Colossus Bulb Not to be found - Sub 250 Infrared?

[Stingraymb]

I've looked high and low on the web and cannot find a replacement bulb for my colossus. The original bulb has been listed as R95-200W on some sites. There are no reflector bulbs out there on any light bulb site that are 200W with a MOL of about 5.2 inches.

 

I unscrewed the bases of the metal bulb holder and spread the base, drilled holes and screwed the base back together to lower the height of the bulb socket so I can use a 250W clear infrared heat lamp that has a MOL of 6.5". The "color" of the infrared bulb is about 2500, which is similiar to the original incandescent.

 

There's another thread which discusses MH as a possible sub. Trying to incorporate a MH bulb seems like a lot of hassle. What are my fellow lava peeps doing to address this issue?

 

 

 

[Kris]

Use of a higher wattage bulb is ill advised. The bottles Lava World uses are cheap and thing. They can and will crack if too much heat is applied.

[Stingraymb]

50 Watts is little difference and it can be adjusted via the built in dimmer. I am not going to be held hostage by the Chinese. I can also now order the Phillips BR40-200W which has the same MOL as I have now adjected to (6.5").

[matt01165]

it is called a br30 some motion detectors come in 200 watt. try commercial electrical supplies store. no infrared.

[Percolation]

Well, my metal halide substitute idea is canned if the base can't accept a MOL of 6". I can't find any 200W lamp with a 5.2" height.

The best I can find is the Philips part # 145516, 175PAR38/HEAT/CL, which is a 175W clear glass infrared lamp with a height of ~5.3"

As for normal lamp 150W is available in BR38, 5 1/4" height, but not 200W.
Perhaps GE or Osram Sylvania may have something else, but not in Philips catalog
http://www.prismaecat.lighting.philips.com/FredhopperPDFWebServiceI...

I didn't realize it used proprietary lamp.

[LampHead]

Since you adjusted the socket maybe this will fit http://www.bulbs.com/eSpec.aspx?ID=13870&Ref=Reflector&RefI...

I know it may be a joke trying but have you contacted LavaWorld about this ? Hopefully they can get the bulbs for the lamps they sell...but I would not count on it.

LampHead

[Stingraymb]

Quick Update - The infrared heat lamp solution is working well, it has now ran for a couple of days. I ran it a little hot initially, but have since found the "sweet spot" and marked the adjustment knob and the base with a sharpie. My advice would be to start it up in the early am so you can tweak it during the day as necessary. When unsure/before going to bed, adjust it to the "cool side." Anyway, whenever I need a replacement bulb, it's now available for $8 at the local home improvement store and the life is rated at 5000 hours vs. 2500 for the original bulb.