Cyberlights on 110V?

Hello all
I'm currently working on building up a good set of equipment for my attempt at lighting design. After reviewing many options for used equipment (And my parents demanding for me to buy American made) I've recently discovered the Cyberlight classic as a good choice. However, this brings up my nightmare, in that Cyberlight classics do not support 110V, which I will primarily be dealing with. This also applies to various other lights too, from various manufacturers.

I am curious if anyone knows of any way to get Cyberlights to work on 110V, even though they do not naturally support it. Preferrably, an easy, simplistic way, that won't cost more than the lights themselves to do. I've already looked all through the manual for the Cyberlights, and I understand about their 208/240V Support. So, is there any way to do this that is not unnaturally dangerous, or overly skilled/expensive?

Also, I'm quite curious if anyone knows why the Cyberlights and certain other fixtures from various manufacturers require 200+V, whereas other lights that use the same lamp and same features do not. I'm just curious on that.

Please do let me know! I am really hoping to be able to use High End systems equipment in time, but this nasty roadblock popped up and I must find a way around it to do so.

-C
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    [QUOTE=tadawson;53810]

    To the OP, it sounds like for what you want to do, a Cyber may well be far more fixture than you are looking for. Other than the power requirements, they are quite large and heavy (110lbs, IIRC) and don't fit in small venues well. Oh, and forget about getting one, (other than perhaps the Katrina refugee that a photo was up of a while back - basically underwater for a month) for $50. The cheapest I have ever gotten *any* quality mover is $200, and that was for quite old stuff that was not working and that I had to rebuild. If you want something you can trust, and is a decent brand, $500 each won't get much, but you might find something, and $1000 each is more realistic.

    For $50 a hit, you will find nice PAR cans, with a lamp, and that's about it . . .

    - Tim

    I meant i'm willing to spend $50-$250 per transformer. When it comes to Cybers, I'm willing to put in between $500 to $800 each, depending on what type of Cyber (CL, SV or turbo) and condition.

    I had a more thorough response written out sort of summarizing some of my situation and my trials currently, but ironically, the same video that inspired me to use Cyberlights crashed my browser as it was already typed out and ready to send :no: So I guess that's a harsh sign of some sort. Oh well.

    I managed to snag a Technobeam Iris on Ebay today for a good price actually... Gonna see how that treats me maybe. Maybe the effects wheel on one of those can have some of the effects interchanged in favor of Litho's, at least creating some semblance of a second gobo wheel?

    And @tadawson, besides working with some existing lighting professionals, which I am still searching out how to do, how do you suggest going about learning the essentials to do electrical engineering work as you do? Such as what sorts of courses should I keep an eye out for, what sort of things to do?

    Thanks
    -C
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    [QUOTE=tadawson;53810]

    To the OP, it sounds like for what you want to do, a Cyber may well be far more fixture than you are looking for. Other than the power requirements, they are quite large and heavy (110lbs, IIRC) and don't fit in small venues well. Oh, and forget about getting one, (other than perhaps the Katrina refugee that a photo was up of a while back - basically underwater for a month) for $50. The cheapest I have ever gotten *any* quality mover is $200, and that was for quite old stuff that was not working and that I had to rebuild. If you want something you can trust, and is a decent brand, $500 each won't get much, but you might find something, and $1000 each is more realistic.

    For $50 a hit, you will find nice PAR cans, with a lamp, and that's about it . . .

    - Tim

    I meant i'm willing to spend $50-$250 per transformer. When it comes to Cybers, I'm willing to put in between $500 to $800 each, depending on what type of Cyber (CL, SV or turbo) and condition.

    I had a more thorough response written out sort of summarizing some of my situation and my trials currently, but ironically, the same video that inspired me to use Cyberlights crashed my browser as it was already typed out and ready to send :no: So I guess that's a harsh sign of some sort. Oh well.

    I managed to snag a Technobeam Iris on Ebay today for a good price actually... Gonna see how that treats me maybe. Maybe the effects wheel on one of those can have some of the effects interchanged in favor of Litho's, at least creating some semblance of a second gobo wheel?

    And @tadawson, besides working with some existing lighting professionals, which I am still searching out how to do, how do you suggest going about learning the essentials to do electrical engineering work as you do? Such as what sorts of courses should I keep an eye out for, what sort of things to do?

    Thanks
    -C
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