P3D Re: Fluorescent Lamps

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Vala writes:

>There is no way 
>anyone , not even Dr. T, could dispute the benefits of fluorescent 
>illumination in a viewer over an incandescent source.  I'm really 
>surprised they're not used more often.  

Those who work in the standard stereo format are using mostly
viewers that were designed (in the 50s) to take a screw type
miniature bulb and two D cells (or an AC bulb and rheostat).
You have to work out a way to install these fluorescent bulbs
in such viewers.  Until you do that, I will be happy with my
frosted halogen bulb and, to be honest, I don't see a benefit
over fluorescent illumination.

>I'd like nothing better than to hear 
>someone has converted a Realist Red Button to fluorescent 
>illumination and it knocked their socks off when they viewed 
>their first stereo slide!

Why wait for such a convertion when they they can knock their 
socks off RIGHT NOW, by seeing their first stereo slide in
a properly tuned RB with a frosted halogen bulb?
   
>Respectfully submitted,

George Themelis


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