Slide projectors - replacement bulb for Kodak Carousel 4400

[Slp]

I'm working on family slides and bit by bit. I'm working through the problems. The newest one is that the projector bulb burned out. It's a Kodak 4400 and the bulb that was in it is 300 watts, 82 volts, 3.6 amps. I have found bulbs for sale online with these specs.

There are other bulbs that are very close and cost less. Is there any flex at all in the volts and amps? For instance, Amazon has one that is 300 watts and 12 volts. There are prime memberships in the family and so I wouldn't have to pay shipping. But why bulb that won't work or will cause damage. Thanks for any help

 

[wiltw]

• NO flexibility regarding Voltage! Putting 82 volts into bulb designed for 12V will simply immediately blow out that bulb. Putting 82V into 90V bulb would make the bulb glow dimmer than it should.
• The Wattage rating reflects the amount of ELECTRICITY CONSUMED, and generally the higher wattage = greater heat produced, and putting in much higher Wattage bulb that projector rating may harm/melt plastic parts surrounding the bulb.
• The Lumens output may be higher from some bulb manufacturers, and that primarily is how BRIGHT the projected image will be, for the same amount of electricity consumed, but the bulb lifetime is shorter as a result.

The correct replacement halogen has SAME Voltage and Wattage specs as the original (and brightness and lifetime may differ).
You might be able to find a substitute LED bulb, which needs to take 82V, but its electrical consumption (Wattage) is much lower (and amount of heat produced is lower), yet its light output may be just as bright as the original halogen bulb. LED is estimated about 1/10 of the electricity, but I would seek 400 Lumens minimum (original bulb estim., or 900+ Lumens (equiv. to high output shorter life halogen)

 

[MattKing]

You need a bulb designed for 82 volts, that has the right shape, height and pins.
Either the 250W EXY or the slightly more powerful 300W EXR.
The EXY appears to be rated for a significantly longer life - 200 vs. 35 hours.

An example listing - pulled from the internet: https://www.replacementlightbulbs.com/lampexy.html
I don't remember whether I have ever ordered from that site, but it is an excellent information reference.
I doubt you will find an 82V LED replacement that will put out anything approaching enough light.

 

[AnselMortensen]

What is the three-letter code on the bulb?...

i.e. ELC, ENX, ELH, etc.

This will make it easier to source a replacement bulb.

 

[Chan Tran]

I doubt that you can have a 300W bulb and 12V. Perhaps they call it the 300W equivalent.

 

[MattKing]

Moved to the Miscellaneous Equipment sub-forum, and tweaked the thread title.

 

[Chan Tran]

How much is less. You can get the bulb for $10 or so.

 

[Slp]

Thank you all, just the info I needed. I'm impressed by the level of expertise on this site.