How to extend the life of your lamp

Never touch the bulb with your fingers, always use a cloth for handling.

Installation

Any glass components of a lamp should never be handled without gloves; deposits from fingerprints cause temperature 'hot spots'. In the long term, the accompanying temperature gradient stresses the glass resulting in early failure.

Clean the air filters of the projector. Blocked filters make the lamp overheat and fail early. Manufacturers can test for this kind of failure and any warranty becomes invalid. Always ensure that there is good airflow around the projector.

If you are fitting a bulb into an existing module housing, ensure the terminals are not over tightened as the ceramic can be cracked and reduce the electronic insulation of the lamp. Alternatively, if they are under tightened, it can cause arcing on the terminal which puts undue load on the ballast that can then lead to a failure.

For plug in bulbs, be sure the lamps are seated completely. The tendency is to stop at the first sign of resistance. Continue to apply force at the base of the lamp until you are sure the lamp is secure.

�Switching Projector Off

Always switch off using the remote control and not by disconnecting the power, the projector will invariably go into a cool down mode where the image is turned off and the fan accelerates to cool the lamp in a controlled manner. The temperature of an operating lamp is many 1,000's of degrees. Disconnecting the power to the projector prior to the above process causes the glass in the lamp to cool unevenly and will result in a stress fracture and early lamp failure.

Shock and Vibration

Lamp failure can be due to mechanical shock. A hot lamp filament is very fragile, you should always make sure that the unit is turned off and the lamp is cool before moving the unit.

Economy mode

If your projector is equipped with a "high/low lamp" switch you can extend your average lamp life by using the "low lamp" position whenever possible.

If you are having a multimedia LCD or DLP projects, you will know that replacement lamps is something that sooner, or later you will need to do.

If you are having a multimedia LCD or DLP projects, you will know that replacement lamps is something that sooner, or later you will need to do. In most of the times, the average projector's lamp bulbs last for around two thousand hours, so most of the projector users will need to replace the projection lamp on average at least twice over the life of the projector. Since projector lamps can be expensive, it is important that you have the most accurate and up to date information about projector and TV lamps before you buy.

And now a question rose in your mind that how can I replace a projection lamp. However, most of the people are thinking that it is one of the daunting tasks, but this is one of the easiest one, if you follow the tips properly. There are many websites in internet are offering some useful tips designed by projector lamp experts with detailed diagrams to help explain the major components of an average projector and replacement of dlp lamp.

Most of the people are having little confusion over the difference between a lamp, burner, module and connectors, all of which are essential elements to understand when purchasing a projector lamp. Some companies do not sell the complete lamp module which can cause frustration and confusion for customers. Typically, when the audiovisual and IT industry refers to a projector lamp, they are actually talking about a complete projector lamp module, which includes a burner and reflector, plastic module housing and connectors.

The Burner or High Intensity Discharge Bulb is placing inside a reflector creating a lamp. The lamp is then placed inside a housing or cage specifically designed for the projector. The lamp is then connected to the projector via connectors. When looking at a bare lamp in details, there are several major components: The front glass, the burner, and the reflector. Bare lamps are often sold on the open market, requiring the customer to install the bulb into their used module.

Light is emitted when metal halide atoms in the High Intensity Discharge bulb (burner) are excited by an electrical discharge between two electrodes in the bulbous midsection of the bulb. Finally, there are some well known and reputed websites in internet are selling these projection lamps to their customers. For more information and details, please do not hesitate to visit their valuable website.

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