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AnalogRocks
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Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TV/Projector: Sony 1252Q, AMPRO 4000G
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Just back a generator truck up to the door and run some power inside. Tell her it's for the 99 cent projector you just got on ebay.
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Fujifrontier
Joined: 20 Oct 2007
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Location: San Antonio, Texas
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| rabies_70 wrote: | | Fujifrontier wrote: | | too bad i don't have 230v power |
Dude, unless you live without electricity at all, are you sure you don't have 220? |
yes. i'm sure. just in the garage for an electric welder.
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the_avguy
Joined: 16 Mar 2007
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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| Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:00 am Post subject: |
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| Fujifrontier wrote: | | rabies_70 wrote: | | Fujifrontier wrote: | | too bad i don't have 230v power |
Dude, unless you live without electricity at all, are you sure you don't have 220? |
yes. i'm sure. just in the garage for an electric welder. |
If you have 220 for the welder you probably have 220 at the main panel coming in as well.
You should be good to go, go pick them up.
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rabies_70
Joined: 15 Feb 2007
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Location: Carlsbad, CA
TV/Projector: Sony G70Q
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You SO have 220....all you need is a little wire, an outlet and a HUGE PJ, you're good to go
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papalek
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: Longs SC
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| Zebu Fellenz wrote: | That guy over on AVS is nuts, he's running it on an 8' screen. That machine would be nice and punchy on a screen twice or three times that size.
But then again some people like to watch with sunglasses on  |
I read in his review that the pics were of a 15 ft wide screen and he said it was to bright.
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papalek
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Location: Longs SC
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His first review is on 15 ft and the final setup is as you said 8 ft.  Need sunglasses in the theater.
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jkruger
Joined: 24 Oct 2007
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Location: Carlsbad, CA
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Hmmm... I'm only about 80 miles from there. I have a truck and I love taking stuff apart. Is there any scrap value in it? I'd bid if I could get $400. back from parting it out...
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Fujifrontier
Joined: 20 Oct 2007
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Location: San Antonio, Texas
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| rabies_70 wrote: | | You SO have 220....all you need is a little wire, an outlet and a HUGE PJ, you're good to go |
haha. well. the wall we have is just perfect sized for the sony, coming in at just under 7 feet wide.
i'd hate to see what that thing could do to my wall, hahaha... all the paint peeling off of it. anyone ever heard of wall-burn-in, where the image gets burned into the paint by the blinding light of god coming from the projector?
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greg_mitch
Joined: 03 May 2006
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| jkruger wrote: | | Hmmm... I'm only about 80 miles from there. I have a truck and I love taking stuff apart. Is there any scrap value in it? I'd bid if I could get $400. back from parting it out... |
You HAVE to buy it just for our educational benefit if nothing else!
Rip it apart and show us plenty of pictures. It will be fun!
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jkruger
Joined: 24 Oct 2007
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Location: Carlsbad, CA
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I would LOVE to take one of them apart. I'm a little spooked about the stair crawler down the stairs.... and the thought of being crushed in the process.
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Spanky Ham
Joined: 22 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| jkruger wrote: | | Hmmm... I'm only about 80 miles from there. I have a truck and I love taking stuff apart. Is there any scrap value in it? I'd bid if I could get $400. back from parting it out... |
You would only buy these if you could make money on them? 
These light valves have been talked about sporadically for the last couple of years. CJ had an Ampro that he used to project on the side of a house. That guy on AVS just posted to say that with his new bulb he thinks he is getting 90 ft/lmbs. As Elaine said, they most likely don't work. If they do it is probably just a matter of time till they break, then it is time to scrounge for the limited parts. I believe there is some guy or company that does specialize in these, so if you do buy one then you would most likely want to give him a call.
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jkruger
Joined: 24 Oct 2007
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Location: Carlsbad, CA
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the auction is for a pair... My poor litle toyota truck would be lowridin with 800lbs of pj in the back.
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jkruger
Joined: 24 Oct 2007
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Location: Carlsbad, CA
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| Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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response from the seller:
"One works very well the other does need some work. They used at a distance of about 110 feet and the size of the screen was 40 feet by 25 feet."
set one up and use one for parts? open a drive in?
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drice1234
Joined: 07 Oct 2006
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Location: Allen, Texas
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| Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Hmmm... I'm only about 80 miles from there. I have a truck and I love taking stuff apart. |
You really don't have much choice. You have to go get these. You know you want to, why deny yourself? Gosh darnit, you deserve these, you are good human being who always sacrifices for others, feed your inner child. (Is this helping?)
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Zebu Fellenz
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| Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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Bid 99 cents and walk away from Ebay for a few days, with any luck you'll have a road trip in the near future
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Spanky Ham
Joined: 22 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Zebu Fellenz wrote: | | Bid 99 cents and walk away from Ebay for a few days, with any luck you'll have a road trip in the near future |
Shipping is $100. I only glanced at the add, but it says pickup only. I didn't see where the shipping price would be waved. I doubt anyone else will bid on these, since these come up fairly regularly and don't sell. There is just not that many people that want to fool with them. Even the people here who have had them have gotten rid of them. I would let the auction run out and offer them $50 in a private transaction (read no ebay:)). It might not be to bad especially if they are correct and one is working. For neighborhood movie night, this just might be the ticket.
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jkruger
Joined: 24 Oct 2007
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Location: Carlsbad, CA
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For fifty bucks I could leave it out on the patio and show movies across the street on the side of a house... have to charge admission to cover the electric bill though.
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jkruger
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I'm thinkin this is gonna be a lot of work on my part for a pictorial execution of some fine old electronics... who's up for donating to the gas and beer fund to get this done?
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greg_mitch
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I'll throw in $20 if everyone else chips in! 8)
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jkruger
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there's gotta be a market for some of these parts.......
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