jpierson

Paint thinner and a shop rag did the trick - nothing else was harmed and it looks good as new. The material was a little soft immediately afterward, but once the solvent evaporated, it was great.

<p>Fired them up tonight to find everything works really well. Once the packs were fully energized, one began triggering an internal relay switch that sounded as if something was toggling back and forth about 2x per second. It didn't appear to cause any issues, but at one point the strobes spontaneously fired one time, but the tranceivers are also new to me, so they could have been the culprit in that case.<br> Any ideas what what switching sound would be? I imagine it will be distracting for someone if they were in the studio with them. Thanks again for your help!<br> JP</p>

<p>Now that I have had a chance to dig in a bit, here are some additional bits - They use 8-pin octal (tube/valve) style strobes. Indeed the power packs use three tubes/valves as well. I found Calumet sales literature from 1966 that has these in it. Immediately and randomly found three more heads with the right connectors, so now it's 2 bases, 7 heads. Now to find where on earth I can find those 8 pin lights...</p>

<p>Here is the jack for the power source, which is hard wired into the head - Does it trigger from the head, the pack, or either?</p><div></div>

<p>Thanks for the warnings! I definitely don't want to find out the hard way that the 1/4" jacks on the heads are not for the triggers. Photos to follow. </p><div></div>

<p>Thanks for the feedback! I was able to get the whole kit for about the price of a replacement bulb (assuming they can still be found). They are working. I'm handy enough to sort a cap swap, but the other elements might be uncharted water. Thanks for the heads up regarding the sync voltage - I'll make sure to get an air gap of some kind in the chain, or just use it with the film stuff. I don't know where to begin with the replacement bulbs - Do they appear to be standard? </p>

<p>Here's a view of the head</p><div></div>

<p>It's actually a Calumet T-1005-C Elliptica. Trying to add photos now. <img src="/photo/17800196" alt="" /><img src="/photo/17800195" alt="" /></p>

I picked up a set of 4 heads and 2 transformers, which have the designation T1000C. These look to be 50s era and come with custom built lucite carriages which double as stands. The heads are aluminum. Any idea where I can find more information on these? Thanks!