Scanner with LED or halogen?
Scanners also offer the choice. The choice between conventional or new technology: halogen or LED. We show you, which devices are comparable. The final decision, which way to go in the future is not ours, it is up to you…
Compared to static effects scanners feature a benefit. Due to the mirror deflaction the light beams have wider operating range. Moreover, the show gets more dynamic with the motion of the mirrors. But how to create this dynamic action, with halogen or LED? After all, it is a given fact, that considering the light power. LEDs have closed the ranks a can replace halogen models easily. We show you which models can be compared and thus are exchangeable.
Halogen model | LED model |
Eurolite TS-2 | Eurolite LED TSL-100 |
20 W LED versus 100 Watt halogen. The LED can easily compete with the halogen lamp. | |
Color wheel with 12 colors, 2 bicolor color filter and white Gobo wheel with 12 gobos, open and shutter Manual focus DMX channels: 5 Power supply: 115 W Dimensions (LxWxH): 295 x 195 x 290 mm Weight: 4 kg |
8 dichroic colors plus white Gobo wheel with 8 static gobos plus open Manual focus DMX channels: 8 Power supply: 50 W Dimensions Weight: 6 kg |
The LED TSL-200 offers the same light power and many similar features as the LED TSL-100. But the bigger brother has rotating gobos. | |
Eurolite TS-5 | Eurolite LED TSL-300 |
Despite the crucial watt difference, the LED with 60 watts can easily compete with a halogen opponent with 250 watts. | |
Color wheel with 11 dichroic color filters and white Gobo wheel with 9 gobos and open DMX channels: 5 Electronic dimmer Power supply: 300 W Dimensions (LxWxH): 525 x 260 x 300 mm Weight: 10 kg |
Color wheel with 8 dichroic color filters and white Gobo wheel with 8 static gobos plus open DMX channels: 6 Electronic dimmer Power supply: 120 W Dimension (LxBxH): 550 x 295 x 310 mm Weight: 6 kg |
The LED TSL-400 offers the same light power and many similar features as the LED TSL-300. But the bigger brother has rotating gobos. |
By the way, when you are looking for cheap LED effects with mirror deflection you should take a look at the Eurolite LED PD series or the Eurolite LED TWS-10. Also our new flowers with mirror (Eurolite LED MFS-100) and with mirror barrel should not be forgotten.