How to Protect Your Projector Bulbs

Projector bulbs are pretty sensitive yet it's too costly to change. Some project bulbs may not end up lasting that long if proper care procedures have not been followed. Usually, it takes around 24,000 hours before project bulbs are essentially replaced but in some cases the bulb's life span may become even shorter than expected. With this possibility in mind, how can you possibly increase the life span of your project bulbs? Here are some important tips you can follow:

1. Avoid touching projector bulbs with your bare hands. – You may think that replacing or arranging the position of projector bulbs is similar with that of the usual light bulbs. But this is not the case. Projector bulbs are more sensitive than your usual light bulb and it might not be that safe to touch as well since it burns much easier and much hotter than your average light bulb. In addition to this, touching projector bulbs with your bare hands may leave some oily print marks on the surface of the bulb.

As this oil gets embedded on the bulb's surface, it can cause detrimental effects to the way images are projected on screen. Sometimes no matter how much you try to wipe it the prints will not easily come off. In addition to this, those oily print marks can also cause the life span of projector bulbs to substantially decrease as the light it sends out becomes diffused.

2. Turn off projector bulbs before the turning off the projector's power switch. – While the common misconception is that the power switch must be turned off before the light is, the reverse is actually the right way to go. When you turn off the lights first, the projector's cooling fans still work so in effect it removes the heat bursting off the light's surface. This allows projector bulbs to cool down gradually instead of immediately when the projector is switched off suddenly. The gradual cooling down effect the fan can do for projector bulbs causes its filaments to prevent unnecessary contractions that can gradually have detrimental effects over its uses.

3. Avoid bumping the projector. – It is recommended that the projector be stored in a safe area where people would not be able to bump it or touch unnecessarily. This way, you avoid the projector bulbs from being damaged whenever it gets impacted with sudden movement. The filament inside projector bulbs is very sensitive and the slightest touch can cause it to crack or snap, leaving you with no other choice but to replace it immediately.

In the end, projector bulbs can be well protected if you also follow the general rules stated in its manual. Projectors have their own specifications and based from those, you should take care of your equipment as a whole. Sometimes, the slightest disarray with some of its parts can cause negative effects to ensure with projector bulbs. So if you really want the lifespan of your projector bulbs to last for a longer period of time, it helps if you take care of it as a whole.

How to Protect Your Projector Bulbs

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