Blue eye lamp

[Mick C. 229]

Anyone out there still using a blue eye lamp?

 

I think they were made by deben.

 

A freind of mine used to use one many moons ago.I Think it's output was 250,000 candlepower.

 

Are they good enough for the serious lamper?

 

If so can you still buy one.

[shellywarwick 6]

YOU CAN BUY A 400,000 BLUE EYE FROM ELY BOAT CHANDLERS, HOPE THAT HELPS YOU

[Mick C. 229]

Thanks mate

 

Do you have there website adress or phone number

[shellywarwick 6]

phone number is 01353663095 or just type in there name on google

[Mick C. 229]

Nice one

 

Thanks for your time

[stormyboy 1,352]

Nice one

 

Thanks for your time

 

 

You can make your own. Get some blue car windscreen sun strip (the type that boy racers used to put names on-Dave/sharon etc!). Cut a circle of it to suit your lens,about 2 1/2" to 3" on my striker,and stick it on! i put double on the striker as its very bright, and it cuts down side glare a lot. You lose a bit of whiteness off the beam (slight)but its a fair trade to cut cut down the side glare.

[#1poacher 8]

hi they cost about £45 and if you drop it or ave a bump the filament breaks and getting replacements is hassle.i still ave my floodlight /spotlight i got 20 yr ago but its very dull and i dont use it no more i ave a torch that is brighter

+they drink battery time as they are very high wattage

[wirral countryman 2,110]

I have had a blue eye for about 20yrs now and they are handy to spot rabbits that are lampshy,but once up and running we use a striker

[Mick C. 229]

Ilike the car sun strip idea

 

CHEERS

[desertdog 149]

ive had my blue eye lamp 30 year, and i wish i could get a red filter for, at the minute im using the striker, not the same but still a good lamp, i got my spare from ely chandlers they , very helpful.

[lurchers 2,768]

i tried a few yrs ago to get my mate a bulb for his and couldnt get 1.i mays well of rang the museum to see if they had any it was that bad but they were the lamps at the time.

[J Darcy 5,871]

AAhhh...a blast from the past!! mine was 110,000 CP and i thought it wwas as good as you could get at the time!!lol

[blue staffy 145]

when i started getting into lurchers ( only 14 years ago ) the boy that took me lamping had 1 of theese lamps he said it was best lamp hes ever had wonder what they would be like with the new lithium batterys ?

[runem 533]

ive had my blue eye lamp 30 year, and i wish i could get a red filter for, at the minute im using the striker, not the same but still a good lamp, i got my spare from ely chandlers they , very helpful.

I use my blue eye sometimes and made a red filter for it,just bought some thin red perspex from a diy store cut it to size with a hack saw blade so it just fits inside the lamp casing,no need to drill a central hole. I bought a pop up filter for my cluson light i didnt like it was to flimsy asking to be snapped off,so i alterd that in the same way i made one for the blue eye.....ps the string is for pulling the filter out fast without blocking the beams light it also stops you from loosing it.

[whin 463]

got one hear brand new but needs a new sealed beam broke in package but i can get replacements over by in the usa , were i bbought it or here 400 thousand candle power good lamp looking for 25 quid as it stands