From: Garey Barrell 
Subject: Re: [drakelist] Blue filter gel (C-line)


David -

Lee Lighting (a theater lighting supply house) offers their 
number 172 gel which is an exact color match to the original 
Drake filter.  It too is thinner than the Drake stuff, but 
you have the white diffusion filter to support it.  A 20 x 
30" sheet was about $6 a year ago.

The white filter also probably needs to be replaced.   The 
originals tend to "yellow" after a while, giving the dial a 
green cast.  The hardware store "For Sale" &c plastic signs 
have plenty of "white space" on them and most of them are 
made of a material very similar to the original Drake filter.

Replacing the #47 bulbs with #755 bulbs gives approximately 
five times the expected life.  They have slightly less light 
output, and don't fade/yellow the filters as fast.

Some have replaced the bulbs with LEDs, but I haven't seen a 
good color match yet, and they tend to "hot spot" (bright 
spot in the center) the dial.

73, Garey - K4OAH
Atlanta


David Austin wrote:

> Just trying to get hold of some new filter gel for the displays on my 
> C-line. A previous posting suggested that Drake actually used a Rosco 
> filter material known as Roscolene #853. I have been in touch with Rosco 
> (UK) and they say this is a discontinued gel series. Does anyone know of 
> a source of the original Roscolene #853, or if not, the nearest 
> equivalent gel in one of Rosco's (or other manufacturer's) current 
> range? Rosco tell me that there is no direct equivalent, but someone 
> else may know of a satisfactory match?
>  
> Thanks and 73
>  
> David
> G4GTP

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