x-Spot Lens tool?

Hey guys,

So what ever happened to develping a tool to open the lens tube the x-Spot.:confused:

I've got a bunch 0f 2:1 Xtremes that have all kinds of residue (from F-100 HQ fog) on the inside of the supposedly sealed lens tube.:rolleyes:

I've got some lovely lens/dichroic cleaning fluid from Rosco and really nice micro-fiber lens wipes on standby just waiting to make things clear again!:sad2:
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    Hi Marty,

    Our prep for an X-spot is a fairly easy job, compared to other manufacturers...no names. Remove covers, remove single gobo + iris module. Clean base of zoom barrel. Clean top of zoom barrel. Blow out fixture with compressed air. Wipe oil from the gobo's. Replace module and cover. Check state of lamp. Power up and address as per job. Time spent per fixture is about 10mins. The barrel strip down ,if required, can be done in about 5mins, including removing it from the fixture.

    We normally work with about 12/14 fixtures at a time and can have then running in a couple of hours after a full clean up.

    This time scale is pretty low compared to some of our other stock, which can be half a day cleaning them before running the same amount.

    Oh, and we NEVER use any chemical cleaning product as, 1 - they all leave some kind of film on the lenses, and 2 - Soapy water ( general detergant and warm water ) and dried with kitchen/toilet roll works brilliantly and costs peanuts....
    One other thing we do is wrap a peice of pvc tape around the barrel and put the date on it.... you will find ( subject to use ) they will only need cleaning at most twice a year.... extremely worth it.

    Good Luck

    Jurgen
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    Hi Marty,

    Our prep for an X-spot is a fairly easy job, compared to other manufacturers...no names. Remove covers, remove single gobo + iris module. Clean base of zoom barrel. Clean top of zoom barrel. Blow out fixture with compressed air. Wipe oil from the gobo's. Replace module and cover. Check state of lamp. Power up and address as per job. Time spent per fixture is about 10mins. The barrel strip down ,if required, can be done in about 5mins, including removing it from the fixture.

    We normally work with about 12/14 fixtures at a time and can have then running in a couple of hours after a full clean up.

    This time scale is pretty low compared to some of our other stock, which can be half a day cleaning them before running the same amount.

    Oh, and we NEVER use any chemical cleaning product as, 1 - they all leave some kind of film on the lenses, and 2 - Soapy water ( general detergant and warm water ) and dried with kitchen/toilet roll works brilliantly and costs peanuts....
    One other thing we do is wrap a peice of pvc tape around the barrel and put the date on it.... you will find ( subject to use ) they will only need cleaning at most twice a year.... extremely worth it.

    Good Luck

    Jurgen
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