I have both sides of the coin. I have overused lights, S4PARs, that are burned an average of 10 hours a day. The lamps are replaced 3 times a year each. And the bases burn out every 24 months. On the other hand I have lights that see more "normal" use and many have run 5+ years without needing a new lamp.<div><br></div><div>So basically, YMMV.<br><br>On Tuesday, May 12, 2015, Steven Hood via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">We have the same experience here... rep plot about 200 fixtures, moved seldom, refocussed a bit per show needs, but we use about the same lamp quantities as Jon.<br>
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On May 12, 2015 12:40:27 PM Jon Ares via Stagecraft <<a>stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Paul Schreiner via Stagecraft<br>
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> About 100 instruments? Reasonably regular use? I'd expect to be<br>
> buying two cases of replacements a year (or about 25%).<br>
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How much use/abuse/movement/rehandling will these fixtures go through?<br>
I've got around 200 fixtures in my 2 spaces, and I go through about<br>
4-6 HPLs and maybe just as many BTRs a year.... couple of cyc light<br>
lamps, that's about it....<br>
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Granted, we're not bashing fixtures around a lot, but that's also why<br>
they hired me....<br>
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