I’m sure you can picture this situation. It’s SuperBowl Sunday and that one team you hate and the other team you love are slugging it out. Mostly killing time until the you get to watch the Halftime commercials. Then as the commercial break begins you hear a loud pop and the lamp LED starts flashing as the fan in your projector kicks into over-drive. Your projector briefly sounds like a 747 getting ready to take off.
Your heart sinks as your friends look around confused. You know your lamp has failed and let you and your guests down.
But why?
You just put the projector in 4 years ago.
You barely watch it.
Well maybe you watch it more than barely but you already reset that nag screen telling you to replace the lamp.
Why replace the lamp? Its still working, just reset the nag screen.
These thoughts all run through your head for what seems like an hour when in reality its been less than a minute as the jet engine projector is still whirring its fan to cool down the now failed lamp.
Your projector was designed by some pretty smart folks. The team involved was a group of engineers from multiple disciplines. Software, Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, even Ergonomic engineers all pooled their talents to create a device that was cost effective, feature rich and fulfilling for you, the end user to enjoy for many years.
One of the design aspects is the lamp and lamp control. That lamp is running very hot. It contains what is essentially a constant bolt of lightening inside its quartz envelope. It uses that lightening bolt to excite some gas that creates the light that gives you your images.
Those projector engineers know that the lamp will inevitably wear itself out. The temperature at the center can be over 500 degrees. Your projector works hard and well at keeping that heat manageable, ensuring you get your rated lifespan. The projector even warns you that your lamp is probably been beaten to the point that it needs replacement.
To make this a little more clear, let’s pick a great home theater projector.
The Epson Power lite Home Cinema 3010 is a great home theater projector. While a little more than 6 years old, this unit possesses the specs that make for a good video. 2,200 lumens with a 10,000:1 contrast ratio give you a clear and vibrant image in most if not all home theater rooms. This projector is one that has a rated lamp life of 4,000 hours in standard power mode. That give you the 2,200 lumens. You can save some lamp life if you have an extra dark room by using ECO mode and running the lamp at a lesser power. This will give you around 5,000 hours of use before you need to be concerned about lamp failure, but at a lesser vibrant image. Depending on the install, this may not be a concern.
When the Powerlite 3010 reaches the end of its rated lamp life, it will give you a subtle hint by flashing “Replace the lamp” on the screen. This is not really a suggestion. It is not Epson trying to trick you into buying a new lamp with your first born. It’s really a feature that the team of engineers built in to make sure your projector keeps running properly.
Fortunately for you and them, you can purchase a replacement lamp from Pureland Supply and save a few bucks in the process. Our lamps are designed to replace your original without sacrificing the quality designed into the projector. Our lamps use the same cooling features and bulb specifications as the engineers called for when the projector was made. You can see the ELP-LP68 lamp for sale here.
With the SuperBowl airing next weekend, it is a great time to give your projector a once over and even order a new lamp to make sure you do not end up watching it on your smart phone because the projector is doing its 747 impression for you and your friends.
Order a replacement lamp from PurelandSupply today! Ground shipping is always free and we will ship your order same day if we receive it before 5pm Est.
Call us at 1-800-664-6671 or visit the website at Purelandsupply.com
