Emulator won't strike

I'm having a strange problem with one of my Emus. I've tried it with both a brand new HOLL-1000 lamp, and a slightly used one that works perfect in another fixture. You can see the lamp try to strike multiple times, the igniter doesn't seem to have a problem creating an arc in the lamp, but the lamp never actually holds the arc for more than a split second. It's almost like the power supply can't supply enough current to keep the arc stable.

Has anyone experienced this issue before? What did you do to resolve it? I haven't used this fixture in some time because I couldn't afford to replace the lamp for a while, but just recently got replacement lamps in, and now I'm having this problem.

Any ideas?

Jeff:dunno:
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    Yeah, it would have to have a different power supply. The Luxim device doesn't need an igniter. I'm working on the power suppply issues right now, may actually replace the entire PSB with a custom one, since the logic board only needs unregulated +/-8V, unregulated 18V, and regulated 5V, and the Luxim device needs 28v@9A. Is the 24VAC winding on the stock transformer good for 18A as you say? that would make life easier, as I wouldn't have to replace the transformer (just use a switching boost converter to bump it up to 28V and regulate it)

    I'm still interested in improving the optics, so please do keep me informed on your upgrade kit.
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    Yeah, it would have to have a different power supply. The Luxim device doesn't need an igniter. I'm working on the power suppply issues right now, may actually replace the entire PSB with a custom one, since the logic board only needs unregulated +/-8V, unregulated 18V, and regulated 5V, and the Luxim device needs 28v@9A. Is the 24VAC winding on the stock transformer good for 18A as you say? that would make life easier, as I wouldn't have to replace the transformer (just use a switching boost converter to bump it up to 28V and regulate it)

    I'm still interested in improving the optics, so please do keep me informed on your upgrade kit.
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