500W worklight fade/flash?

[medman2000]

Perhaps two years ago, I remember a video with someone using these 500W worklights to slowly flash like a super-bright strobe. I think they flashed once every few seconds if I remember, not really strobing I guess. I bought some to use in my display this year - just wondering if anyone has experience with these - can they be faded? How fast can they be flashed without risking damage to bulb?

link to item on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00076Q0JC/ref=s9_cxhsh_co_g60_ir03?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-2&pf_rd_r=1FZP62QJ85XFBRVP3TNV&pf_rd_t=3201&pf_rd_p=1280661782&pf_rd_i=typ01

thanks for any thoughts!
bob

[Alan C]

Those halogen lights will dim successfully. The best solution to trying to flash them, is not to let them turn off completely. If you choose a minimum setting that allows the element to glow, but not to the extent that it affects your display, you should be able to flash them on and off. This is a trick used when flashing "stage lamps", to keep the lamp element warm. It is the thermal shock from cold to hot that finishes them off quickly.

Regards,

Alan.

[Santas Helper]

I used 500w stage lights several years ago for a display I did at work. They are slower to come on and go off so you might need to adjust your sequences a little. And the shimmer effect was almost null. I didn't use halogens but the results may be fairly same. They did fade nicely though.




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[medman2000]

Sweet thanks!

[Guest Don Gillespie]

I am just checking on a 500 w LED work lite should have an answer in a couple of minutes, will keep you posted might work better than a halogen

[Guest Don Gillespie]

Don Gillespie wrote:

I am just checking on a 500 w LED work lite should have an answer in a couple of minutes, will keep you posted might work better than a halogen

Yup never trust the dummies at Home Depot I was pretty sure I couldn't get a LED in a 500W mud on my face