Very occasionally a lamp fails forcibly in a moving light fixture, and can destroy optical components in the vicinity. In this case it destroyed the reflector, UV filter and possibly some of the other components too. The most common cause is when people falsely reset lamp hour-counters to avoid having to change a lamp. The old lamp's electrodes fail and it can explode with force.

12 thoughts on “Catastrophic lamp failure in vari-lite.”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars CJH_Lighting says:

    VL3000s… I’ve heard alot about these units and worked with them as a stagehand alot. Great powerhouses and they’re tanks too when they work. Good units overall, though.

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mac·au says:

    The VariLite very much went. runs out nearest exit 🤣

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Chjep says:

    Carrying a VL-3500 up a tight spiral staircase or do a big service outside in a hurry… For me the outside work sounds way more appealing. 😛
    That bastard is heavy!

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Benjamin Esposti says:

    Beautiful old European architecture! 🙂

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars SAI Peregrinus says:

    So I'm growing some Carolina Reaper peppers. Want one? It will be free. You can feed it to Vince.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Andrew Savage says:

    ugh, that stair case! Too many times moving fridges, sofas and god knows what else up and down it.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Derek Smith says:

    ok now i realy what know how yalllight covers work

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars BarneySaysHi says:

    I can already guess your response to chewing that pepper.. "Fuuuckin' hell!"

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Micheal Donnellan says:

    How about explaining why TV projector Bulbs explode. Brother had one installed that did not last long enough to watch 1 movie. They are not cheap. Is there a self destruct timer built in them?

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars TheEPROM9 says:

    We allways play jokes on eachother in my office. Although I am the main pratical joker in my office the London one. The US well its the whole of my team.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ondrej Janovec says:

    Good video. 👏🙌👍👌

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars colin turner says:

    Big Clive I have a question while your at the events and meeting up with the many people do you all keep in touch through the year aswell and meet up for chats etc or do you only get together on the certain shows your contracted to each part of a year for example the Edinburgh tattoo event with Cara Vince and the many others involved how often do you chat with each other apart from at the shows

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