the correct amount, not 1,3, or 4? Thx

I followed this (more or less) and it was great. Thanks for sharing!

I'm more interested in how the noise looks at higher ISO's. To me thats where monochrome sensors shine is the noise. Shooting at high ISOs at least on monochrome stills camera can look really amazing with the noise(almost film like) not to mention stop improvement in light sensitivity. So of my favorite photos are at around 25,000 ISO.

BRILLIANT!

There were at least two light fixture manufacturers that made a similar LPS fixture to this DIY one made by Lustra and Verdaray. These were sold as security lighting fixtures for inside retail establishments. I found one at a local swapmeet in my town recently for $15, complete with power cord and plug. It utilizes a 55-watt LPS lamp and true Advance LPS ballast and bayonet Lampholder (socket). It uses much thicker diffuser than that in a fluorescent fixture.

In 2024 I’m goin 300x can’t wait til it’s delivered 😊

I just use big old 180w LPS street lights

DP😂. I’m immature.

Thank you so much for the tutorial!❤

With the ballast you have listed for the 55 W bulb in your description it only has 2 red wires, would I connect both of them or only use one ?

Anyone knows if there are analogues in Europe?

"how to make a sodium vapor lamp by using a sodium vapor lamp"

56k on the X is not to be shot at usually - for day you'd use 38 to 52k depending on the situation

6:23 _Drill a pilot hole first!!_ 😂 Or sharpen the drill bit, but pilot homes are easier. Also, use a center punch rather than ruin your screwdriver 😉

A million thanks for taking the time to inform (and entertain!) us! Hope I won't have to cross this bridge with my FS7. 🤞

Thanks for the video, I was able to replace this part on my FS7, unfortunately the issue was still there. Must be the display then, I guess :-(

Trying to sell my FS7 and it has this issue, wondering if it's worth fixing haha. Great video thank you!

You can build a lamp holder but you cant build a real light bulb high pression or low pressio sodium lamp you just mounted and not buildet this video is fake just for clicking 😊 but good job with that lamp holder

Thanks for the vid! I have a buddy who’d like to replace the cardslot door. Any idea if there are any surprises about removing that left side panel?

Does anyone just sell things to hook these bulbs up premade? I can tinker around and follow a video like this but I’d rather just drop the $50 on a well designed product to house the bulb

Waiting for the part and girding my loins for the adventure. Thank you for such concise directions. Wish me luck!

Hi, I would like to buy a low pressure sodium bulb, however I’m not able to find any specific ballast for SOX lamps. Could you tell me how to search a proper one and what to take into consideration while looking for it? I found a lot of different ones and im not sure what are the differences..

Sheesh I thought you'd be building the lamp, and not the fixture... But that was a nice bit of janky work!

Nice, but if you are picky like me, the problem with the socket adapter (B22 to E27) is that, unlike a proper bayonet socket, it does not ensure the U-shaped discharge tube inside the LPS lamp is positioned correctly. It just ends up wherever it ends up.

Where do you obtain a electric starter switch for a (1,000) watt low pressure sodium bulb. As I am aware that a (ES 27 ) high pressure sodium builb that has a built in starter. Manufacturer is known as (Son - E. ) (70 watt) Please advise me thanks.

Fantastic video. Quick question I hope. I am hoping to replace a failing magnetic ballast with an electronic one for a 35watt low pressure sodium Thomas duplex darkroom safelight at 110 volts. The current ballast doesn’t use a starter or capacitor. Can you recommend a source? I looked on Amazon and am confused by their offers. Thank you in advance.

This is great info. I'm currently working on a Sony FS100. It looks like the internal battery is done for as it works with wall power. Even if I put a fresh battery it won't turn on. Any suggestions/directions to find info on the FS100 internal battery? Thank you.

Or if anyone sees this message you can buy one that has been tested in original condition still in working order for the same price no tools needed I have maybe 3000 total ranging from 90w -135w -180w already wired to run on house hold outlet. I just lowered my prices temporary on eBay starting at $75 for my 90w all you need is the lamp and pay shipping.

Jeeze. Finally a review with detailed helpful info, not some 20 yr old rehashing the user manual while endlessly droning on about his creative process when shooting weddings

5:20 Use wago connectors... stop using these prehistoric twisting nuts

Amazing Video. I see that on the link to the items; the bulb is rated for 90W & the B22 - E27 socket adaptor is rated for 60W. The description on the Amazon page for the socket adaptor states: "Based on the heat resistance of your lamp holder, the bulb wattage cannot exceed 60W." & "Note: To avoid the risk of fire, make sure that your bulb does not exceed our recommended wattage." I trust what was displayed on this video besides the vertical mounting, but I also want to ensure I am not going to be deteriorating the efficiency or possibly ending the life of my endangered low pressure sodium lamp given these two differing wattages. Is there something that we are missing regarding the compatibility between the two wattage levels? Or is this a very overprotective measure that was used much like the majority of the P65 Cancer Warnings for California residents found on packaging? Thanks.

Many people in the US seem confused about the difference between HIGH PRESSURE and LOW PRESSURE sodium vapor lamps. High pressure lamps were fairly ubiquitous (and still are) whereas the low pressure fixtures were generally only used near big astronomical observatories (Palomar {Escondido} and Tucson). High pressure lamps produce polychromatic light that is slightly orange. Low pressure bulbs produce (nearly) monochromatic light that obscures all 'color' but that is easy for astronomers to filter out of telescope images. Of course now Elon Mush tosses thousands of pieces of space crap into low Earth orbit ruining astronomical observations everywhere.

Thanks for the great video! 😊👍

nice video, but don’t use them with base down. i don’t know if it’s really important or not but their burning operation should be -+150 degrees with base up

Great video man I just bout two 90 watt lps bulbs

Dude!!! You just saved me thousands of dollars!! I owe you a beer! 😂

Is there actual light bulbs that we can purchase?

at 1:45 in the video, when you were mentioning that for a cheaper version of the 300X when you were talking about cutting the light and getting multiple shadow pattern and how it looks very unnatural, is this with the 300D II? Please respond

DIY sodium vapor lamp: step one buy a sodium vapor lamp

I cannot buy the sodium vapor lamp anywhere :( any alternative solutions to get the monochromatic effect?

Ohhhh hell yeah!

You crazy for this one James 🔥🔥🔥

Thanks a lot! I am ordering the parts to build my own. Alway though the price of a trim Jim was abusive for what it is.

My Sony fs7 dc adapter middle stuff pop out, any suggestion on how to repair?

This is not a good solution. People, do not DIY this just so that you can save $300. In case your needs change you will not be able to sell this so that you can pivot to different gear using the money you would get if you sold the Westcott version. Besides, all your labor will be at least $300.

So good! Thanks for keeping it fun and humorous. Was looking at the prices of roadrags etc and thinking it’s just a frame and cloth! Love your work