Starlight 3140 7/14

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Rich:

Are there plans for a Nuarc 3140 retrofit?

Not at the moment nor in the near future. Starlight is too good to waste money and time on the MSP

[Jwcontractscreen]

For the discharge, Ulano orange breaks down within 30 prints with the starlight.  I could get 75 or so with my last exposure unit. Not really sure what's up there, but with a good waterproof emulsion, I have done 300 with no signs of wear.

That's a lot different than everything else I've read on DC screens from LED units so I wonder what's going on there.  Has anyone gotten decent DC screens out of Ulano Orange with any expo unit?  I personally dislike the orange but I know a few guys who like it but I wouldn't think it would perform all that well with DC ink to begin with.  Did you try to overexpose the screen or just cook it for the usual time?

I did not try to over expose it. Just at normal 6.5 seconds.


For WR-14, which we typically use for discharge, and I did 7 of today with discharge, but were only between 30-60 prints on each, we have it set to a 45 second time in the Starlight. I used to be over 5 mins on my last unit.  Does anyone have a different time on the WR-14 in a Starlight?

[RonH]

Rich, since your starlights are leading the charge right now in LED what makes your exposure unit better than the rest besides being a stand up company and name?  I like the the LED and wish it been around before I got my bigger box a few years back.

darryl

Darryl,
LED's are a popular item everywhere you turn, you see them replacing lamps in our homes, lighting in offices, on automobiles, etc.  As you can probably imagine there are many types and configurations of LED's to choose from.  So, our engineers had to do their homework to come up with the best LED's to match our needs.  We then put the right distance between LED's and the glass to optimize the coverage.  Our chief goal was to be sure we had good coverage.  In order to do that we use over 2,000 LED's in our Starlight 3140, which is a very large number, but it gives us great coverage and a side benefit of faster exposures. 

Ron Hopkins
NuArc Sales Mgr.
M&R Sales and Service Co.

[Mr Tees!!]

..Something to think about on this: As these LED units become more common and well-known in the industry, the market value for any other type of unit is going to start plummeting. As it stands even now, these LED units aren't that much more cost-wise than a comparable MH unit (comparing new-vs-new). What this translates to is less resale value for your old unit the longer you wait to pull the trigger on the newer technology.

...Also, just to add to this: We LOVE our Starlight here. Its become our flagship piece of equipment to show off when other industry folks visit...

[Gilligan]

..Something to think about on this: As these LED units become more common and well-known in the industry, the market value for any other type of unit is going to start plummeting. As it stands even now, these LED units aren't that much more cost-wise than a comparable MH unit (comparing new-vs-new). What this translates to is less resale value for your old unit the longer you wait to pull the trigger on the newer technology.

...Also, just to add to this: We LOVE our Starlight here. Its become our flagship piece of equipment to show off when other industry folks visit...

That's what I'm thinking!

Don't think I can pull the trigger now, but I'm doing the math.

[3Deep]

Rich, since your starlights are leading the charge right now in LED what makes your exposure unit better than the rest besides being a stand up company and name?  I like the the LED and wish it been around before I got my bigger box a few years back.

darryl

Darryl,
LED's are a popular item everywhere you turn, you see them replacing lamps in our homes, lighting in offices, on automobiles, etc.  As you can probably imagine there are many types and configurations of LED's to choose from.  So, our engineers had to do their homework to come up with the best LED's to match our needs.  We then put the right distance between LED's and the glass to optimize the coverage.  Our chief goal was to be sure we had good coverage.  In order to do that we use over 2,000 LED's in our Starlight 3140, which is a very large number, but it gives us great coverage and a side benefit of faster exposures. 

Ron Hopkins
NuArc Sales Mgr.
M&R Sales and Service Co.

Thanks Ron, yeah I know LED is in, we've changed bulbs in our home to LED very cool to the touch which believe or not helps keep the home cooler at night.  We are light freaks I can't stand a dark house, living in the rural area you best believe without lights gets pretty dark.