Smoking Tungsten Light

1. BRoach25
   Member

   

   Is it normal/safe for a tungsten light to start smoking?

   Posted 2 years ago #

2. Rob Grauert
   Post Production Host

   

   hahah, not really. are there any gels or diffusion on your light? Is cheap paint burning off. Is this the very first time the light is being turned on?

   Rob Grauert, Jr
   http://www.robgrauert.com
   http://command-r.tumblr.com

   Posted 2 years ago #

3. BRoach25
   Member

   

   well we got it used from bandhphoto.com  So it is the first time we've used it - no gels or diffusion - there are barndoors... I've used it on a few separate occasions and its smoked every time.  Although, this last time I left it on for about 30 minutes and the smoked stopped...so I'm wondering if some paint was burning somewhere...  maybe problem solved? thx!

   Posted 2 years ago #

4. Rob Grauert
   Post Production Host

   

   i would pay VERY close attention to them if you choose to continue using them, but i wouldn't recommend continuing to use them if you don't know what's causing the smoke.

   Posted 2 years ago #

5. composite1
   Moderator

   

   If it's a Lowell Tota with a halogen bulb... yeah, some. If you're using halogen work lights, no. Usually if your bulbs are 'smokin'' it's due to dust or the oil from your fingers burning on the bulb (if that happens on a halogen it will burst. Bad, very bad.) Other causes are voltage problems or just leaving the bulbs on constantly when they are not being used for shooting. The type of diffusion material used can also be an issue. When you are not shooting 'save' your lights by turning them off.

   H.Wolfgang Porter, Composite Media Producer
   Dreaded Enterprises Unlimited, Inc.
   http://www.dreadedenterprises.com

   Posted 2 years ago #

6. grinner
   Member

   

    totally normal. It's hot.

    

   http://grinnerhester.com

   Posted 2 years ago #

7. Uberstud
   Member

   

   I had this happen on a couple of Altman studio lights the first couple of times I used them.  It has stopped.  I'm guessing there was just some dust or paint that was burning off.  Make sure you are using the lights in a well ventilated area and not near any sprinklers that may be on the ceiling and you should be fine.  Might not hurt to know where the nearest fire extinguisher is either.

   Posted 2 years ago #

8. grinner
   Member

   

    there is always resedue that wil burn off of bard doors. Usually oil from your fingers.

   Again, no cause for alarm.

   Posted 2 years ago #

RSS feed for this topic

youtube, myvideo, funnyordie, gametrailers, collegehumor, dailymotion, glumbert, liveleak, redtube, googlevideo, sevenload, metacafe, clipfish, vimeo