Premium Member Chris Cooke Posted January 8, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted January 8, 2007 I bought a large china ball from Ikea the other day and fitted it with a 500w EHD bulb from osram. I then proceeded to put 250 inside the ball as a heat barrier so that the paper lantern would not burn. The light from it looks good but I'm still a little nervous to use it for more than a couple of minutes at a time. What are some ways that you guys have made fire safe china balls and fitted them with large bulbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted January 8, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted January 8, 2007 Hi, Have you actually tested the ball for flammability? In any reasonably civilised country I assume there would be codes regarding the combustibility of lighting equipment. Even if not, you can usually get spray-on fire retardant, and it might be a good idea to give it a dousing anyway (does smell of cat's piss, but it stops things catching on fire). I once melted a big hole in a polyboard with a 2.5K HMI... Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Wendell_Greene Posted January 8, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted January 8, 2007 What are some ways that you guys have made fire safe china balls and fitted them with large bulbs. This works great: Jem Paper Lantern Harps- Spec Sheet Jem PaperLantern Harps- Main Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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