where to get video projector bulbs?

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www.tritronicsinc.com

They are a Sharp parts distributor and have a good search engine on the site
for finding part numbers. Once you have the part numbers you might search
for a lower price or a distributor in your area if you are not near Miami or
Baltimore, but I don't know of any right off.

If you are going to change the lamp only, use gloves to keep oils off of the
lamp and be very careful. Not difficult. Make sure the leads are secure
but don't break them.

Be sure you understand the warranty and return policies of anyone you deal
with.

Leonard

<dh@.> wrote in message news:8ke771hm542qbb00ppcta6apls8p6ek23u@4ax.com...
> Hi,
>
> We have two Sharp XG-V10XU projectors that we need
> to get new bulbs for. Can anyone suggest where to get
> good prices on projector bulbs? I'd also be interested in
> anyone's thoughts about replacing just the bulb and using
> the old cage.
>
> Thanks for any help!
> David

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"Alpha" <logos1@trip.net> wrote in message
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> A worthless company....go to Projector People.

Which is the worthless company? Sorry I cross posted carelessly and must
have missed part of the thread?

You will likely pay too much at Projector People, BTW. It is generally best
to go directly to the manufacturer of the projector or to their authorized
parts distributors. Many of the projector sellers have relatively high
prices for the lamps, while many of the parts distributors sell to the
public at the same or near the same as dealer cost for parts.

Leonard

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"Gary Eickmeier" <geickmei@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Well, could you give us one link to one of them? I went to the Trisonic
> and didn't find a bulb for my JVC SX-21. Didn't find any lamps. I
> e-mailed them, so maybe I will hear from them next week.
>
> Gary Eickmeier

Well, could you do a little searching? The info below is a result of using
only Google and the distributor that I gave you.

Other distributors for JVC include Andrews and Vance Baldwin.

From Tritronics:
Lamp part number BHL5006-S Retail $478, Dealer $399, but they don't have it
in stock.

You need to enter the first characters of model number DLA... not just SX21.
I figure that out quickly with a google search.

Call JVC parts at 1-800-882-6442 and check their price and availability and
get a list of JVC parts distributors. Some of the manufacturers are selling
lamps to the public at the same price a dealer or service center can buy
them.

A quick Google search based on the part number acquired from Tritronics
shows http://www.avalive.com/ adverting it for $378. Whether they are
reputable or have it in stock is another matter. I am sure you can find a
dozen other suppliers with a little searching.

Parts distributors will vary for different manufacturers. Tritronics has
most brands but will have varying inventory among the different brands.
Their search engine and research team make them a good starting point for
parts research.

For lamps, a good resource is donsbulbs.com to find other projectors that
may use the same lamp. Their prices are high so I would not buy there.
Often, however, you can find additional part numbers for the same lamp and
check a variety of sources. Companies like JVC do not make the lamps. They
are all made by Philips or Osram and the various vendors may have large
price differences.

Leonard

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On Sun, 1 May 2005 13:28:01 -0400, "avproman" <avproman@comcast.net> wrote:

>
>"Leonard Caillouet" <no@no.com> wrote in message
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>> www.tritronicsinc.com
>>
>> They are a Sharp parts distributor and have a good search engine on the
>> site
>> for finding part numbers. Once you have the part numbers you might search
>> for a lower price or a distributor in your area if you are not near Miami
>> or
>> Baltimore, but I don't know of any right off.
>>
>> If you are going to change the lamp only, use gloves to keep oils off of
>> the
>> lamp and be very careful. Not difficult. Make sure the leads are secure
>> but don't break them.
>>
>> Be sure you understand the warranty and return policies of anyone you deal
>> with.
>>
>> Leonard
>>
>> <dh@.> wrote in message news:8ke771hm542qbb00ppcta6apls8p6ek23u@4ax.com...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> We have two Sharp XG-V10XU projectors that we need
>>> to get new bulbs for. Can anyone suggest where to get
>>> good prices on projector bulbs? I'd also be interested in
>>> anyone's thoughts about replacing just the bulb and using
>>> the old cage.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help!
>>> David
>>
>>
>
>If you just replace the lamp, what will you do with the cases? I would
>think it is more work to take the lamp out of the new case and then install
>it in the old case.

The point is to buy bulbs that are not in a cage because
they're cheaper that way...or at least that's what I've believe
at this point.

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Leonard Caillouet wrote:

> "Gary Eickmeier" <geickmei@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:aq5de.34760$5f.26100@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
>
>>Well, could you give us one link to one of them? I went to the Trisonic
>>and didn't find a bulb for my JVC SX-21. Didn't find any lamps. I
>>e-mailed them, so maybe I will hear from them next week.
>>
>>Gary Eickmeier
>
>
> Well, could you do a little searching? The info below is a result of using
> only Google and the distributor that I gave you.
>
> Other distributors for JVC include Andrews and Vance Baldwin.
>
> From Tritronics:
> Lamp part number BHL5006-S Retail $478, Dealer $399, but they don't have it
> in stock.
>
> You need to enter the first characters of model number DLA... not just SX21.
> I figure that out quickly with a google search.
>
> Call JVC parts at 1-800-882-6442 and check their price and availability and
> get a list of JVC parts distributors. Some of the manufacturers are selling
> lamps to the public at the same price a dealer or service center can buy
> them.
>
> A quick Google search based on the part number acquired from Tritronics
> shows http://www.avalive.com/ adverting it for $378. Whether they are
> reputable or have it in stock is another matter. I am sure you can find a
> dozen other suppliers with a little searching.
>
> Parts distributors will vary for different manufacturers. Tritronics has
> most brands but will have varying inventory among the different brands.
> Their search engine and research team make them a good starting point for
> parts research.
>
> For lamps, a good resource is donsbulbs.com to find other projectors that
> may use the same lamp. Their prices are high so I would not buy there.
> Often, however, you can find additional part numbers for the same lamp and
> check a variety of sources. Companies like JVC do not make the lamps. They
> are all made by Philips or Osram and the various vendors may have large
> price differences.

Thank you very much. I guess I'm just not as good at searching. Most of
the companies I found in Google under Projection Lamps or JVC SX-21
Lamps or whatever came up dry. In Trisonics, under "JVC SX-21 Lamp" I
got no hits. In their list of JVC parts, there were nothing but
transistors and small parts.

Gary Eickmeier

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"WDino" <nogood@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> Note that the bulb must be carefully located within the old cage to
> obtain even light output over the whole image area.
>
> This can be difficult to achieve.
>
> Also ceramic glue is used to hold the lamp in its reflector as it all
> gets very hot. Most of this work (including removal of the old bulb) is
> too difficult for the average person.
> Better to use a projector lamp re-furbishing company.

Bullshit. The reflector is part of the lamp in the case of every LCD or DLP
video projector that I have seen. If the lamp is available as a separate
part, as is the case of some of the Sharp lamps, it is nothing but a matter
of a philips screwdriver, a small wrench for the nut on the wire lug and
being careful. If the lamp is not designed to be removed from the cage, it
won't be available separately. As for lamp refurbishing companies, the
first I hear of them is in this thread. I'll have to check them out.

Leonard